Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Iran
Iran: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 22.89 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iran, 1960–2024
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 Iran is 22.89 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Iran peaked at 22.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.07 years, in 1960.
Iran ranks 90th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.07 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 14.08 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 14.42 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 14.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 14.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 14.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 14.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.98 years | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 15.1 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 15.23 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 15.31 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.5 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 15.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 15.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 15.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 16.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 15.89 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 16.33 years | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 16.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 16.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 16.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 17 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 17.24 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 17.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 17.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 17.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 17.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 17.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 17.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 18.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.31 years | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 18.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 18.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 18.83 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.03 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.23 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 19.44 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 19.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.03 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 20.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 20.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 20.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 20.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 21.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.45 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 21.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.75 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 21.89 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.97 years | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.21 years | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 22.71 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 22.89 years | +0.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 22.89 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 22.89 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.13 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.46 years | 14.07 years | 14.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.67 years | 15.1 years | 16.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.04 years | 16.47 years | 17.57 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.25 years | 17.36 years | 19.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.06 years | 19.23 years | 20.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 years | 21.01 years | 22.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.58 years | 19.97 years | 22.89 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More gender data for Iran
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 18,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 77,077 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 77,077 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 552,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 580,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 565,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 593,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 576,359 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Iran?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Iran was 22.89 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 22.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.07 years in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Iran ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.