Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Life expectancy at birth, female was 74.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.61 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 45 groups
All-time high
74.61 years
in 2024
All-time low
47 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 74.61 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 74.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47 years, in 1960.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.36 years | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 52.76 years | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 53.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 53.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 53.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 54.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 54.79 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 55.46 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 55.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 56.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 56.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 57.27 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 57.87 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 58.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 59.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 59.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 60.42 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 60.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 61.43 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 61.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 62.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 62.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 63 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 64.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 64.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 65.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 65.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 66.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 67 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 67.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.93 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 69.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 69.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 72.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 72.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 72.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 73.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.38 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.14 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 74.17 years | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 74.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 74.61 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.02 years | 47 years | 55.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 58.55 years | 56.16 years | 60.98 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.21 years | 61.43 years | 64.84 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.24 years | 65.01 years | 67.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.43 years | 67.93 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.66 years | 71.32 years | 73.84 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.76 years | 72.14 years | 74.61 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in IDA & IBRD total was 74.61 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 74.61 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 years in 1960.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.