Life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.11 years in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
81.11 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 46 groups
All-time high
81.11 years
in 2024
All-time low
68.84 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend stood at 81.11 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 81.11 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.84 years, in 1960.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 69.84 years 68.84 years 70.59 years 10
1970s 72.03 years 70.85 years 73.28 years 10
1980s 74.42 years 73.32 years 75.36 years 10
1990s 76.19 years 75.47 years 77.09 years 10
2000s 78.37 years 77.35 years 79.47 years 10
2010s 80.4 years 79.68 years 80.97 years 10
2020s 80.4 years 79.79 years 81.11 years 5

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Monaco 86.5 years compare
  2. 2 San Marino, Republic of 85.82 years compare
  3. 3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 85.39 years compare
  4. 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
  5. 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
  6. 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 264 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend?
Life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend was 81.11 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 81.11 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 68.84 years in 1960.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 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.