Life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend stood at 77.23 years. 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 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 77.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.91 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, total in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.91 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.29 years | +10.0% |
| 1962 | 54.86 years | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 55.43 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 56 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 56.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 56.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 57.39 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 57.82 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 58.36 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 58.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 59.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 60.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 60.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 61.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 62.13 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 62.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 63.3 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 63.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 64.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 64.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 65.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 65.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 66.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 66.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 66.68 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 67.51 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 68.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 68.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 68.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 68.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 69.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 69.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 69.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 70.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 71 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 71.29 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 71.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.34 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.31 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.95 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.23 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.54 years | 43.91 years | 58.36 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.7 years | 58.98 years | 64.25 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.5 years | 64.67 years | 68.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.54 years | 68.24 years | 71 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.82 years | 71.29 years | 74.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9 years | 74.71 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.86 years | 76.31 years | 77.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
- 7 French Polynesia 84.19 years compare
- 8 Andorra 84.19 years compare
- 9 Sweden 84.06 years compare
- 10 Japan 84.04 years compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, male 820.24 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 328.37 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 12.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 142.64 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 16.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 185.73 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 1.61 billion (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 70.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 16.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 207.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Late-demographic dividend was 77.23 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 77.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.91 years in 1960.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.