Life expectancy at birth, men in Finland

Life expectancy at birth for men in Finland was 79.8 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2024 79.8 Years
Change from 2023 +1.0% 2023: 79.0 years
European Union, 2024 79.0 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 79.7 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 37th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Finland over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2024 79.8 years 79.0 years
2023 79.0 years 78.8 years
2022 78.7 years 78.1 years
2021 79.3 years 77.6 years
2020 79.2 years 77.7 years
2019 79.3 years 78.7 years
2018 79.1 years 78.4 years
2017 78.9 years 78.3 years
2016 78.6 years 78.2 years
2015 78.7 years 77.8 years
2014 78.4 years 78.1 years
2013 78.0 years 77.6 years
2012 77.7 years 77.3 years
2011 77.3 years 77.2 years
2010 76.7 years 76.7 years
2009 76.5 years 76.4 years
2008 76.3 years 76.1 years
2007 75.8 years 75.8 years
2006 75.8 years 75.6 years
2005 75.5 years 75.2 years
2004 75.3 years 75.0 years
2003 75.1 years 74.5 years
2002 74.9 years 74.3 years
2001 74.6 years 74.2 years
2000 74.1 years 73.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0% from 79.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 78.4 years, the figure has changed by +1.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Finland has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects