Life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 16.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen stood at 16.78 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen peaked at 16.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.19 years, in 1963.
That places Yemen 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.57 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 12.39 years | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 12.19 years | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 12.55 years | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 12.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 12.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 12.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 12.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 13.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 13.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 13.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 13.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 13.54 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 13.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 13.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 13.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 13.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 13.95 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 14.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 14.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 14.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 14.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 14.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 14.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 14.26 years | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 14.73 years | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 14.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 14.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 15.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 15.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 15.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.46 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 15.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.17 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.17 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.95 years | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 16.01 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.79 years | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.87 years | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 15.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15.75 years | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 16.41 years | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 16.78 years | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.61 years | 12.19 years | 13.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.66 years | 13.24 years | 14.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.49 years | 14.15 years | 14.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.12 years | 14.9 years | 15.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.75 years | 15.46 years | 16.02 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.02 years | 15.79 years | 16.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.76 years | 14.87 years | 16.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 676,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 626,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 659,110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Yemen was 16.78 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.19 years in 1963.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Yemen ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.