Life expectancy at birth, female in India
India: Life expectancy at birth, female was 73.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in India, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 73.86 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in India peaked at 73.86 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.88 years, in 1960.
India ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.83 years | 44.88 years | 47.67 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.14 years | 48.01 years | 52.81 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.33 years | 53.48 years | 58.89 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.27 years | 59.36 years | 63.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.09 years | 63.79 years | 68.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.67 years | 68.81 years | 72.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3 years | 68.83 years | 73.86 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 11.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 12.20 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 12.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11.39 million (2025)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 11.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 482.71 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in India?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in India was 73.86 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 73.86 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.88 years in 1960.
- How does India rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- India ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (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.