Life expectancy at birth, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.42 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
80.42 years
in 2024
All-time low
46.43 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Late-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 Late-demographic dividend is 80.42 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 80.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.43 years, in 1960.
That places Late-demographic dividend 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.43 years | — |
| 1961 | 50.92 years | +9.7% |
| 1962 | 57.64 years | +13.2% |
| 1963 | 58.22 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 58.75 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 59.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 59.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 60.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 60.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 61.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 61.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 62.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 62.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 63.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 64.26 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 64.94 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 65.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 66.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 66.66 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 67.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 67.57 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 68.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 68.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 68.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 69.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 69.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 70.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 70.73 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 71.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 71.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 71.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 71.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 72.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 72.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 73.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.95 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 74.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.53 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.99 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.47 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 79.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.95 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.4 years | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 80.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.42 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.28 years | 46.43 years | 61.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.48 years | 61.71 years | 67.13 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.41 years | 67.57 years | 71.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.68 years | 71.22 years | 74.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.03 years | 74.5 years | 77.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.07 years | 77.84 years | 80.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.05 years | 79.4 years | 80.42 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
- 5 French Polynesia 86.62 years compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 86.6 years compare
- 7 Spain 86.5 years compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 86.3 years compare
- 9 Andorra 86.24 years compare
- 10 Macao 86.2 years compare
- 10 Switzerland 86.2 years compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1699 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0809 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0889 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2159 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Late-demographic dividend was 80.42 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 80.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.43 years in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-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.