Life expectancy at birth, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.7 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.1 years
in 2020
All-time low
73.7 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 83.7 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in New Zealand peaked at 84.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.7 years, in 1961.
That places New Zealand 40th out of 218 countries 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.9 years | — |
| 1961 | 73.7 years | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 74.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 74.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 74.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 74.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 74.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 74.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 74.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 74.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 74.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 75 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 74.8 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 75.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 75.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 75.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 76.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 76.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.8 years | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 76.9 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 76.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 76.9 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 77.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 76.8 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 77.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 77.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 77.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 78.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 78.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 79.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 79.5 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 80.8 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 80.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.3 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 81.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.1 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 83 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.7 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.7 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.25 years | 73.7 years | 74.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.43 years | 74.5 years | 76.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.12 years | 75.8 years | 78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.57 years | 78.4 years | 80.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8 years | 81.1 years | 82.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.34 years | 82.8 years | 83.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 years | 83.5 years | 84.1 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 37 United States Virgin Islands 84.1 years compare
- 38 Saint Martin (French part) 83.96 years compare
- 39 Cyprus 83.8 years compare
- 40 Estonia 83.7 years compare
- 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 0.2856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0313 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 0.3541 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in New Zealand was 83.7 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7 years in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.