Life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Life expectancy at birth, total was 62.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 62.35 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 62.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.89 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 | 41.51 years | 39.89 years | 43.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.66 years | 43.71 years | 47.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.15 years | 47.68 years | 48.94 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.84 years | 48.85 years | 51.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.14 years | 51.75 years | 56.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8 years | 57.12 years | 60.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.33 years | 60.27 years | 62.35 years | 5 |
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population, male 566.22 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 14.84 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 55.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 313.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 55.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 233.01 million (2025)
- Population, female 50.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 471.38 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 42.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Pre-demographic dividend was 62.35 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 62.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.89 years in 1960.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.