Life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand
Thailand: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 22.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand is 22.18 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand peaked at 22.18 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.96 years, in 1962.
Thailand ranks 48th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.03 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 12.96 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 12.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 13.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 13.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 13.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 13.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 13.75 years | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 14.04 years | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 14.32 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 14.59 years | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 14.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 14.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 15.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 15.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 15.32 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 15.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 15.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 15.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 15.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 16.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 16.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 16.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 16.59 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 16.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 16.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 17.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.2 years | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 17.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 17.55 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.84 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.18 years | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 18.53 years | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 18.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 18.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.14 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 19.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.56 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.69 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 19.88 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 20.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.67 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 20.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.38 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.39 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.22 years | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.38 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.18 years | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.27 years | 12.96 years | 14.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.08 years | 14.32 years | 15.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.21 years | 15.61 years | 16.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.06 years | 17.05 years | 19.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.67 years | 19.27 years | 20.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.91 years | 20.13 years | 21.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.54 years | 21.22 years | 22.18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 45 India 22.29 years compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 22.29 years compare
- 47 Niger 22.23 years compare
- 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.1 years compare
- 50 Turkmenistan 22.08 years compare
- 51 Haiti 22.04 years compare
More gender data for Thailand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,170 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 278,147 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 295,559 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 282,643 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 300,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 287,479 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 305,571 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 292,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 310,911 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Thailand was 22.18 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.18 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.96 years in 1962.
- How does Thailand rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Thailand ranks 48th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.