Life expectancy at age 60, female in Finland
Finland: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 26.55 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Finland, 1960β2024
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 Finland is 26.55 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Finland peaked at 26.55 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.39 years, in 1962.
Finland ranks 24th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.75 years | 17.39 years | 18.06 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.7 years | 18.45 years | 20.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.5 years | 20.96 years | 21.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.79 years | 21.92 years | 23.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.72 years | 23.69 years | 25.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.93 years | 25.5 years | 26.45 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.41 years | 26.18 years | 26.55 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 21 Cayman Islands 26.76 years compare
- 22 Sweden 26.74 years compare
- 23 Macau (China) 26.62 years compare
- 25 Norway 26.52 years compare
- 26 Costa Rica 26.44 years compare
- 27 Israel 26.44 years compare
More gender data for Finland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 722.94 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.98 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 21,608 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 22,763 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 21,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 22,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 23,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 23,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 24,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Finland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Finland was 26.55 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.55 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.39 years in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.