Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 87.13 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.13 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 218 countries
All-time high
87.71 years
in 2020
All-time low
70.19 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Japan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Japan stood at 87.13 years.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Japan peaked at 87.71 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.19 years, in 1960.
Japan ranks 4th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.19 years | — |
| 1961 | 70.79 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 71.16 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 72.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 72.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 72.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 73.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 74.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 74.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 74.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 75.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 75.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 76.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 76.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 76.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 77.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 77.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 78.89 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 78.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 79.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 79.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 80.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 80.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 81.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 81.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 81.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 82.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 82.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 82.98 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 82.85 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 83.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 84.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 83.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 84.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 84.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.33 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 85.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 85.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 86.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.9 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.41 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 87.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.32 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.45 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.09 years | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 87.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.13 years | -0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 87.13 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 87.13 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.99 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7 years | 70.19 years | 74.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.79 years | 74.66 years | 78.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.34 years | 78.76 years | 81.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 83 years | 81.9 years | 84.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.55 years | 84.6 years | 86.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.82 years | 85.9 years | 87.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.33 years | 87.09 years | 87.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Monaco 88.63 years compare
- 2 Hong Kong 88.22 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 6 South Korea 86.6 years compare
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Japan?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Japan was 87.13 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.71 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.19 years in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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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.