Life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.11 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Post-demographic dividend, 1960β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Monaco 86.5 years compare
- 2 San Marino, Republic of 85.82 years compare
- 3 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 85.39 years compare
- 4 Kuwait 84.58 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 84.41 years compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 84.2 years compare
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 135.04 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 722.32 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 365.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 85.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 81.57 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.2% (2025)
- Population, male 49.3% (2025)
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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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.