Life expectancy at birth, female in Slovenia

Slovenia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 85 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 217 countries
All-time high
85 years
in 2024
All-time low
71.9 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

Slovenia recorded 85 years for life expectancy at birth, female 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 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Slovenia peaked at 85 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.9 years, in 1963.

That places Slovenia 24th out of 217 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 Slovenia, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Slovenia, 1960 to 2024.
Year years Change
1960 72 years
1961 72 years +0.0%
1962 72 years +0.0%
1963 71.9 years -0.1%
1964 72.3 years +0.6%
1965 71.9 years -0.6%
1966 72.7 years +1.1%
1967 72.9 years +0.3%
1968 72.4 years -0.7%
1969 72.1 years -0.4%
1970 72.4 years +0.4%
1971 72.65 years +0.3%
1972 72.9 years +0.3%
1973 73.4 years +0.7%
1974 73.9 years +0.7%
1975 74.2 years +0.4%
1976 74.2 years +0.0%
1977 74.5 years +0.4%
1978 74.8 years +0.4%
1979 74.9 years +0.1%
1980 75.1 years +0.3%
1981 75.2 years +0.1%
1982 75.1 years -0.1%
1983 75.1 years +0.0%
1984 75 years -0.1%
1985 75.5 years +0.7%
1986 75.9 years +0.5%
1987 76.1 years +0.3%
1988 76.8 years +0.9%
1989 76.7 years -0.1%
1990 77.2 years +0.7%
1991 77.4 years +0.3%
1992 77.3 years -0.1%
1993 77.3 years +0.0%
1994 77.4 years +0.1%
1995 77.8 years +0.5%
1996 78.3 years +0.6%
1997 78.6 years +0.4%
1998 78.7 years +0.1%
1999 78.8 years +0.1%
2000 79.1 years +0.4%
2001 79.6 years +0.6%
2002 79.9 years +0.4%
2003 80.7 years +1.0%
2004 81.1 years +0.5%
2005 81.3 years +0.2%
2006 81.8 years +0.6%
2007 82.3 years +0.6%
2008 82.3 years +0.0%
2009 82.3 years +0.0%
2010 82.7 years +0.5%
2011 83.3 years +0.7%
2012 83.3 years +0.0%
2013 83.6 years +0.4%
2014 84.1 years +0.6%
2015 83.9 years -0.2%
2016 84.3 years +0.5%
2017 84 years -0.4%
2018 84.4 years +0.5%
2019 84.5 years +0.1%
2020 83.4 years -1.3%
2021 83.8 years +0.5%
2022 84.1 years +0.4%
2023 84.9 years +1.0%
2024 85 years +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.22 years 71.9 years 72.9 years 10
1970s 73.78 years 72.4 years 74.9 years 10
1980s 75.65 years 75 years 76.8 years 10
1990s 77.88 years 77.2 years 78.8 years 10
2000s 81.04 years 79.1 years 82.3 years 10
2010s 83.81 years 82.7 years 84.5 years 10
2020s 84.24 years 83.4 years 85 years 5

Countries ranked near Slovenia

  1. 21 Puerto Rico 85.38 years compare
  2. 22 Portugal 85.2 years compare
  3. 23 Australia 85.1 years compare
  4. 24 Finland 85 years compare
  5. 26 Faroe Islands 84.91 years compare
  6. 27 Malta 84.8 years compare
  7. 27 Norway 84.8 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Slovenia?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Slovenia was 85 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 Slovenia?
The highest recorded value was 85 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Slovenia?
The lowest recorded value was 71.9 years in 1963.
How does Slovenia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Slovenia ranks 24th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Slovenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovenia 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.