Life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia
Indonesia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 71.29 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia stood at 71.29 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia peaked at 71.29 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.76 years, in 1965.
Indonesia ranks 144th 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 | 48.75 years | 42.76 years | 52.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.71 years | 53.25 years | 58.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.92 years | 58.7 years | 62.88 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.95 years | 63.25 years | 66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.19 years | 65.52 years | 68.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.38 years | 68.36 years | 70.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.93 years | 67.45 years | 71.29 years | 5 |
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More health data for Indonesia
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 2.37 million (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 2.19 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 2.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 2.21 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 96.27 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 69.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 2.47 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Indonesia was 71.29 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.29 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.76 years in 1965.
- How does Indonesia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Indonesia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.