Life expectancy in Singapore
Singapore: Life expectancy was 82.86 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Singapore, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 82.86 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Singapore peaked at 82.86 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Singapore ranks 8th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Singapore, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 25.03 years | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 29.51 years | +17.9% |
| 1938 | 31.18 years | +5.7% |
| 1950 | 60.45 years | +93.9% |
| 1955 | 63.2 years | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 63.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 65.73 years | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 67.74 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 69.89 years | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 71.24 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 72.55 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 74.94 years | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 75.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.07 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 80.35 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 81.69 years | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 82.83 years | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 82.86 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.02 years | 25 years | 25.03 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 30.34 years | 29.51 years | 31.18 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 61.83 years | 60.45 years | 63.2 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 64.7 years | 63.68 years | 65.73 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 68.82 years | 67.74 years | 69.89 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 71.89 years | 71.24 years | 72.55 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.46 years | 74.94 years | 75.98 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.71 years | 79.07 years | 80.35 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.26 years | 81.69 years | 82.83 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.86 years | 82.86 years | 82.86 years | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Singapore?
- Life expectancy in Singapore was 82.86 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 82.86 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Singapore rank for life expectancy?
- Singapore ranks 8th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.