Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 28.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.2 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 215 countries
All-time high
28.2 years
in 2024
All-time low
16.45 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in French Polynesia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 28.2 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. 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 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in French Polynesia peaked at 28.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.45 years, in 1960.
That places French Polynesia 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.45 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.52 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 16.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 16.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 16.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 17.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 17.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 17.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 17.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 17.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 17.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 17.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 18.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 18.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 18.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 18.81 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 19.18 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 19.46 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 19.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 19.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 20.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 20.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 20.84 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 21.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 21.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.95 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 22.48 years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 22.98 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 23.44 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 23.94 years | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 24.29 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 24.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.85 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.07 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 25.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 25.81 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 26.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 27.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.21 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 27.23 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.92 years | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 27.96 years | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 28.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 28.2 years | +0.3% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 28.2 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 28.2 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7 years | 16.45 years | 16.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.22 years | 16.94 years | 17.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.79 years | 17.77 years | 19.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9 years | 20.28 years | 23.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.04 years | 24.29 years | 25.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 years | 26.02 years | 27.51 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 years | 24.92 years | 28.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More gender data for French Polynesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 45.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 240.48 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 240.48 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7584 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,512 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,463 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in French Polynesia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in French Polynesia was 28.2 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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.45 years in 1960.
- How does French Polynesia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- French Polynesia ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.