Sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore
Singapore: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
156th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.18
in 1950
All-time low
1.05
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore stood at 1.06.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore peaked at 1.18 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 156th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.18 | — |
| 1951 | 1.17 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.17 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.17 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
| 1955 | 1.13 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.11 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Singapore was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 1950.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Singapore ranks 156th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.