Life expectancy for males rose 0.190% to 79.2 years in Germany in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, life expectancy for males in Germany reached an all time high of 79.2 years in 2024 and an all time low of 65.3 years in 1955. When compared to Germany's main peers, life expectancy for males in Austria amounted to 79.4 years, 79.0 years in Belgium, 79.1 years in France and 73.4 years in Poland in 2024.
Germany has been ranked 22nd within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of life expectancy for males, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Life Expectancy at Birth (Male) | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Austria | years | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | years | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | years | 87.2 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.5 | 87.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | years | 88.9 | 89.0 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 89.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | years | 88.6 | 88.7 | 88.8 | 88.9 | 89.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | years | 85.6 | 85.7 | 85.8 | 85.9 | 86.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | years | 90.3 | 90.4 | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | years | 89.4 | 89.5 | 89.6 | 89.7 | 89.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | years | 89.8 | 89.8 | 90.0 | 90.1 | 90.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | years | 86.1 | 86.2 | 86.3 | 86.4 | 86.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 80.9 | 81.1 | 81.2 | 81.3 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | years | 89.7 | 89.8 | 89.9 | 90.0 | 90.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | years | 90.4 | 90.5 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | years | 82.1 | 82.2 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.6 |