Life expectancy at birth, men in Ireland
Life expectancy at birth for men in Ireland was 81.4 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ireland, 2024
81.4
Change from 2023
+0.4%
European Union, 2024
79.0 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
79.7 years
Position in 2024
15th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, men in Ireland 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.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.4 years | 79.0 years |
| 2023 | 81.1 years | 78.8 years |
| 2022 | 80.9 years | 78.1 years |
| 2021 | 80.4 years | 77.6 years |
| 2020 | 80.7 years | 77.7 years |
| 2019 | 80.8 years | 78.7 years |
| 2018 | 80.4 years | 78.4 years |
| 2017 | 80.4 years | 78.3 years |
| 2016 | 79.8 years | 78.2 years |
| 2015 | 79.6 years | 77.8 years |
| 2014 | 79.3 years | 78.1 years |
| 2013 | 78.9 years | 77.6 years |
| 2012 | 78.7 years | 77.3 years |
| 2011 | 78.6 years | 77.2 years |
| 2010 | 78.5 years | 76.7 years |
| 2009 | 77.8 years | 76.4 years |
| 2008 | 77.9 years | 76.1 years |
| 2007 | 77.3 years | 75.8 years |
| 2006 | 76.9 years | 75.6 years |
| 2005 | 76.7 years | 75.2 years |
| 2004 | 76.1 years | 75.0 years |
| 2003 | 75.7 years | 74.5 years |
| 2002 | 75.0 years | 74.3 years |
| 2001 | 74.5 years | 74.2 years |
| 2000 | 74.0 years | 73.8 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 81.1 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 79.3 years, the figure has changed by +2.6%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Ireland has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 years.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Life expectancy at birth
83.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
84.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
83.1 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
293 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
409 per 100,000 people
2025 · Eurostat