Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in China
China: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 23.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.78 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.8 years
in 2022
All-time low
11.05 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in China, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
China recorded 23.78 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in China peaked at 23.8 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.05 years, in 1960.
That places China 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in China, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.05 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.09 years | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 13.71 years | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 13.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 14.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 14.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 14.33 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 14.51 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 14.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 14.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 15.1 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 15.32 years | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 15.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 15.91 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 16.19 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 16.38 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 16.47 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 16.78 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 16.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 17.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 17.32 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 17.52 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 17.69 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 17.9 years | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 18.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 18.27 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 18.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 18.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 18.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 19.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 19.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 19.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 19.54 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 19.83 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 20.35 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 20.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 21 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.13 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 21.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 21.37 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21.49 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.66 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 21.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 21.97 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.15 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 22.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 22.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 23.09 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.24 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.68 years | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.6 years | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 23.78 years | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 23.78 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 23.78 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.74 years | 11.05 years | 14.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.18 years | 15.1 years | 17.15 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.18 years | 17.32 years | 19.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.11 years | 19.04 years | 20.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.57 years | 21 years | 22.15 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23 years | 22.3 years | 23.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.73 years | 23.6 years | 23.8 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in China?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in China was 23.78 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.05 years in 1960.
- How does China rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- China ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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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.