Life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 73.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.43 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 217 countries
All-time high
73.43 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.05 years
in 1965
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia stood at 73.43 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia peaked at 73.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.05 years, in 1965.

That places Indonesia 149th out of 217 countries 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 Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Indonesia, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 48.6 years
1961 49.16 years +1.1%
1962 49.83 years +1.4%
1963 50.47 years +1.3%
1964 51.26 years +1.6%
1965 47.05 years -8.2%
1966 50.69 years +7.7%
1967 53.52 years +5.6%
1968 54.19 years +1.2%
1969 54.86 years +1.3%
1970 55.61 years +1.4%
1971 56.23 years +1.1%
1972 56.8 years +1.0%
1973 57.34 years +0.9%
1974 57.89 years +1.0%
1975 58.46 years +1.0%
1976 58.92 years +0.8%
1977 59.51 years +1.0%
1978 59.92 years +0.7%
1979 60.39 years +0.8%
1980 60.82 years +0.7%
1981 61.13 years +0.5%
1982 61.73 years +1.0%
1983 62.38 years +1.1%
1984 62.88 years +0.8%
1985 63.34 years +0.7%
1986 63.7 years +0.6%
1987 64.06 years +0.6%
1988 64.29 years +0.4%
1989 64.83 years +0.8%
1990 65.09 years +0.4%
1991 65.46 years +0.6%
1992 65.93 years +0.7%
1993 66.66 years +1.1%
1994 66.73 years +0.1%
1995 66.87 years +0.2%
1996 67.1 years +0.3%
1997 67.41 years +0.5%
1998 67.64 years +0.3%
1999 67.68 years +0.1%
2000 67.98 years +0.4%
2001 68.27 years +0.4%
2002 68.68 years +0.6%
2003 68.83 years +0.2%
2004 66.94 years -2.7%
2005 69.26 years +3.5%
2006 69.39 years +0.2%
2007 69.69 years +0.4%
2008 69.87 years +0.3%
2009 70.03 years +0.2%
2010 70.15 years +0.2%
2011 70.46 years +0.4%
2012 70.72 years +0.4%
2013 70.97 years +0.4%
2014 71.24 years +0.4%
2015 71.46 years +0.3%
2016 71.69 years +0.3%
2017 71.94 years +0.4%
2018 72.11 years +0.2%
2019 72.39 years +0.4%
2020 71.1 years -1.8%
2021 69.44 years -2.3%
2022 72.98 years +5.1%
2023 73.27 years +0.4%
2024 73.43 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50.96 years 47.05 years 54.86 years 10
1970s 58.11 years 55.61 years 60.39 years 10
1980s 62.92 years 60.82 years 64.83 years 10
1990s 66.66 years 65.09 years 67.68 years 10
2000s 68.89 years 66.94 years 70.03 years 10
2010s 71.31 years 70.15 years 72.39 years 10
2020s 72.04 years 69.44 years 73.43 years 5

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 73.91 years compare
  2. 147 India 73.86 years compare
  3. 148 Samoa 73.82 years compare
  4. 150 Cambodia 73.36 years compare
  5. 151 Turkmenistan 73.01 years compare
  6. 152 Philippines 72.96 years compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Indonesia was 73.43 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 Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 73.43 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.05 years in 1965.
How does Indonesia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Indonesia ranks 149th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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.