Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Austria
Austria: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 26.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.2 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
33rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
26.24 years
in 2021
All-time low
18.55 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Austria is 26.2 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Austria peaked at 26.24 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.55 years, in 1960.
Austria ranks 33rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Austria, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.55 years | — |
| 1961 | 18.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 18.67 years | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 18.68 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 19.02 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 18.69 years | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 18.99 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 18.83 years | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 18.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 18.69 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 18.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 18.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 19.26 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 19.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 19.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 19.53 years | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 19.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 19.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 20.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 20.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 20.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 20.55 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 20.99 years | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 20.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 21.2 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 21.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 21.74 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 21.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 22.13 years | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 22.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 22.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 22.49 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 22.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 22.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 23.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 23.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 23.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.8 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.13 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 24.13 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.12 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24.53 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 24.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.29 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25.33 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 25.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 25.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.52 years | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 25.87 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.74 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 25.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 26.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 25.61 years | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.04 years | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 26.2 years | +0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 26.2 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Austria's 26.2 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.79 years | 18.55 years | 19.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.55 years | 18.77 years | 20.26 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21 years | 20.26 years | 21.92 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.77 years | 22.13 years | 23.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.54 years | 23.8 years | 25.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.65 years | 25.29 years | 26.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.05 years | 25.61 years | 26.24 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 30 Isle of Man 26.43 years compare
- 31 Ireland 26.36 years compare
- 32 Panama 26.28 years compare
- 34 New Zealand 26.18 years compare
- 35 Luxembourg 26.17 years compare
- 36 Saint Martin (French Part) 26.09 years compare
More gender data for Austria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,231 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.25 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,849 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,849 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.078 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Austria?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Austria was 26.2 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 Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 26.24 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.55 years in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Austria ranks 33rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.