Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2692 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3306 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1307 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.