Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 20.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.76 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
125th
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.76 years
in 2024
All-time low
13.39 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 20.76 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Guatemala peaked at 20.76 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.39 years, in 1963.
That places Guatemala 125th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.49 years | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 13.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 13.39 years | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 13.57 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 13.54 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 13.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 13.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 13.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 13.41 years | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 13.84 years | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 14.56 years | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 15.26 years | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 15.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 15.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 14.56 years | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 16.62 years | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 17.08 years | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 16.98 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 16.59 years | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 16.45 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 15.37 years | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 16.69 years | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 16.94 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 17.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 17.44 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 17.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 17.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 18.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 18.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 17.77 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 17.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 18.1 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 18.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 18.76 years | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 19.1 years | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 19.4 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 19.6 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 19.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 19.99 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.15 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 20.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 20.11 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 20.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 20.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 20.13 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20.06 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 20.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.35 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.83 years | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 19.78 years | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 20.57 years | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 20.76 years | +1.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 20.76 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 20.76 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 91% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.59 years | 13.39 years | 13.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.51 years | 13.84 years | 17.08 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.02 years | 15.37 years | 18.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.49 years | 17.77 years | 19.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.98 years | 19.72 years | 20.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.19 years | 20.06 years | 20.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.66 years | 17.83 years | 20.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 122 Azerbaijan 20.9 years compare
- 123 Belize 20.85 years compare
- 124 Mongolia 20.85 years compare
- 126 Saint Lucia 20.7 years compare
- 127 Saint Kitts and Nevis 20.69 years compare
- 128 Uganda 20.67 years compare
More gender data for Guatemala
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,681 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5138 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,386 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,386 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 183,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 190,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 182,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 188,776 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 181,168 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guatemala was 20.76 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 20.76 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.39 years in 1963.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Guatemala ranks 125th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.