Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Tonga
Tonga: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 22.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 22.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga peaked at 22.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.57 years, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 44th 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 (years) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.57 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 13.67 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 13.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 13.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 13.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 13.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 14.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 14.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 14.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.41 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 14.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 14.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 14.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 14.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 14.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 14.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 14.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 14.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.02 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 15.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 15.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 15.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 15.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.77 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.86 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.37 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.43 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.38 years | +33.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 22.38 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.53 years, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 22.38 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.06 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +33.9% | 16.72 years | 22.38 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.78 years | 13.57 years | 14.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.26 years | 14.08 years | 14.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.52 years | 14.43 years | 14.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.92 years | 14.63 years | 15.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 years | 15.32 years | 15.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.25 years | 16.04 years | 16.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.74 years | 16.43 years | 22.38 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More gender data for Tonga
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 32.72 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 69.36 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 69.36 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6867 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Tonga was 22.38 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.57 years in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Tonga ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.