Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in India
India: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 20.17 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.17 years
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
135th
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.17 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.37 years
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in India, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
India recorded 20.17 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in India peaked at 20.17 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.37 years, in 1967.
That places India 135th 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 India, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.53 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 14.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 14.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.38 years | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 14.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 14.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.61 years | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 14.61 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 14.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 15.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 15.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 15.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 15.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 15.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 15.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 15.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 16.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 16.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 16.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 16.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 16.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 16.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 16.84 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 17.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.4 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 17.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 17.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 17.93 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 18.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 18.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.88 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 19 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 18.87 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 16.29 years | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 19.63 years | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 19.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.17 years | +2.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 20.17 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 20.17 years is below the median for South Asia, which is 21.2 years, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.53 years | 14.37 years | 14.64 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.15 years | 14.64 years | 15.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.24 years | 15.78 years | 16.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.22 years | 16.84 years | 17.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1 years | 17.72 years | 18.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.09 years | 18.61 years | 19.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.93 years | 16.29 years | 20.17 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More gender data for India
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 341,454 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.5667 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.18 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.18 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 10.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 11.71 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 10.92 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 11.70 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 10.89 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in India?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in India was 20.17 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 20.17 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.37 years in 1967.
- How does India rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- India ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.