Life expectancy at birth, male in Ireland
Ireland: Life expectancy at birth, male was 81.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 81.4 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Ireland peaked at 81.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.85 years, in 1961.
That places Ireland 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.43 years | 67.85 years | 69.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.06 years | 68.58 years | 69.49 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.86 years | 69.93 years | 71.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.87 years | 72.11 years | 73.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.19 years | 74 years | 77.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5 years | 78.5 years | 80.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9 years | 80.4 years | 81.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More health data for Ireland
- Population ages 65 and above, total 888,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 36,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 38,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,821 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 16.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,645 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 33,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 38,522 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Ireland?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Ireland was 81.4 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.85 years in 1961.
- How does Ireland rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.