Life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova
Moldova: Life expectancy at birth, male was 66.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova is 66.7 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova peaked at 66.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.92 years, in 1960.
That places Moldova 158th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.54 years | 55.92 years | 58.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.2 years | 59.01 years | 61.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.21 years | 61.72 years | 64.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.86 years | 62.23 years | 64.17 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.13 years | 63.48 years | 65.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.71 years | 65.55 years | 65.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.03 years | 64.74 years | 66.7 years | 5 |
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More health data for Moldova
- Population ages 65 and above 16.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,165 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,450 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,257 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 20,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 22,598 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 139,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 23,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 21,335 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 19,859 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Moldova was 66.7 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.92 years in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Moldova ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.