Life expectancy at age 60, female in Italy
Italy: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 27.37 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Italy, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Italy recorded 27.37 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Italy peaked at 27.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9 years, in 1962.
That places Italy 17th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.37 years | 18.9 years | 19.81 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.55 years | 20.02 years | 21.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.05 years | 21.22 years | 23.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.89 years | 23.12 years | 24.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.57 years | 24.84 years | 26.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.62 years | 26.3 years | 26.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.76 years | 26.08 years | 27.37 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Puerto Rico 27.58 years compare
- 15 Malta 27.53 years compare
- 16 Switzerland 27.47 years compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 27.22 years compare
- 19 Canada 27.14 years compare
- 20 Portugal 27.02 years compare
More gender data for Italy
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,215 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 186,934 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 198,063 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 188,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 199,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 193,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 204,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 199,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 211,606 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Italy?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Italy was 27.37 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 27.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9 years in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.