Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend, 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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 83.73 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 83.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.72 years, in 1960.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 45 groups 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 in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.72 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.17 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 72.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 72.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 72.98 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 73.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 73.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 73.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 73.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 74.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 74.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 74.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 74.93 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 75.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 75.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 76.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 76.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 76.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 76.86 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 77.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 77.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 77.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 78.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 78.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 78.58 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 78.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.85 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 80.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.91 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.79 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 82.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 82.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.81 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 82.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.66 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.73 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.95 years | 71.72 years | 73.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.49 years | 74.21 years | 76.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.91 years | 76.86 years | 78.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.64 years | 78.99 years | 80.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.45 years | 80.56 years | 82.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.17 years | 82.57 years | 83.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.18 years | 82.66 years | 83.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 Monaco 88.63 years compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 88.22 years compare
- 3 San Marino 87.22 years compare
- 4 Japan 87.13 years compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.9867 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9616 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.3864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5066 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend was 83.73 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.72 years in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.