Germany (2024)
78.9
years
+0.5% YoY
YoY Change
+0.5%
years
Trend
up
Series length
20
years of data

Data

Germany Male Life Expectancy at Birth (2024) — source data. Eurostat.
Year years YoY Change
2024 78.9 +0.5%
2023 78.5 +0.5%
2022 78.1 -0.1%
2021 78.2 -0.5%
2020 78.6 -0.3%
2019 78.8 +0.4%
2018 78.5 -0.1%
2017 78.6 +0.3%
2016 78.4 +0.4%
2015 78.1 -0.4%
2014 78.4 +0.4%
2013 78.1 unchanged
2012 78.1 +0.3%
2011 77.9 -0.1%
2010 78 +0.3%
2009 77.8 +0.3%
2008 77.6 +0.3%
2007 77.4 +0.3%
2006 77.2 +0.7%
2005 76.7 n/a

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 78.9 years in 2024. The latest change was +0.4. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 76.7 in 2005 to 78.9 in 2024.

This page tracks male life expectancy at birth in Germany from 2005 to present. Highlight the gender gap versus female life expectancy.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks male life expectancy at birth in Germany from 2005 to present. Highlight the gender gap versus female life expectancy. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 78.9 years in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 76.7 in 2005. The latest reading of 78.9 in 2024 represents a change of +0.4.