Life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore
Singapore: Life expectancy, source comparison was 83.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore is 83.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore peaked at 83.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.09 years, in 1950.
Singapore ranks 11th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.87 years | 54.09 years | 64.79 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.75 years | 65.3 years | 68.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.95 years | 68.5 years | 71.36 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.94 years | 71.53 years | 74.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.84 years | 74.6 years | 77.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.79 years | 77.75 years | 81.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.67 years | 81.65 years | 83.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.45 years | 82.92 years | 83.74 years | 4 |
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More health data for Singapore
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 75.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 14.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 24,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 22,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 22,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 21,250 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Singapore was 83.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 83.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.09 years in 1950.
- How does Singapore rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Singapore ranks 11th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.