Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
74.15 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
29th
of 45 groups
All-time high
74.15 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.4 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend is 74.15 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 74.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.4 years, in 1960.

That places Early-demographic dividend 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Early-demographic dividend, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 47.4 years
1961 47.89 years +1.0%
1962 48.35 years +1.0%
1963 48.75 years +0.8%
1964 49.28 years +1.1%
1965 48.57 years -1.4%
1966 49.42 years +1.7%
1967 50.15 years +1.5%
1968 51.15 years +2.0%
1969 51.57 years +0.8%
1970 51.48 years -0.2%
1971 51.43 years -0.1%
1972 52.76 years +2.6%
1973 53.23 years +0.9%
1974 53.69 years +0.9%
1975 54.1 years +0.8%
1976 54.66 years +1.0%
1977 55.3 years +1.2%
1978 55.88 years +1.1%
1979 56.68 years +1.4%
1980 57.28 years +1.1%
1981 57.86 years +1.0%
1982 58.42 years +1.0%
1983 58.85 years +0.7%
1984 59.38 years +0.9%
1985 59.9 years +0.9%
1986 60.41 years +0.8%
1987 61.04 years +1.0%
1988 61.44 years +0.7%
1989 61.88 years +0.7%
1990 62.17 years +0.5%
1991 62.45 years +0.5%
1992 62.95 years +0.8%
1993 63.3 years +0.6%
1994 63.52 years +0.3%
1995 63.94 years +0.7%
1996 64.29 years +0.5%
1997 64.66 years +0.6%
1998 65.01 years +0.5%
1999 65.38 years +0.6%
2000 65.85 years +0.7%
2001 66.22 years +0.6%
2002 66.68 years +0.7%
2003 67.02 years +0.5%
2004 67.28 years +0.4%
2005 67.82 years +0.8%
2006 68.27 years +0.7%
2007 68.7 years +0.6%
2008 68.98 years +0.4%
2009 69.52 years +0.8%
2010 69.85 years +0.5%
2011 70.34 years +0.7%
2012 70.71 years +0.5%
2013 71.07 years +0.5%
2014 71.44 years +0.5%
2015 71.75 years +0.4%
2016 72.07 years +0.4%
2017 72.39 years +0.4%
2018 72.66 years +0.4%
2019 72.94 years +0.4%
2020 72.21 years -1.0%
2021 70.34 years -2.6%
2022 73.57 years +4.6%
2023 73.91 years +0.5%
2024 74.15 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.25 years 47.4 years 51.57 years 10
1970s 53.92 years 51.43 years 56.68 years 10
1980s 59.65 years 57.28 years 61.88 years 10
1990s 63.77 years 62.17 years 65.38 years 10
2000s 67.63 years 65.85 years 69.52 years 10
2010s 71.52 years 69.85 years 72.94 years 10
2020s 72.84 years 70.34 years 74.15 years 5

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 26 Faroe Islands 84.91 years compare
  2. 27 Malta 84.8 years compare
  3. 27 Norway 84.8 years compare
  4. 29 Ireland 84.7 years compare
  5. 30 Iceland 84.5 years compare
  6. 31 Belgium 84.4 years compare
  7. 31 Greece 84.4 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend was 74.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 74.15 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 47.4 years in 1960.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.