Life expectancy at birth, men in Russia

Life expectancy at birth for men in Russia was 68.3 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
Russia, 2024 68.3 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 68.0 years
World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 76.5 years Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 147th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Russia 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 RussiaWorld
2024 68.3 years 71.1 years
2023 68.0 years 71.0 years
2022 67.6 years 70.6 years
2021 65.5 years 68.8 years
2020 66.5 years 69.7 years
2019 68.2 years 70.5 years
2018 67.8 years 70.3 years
2017 67.5 years 70.0 years
2016 66.5 years 69.8 years
2015 65.9 years 69.6 years
2014 65.3 years 69.4 years
2013 65.1 years 69.2 years
2012 64.6 years 68.9 years
2011 64.0 years 68.6 years
2010 63.1 years 68.4 years
2009 62.9 years 68.0 years
2008 61.9 years 67.7 years
2007 61.5 years 67.5 years
2006 60.4 years 67.1 years
2005 58.9 years 66.8 years
2004 58.9 years 66.5 years
2003 58.5 years 66.2 years
2002 58.7 years 65.9 years
2001 58.9 years 65.7 years
2000 59.0 years 65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 68.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 65.3 years, the figure has changed by +4.5%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Russia has the 147th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 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 Russia
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