Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend stood at 83.73 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 83.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.72 years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.95 years | 71.72 years | 73.92 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.49 years | 74.21 years | 76.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.91 years | 76.86 years | 78.82 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.64 years | 78.99 years | 80.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.45 years | 80.56 years | 82.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.17 years | 82.57 years | 83.69 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.18 years | 82.66 years | 83.73 years | 5 |
More health data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 65 and above, female 135.04 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 85.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 14.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 357.13 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 107.78 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 23.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 365.19 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 167.49 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Post-demographic dividend was 83.73 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 83.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.72 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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), 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.