Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Japan
Japan: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 29.48 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.48 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
29.48 years
in 2024
All-time low
17.78 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 29.48 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Japan peaked at 29.48 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.78 years, in 1960.
That places Japan 3rd 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 17.87 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 18.49 years | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 18.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 18.39 years | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 18.92 years | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 19.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 19.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 19.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 19.3 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 19.9 years | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 20.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 20.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 20.31 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 20.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 20.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 21.31 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 21.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 21.99 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 21.88 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 22.2 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 22.68 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 22.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 23.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 23.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 23.66 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 24.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 23.91 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 24.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 24.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 24.65 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 24.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 25.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 25.82 years | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.05 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 27.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.64 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 27.54 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.81 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 27.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.32 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 28.21 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 28.06 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 28.41 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.03 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.3 years | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.84 years | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 29.41 years | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 29.48 years | +0.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 29.48 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Japan's 29.48 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 | 18.57 years | 17.78 years | 19.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.62 years | 19.3 years | 21.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.18 years | 21.88 years | 24.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.35 years | 24.35 years | 26.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.58 years | 26.77 years | 28.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.63 years | 28.06 years | 29.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.29 years | 28.84 years | 29.48 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Monaco 29.86 years compare
- 2 Hong Kong 29.81 years compare
- 4 Gibraltar 28.57 years compare
- 5 San Marino 28.52 years compare
- 6 South Korea 28.35 years compare
More gender data for Japan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 12,429 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.96 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 107,155 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 107,155 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4423 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 367,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 384,885 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 368,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 386,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Japan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Japan was 29.48 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.78 years in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.