Life expectancy at birth, male in Germany
Germany: Life expectancy at birth, male was 78.5 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Germany, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Germany stood at 78.5 years.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Germany peaked at 79 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.51 years, in 1960.
Germany ranks 46th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.37 years | 66.51 years | 67.88 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.4 years | 67.5 years | 69.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.91 years | 69.61 years | 72.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.26 years | 71.91 years | 74.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.14 years | 75 years | 77.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.35 years | 77.5 years | 79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.53 years | 78.33 years | 78.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 43 Bermuda 79.06 years compare
- 44 Isle of Man 79.04 years compare
- 45 Oman 78.72 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 78.37 years compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 78.28 years compare
- 49 Cayman Islands 78.2 years compare
More health data for Germany
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 378,303 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 19.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 410,086 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 387,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 401,231 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 376,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 372,824 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 25.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 399,494 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Germany?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Germany was 78.5 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 79 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.51 years in 1960.
- How does Germany rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Germany ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.