Life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia
Australia: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 27.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia stood at 27.68 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia peaked at 27.68 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.39 years, in 1964.
Australia ranks 13th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.62 years | 19.39 years | 19.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.73 years | 19.5 years | 21.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.41 years | 21.99 years | 22.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.89 years | 23.24 years | 24.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.55 years | 24.91 years | 26.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.75 years | 26.34 years | 27.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.25 years | 26.23 years | 27.68 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Australia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 159,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 151,529 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 159,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 150,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 158,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Australia was 27.68 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.68 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.39 years in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.