Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 24.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.58 years
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
56th
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.58 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.24 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Maldives, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 24.58 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Maldives peaked at 24.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.24 years, in 1960.
Maldives ranks 56th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.24 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.25 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 14.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 14.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 14.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 14.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 14.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 14.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 14.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 14.81 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 14.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 15.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 15.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.86 years | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 15.37 years | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 15.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 15.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 15.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.79 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 15.92 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 16.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 16.32 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 16.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 16.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 16.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 16.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 17.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 17.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 17.38 years | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 17.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 17.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 17.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 18.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 18.39 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 18.59 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 19.19 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 19.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 19.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 20.31 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 20.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 20.84 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 21.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 21.29 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.52 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.73 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.89 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 22.25 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.47 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 22.65 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 23.13 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 23.42 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 22.47 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 21.73 years | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 24.12 years | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 24.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.58 years | +1.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 24.58 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 24.58 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.2 years, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3 years | 14.24 years | 14.42 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.85 years | 14.48 years | 15.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 years | 15.47 years | 16.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.5 years | 16.72 years | 18.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.02 years | 18.59 years | 21.29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4 years | 21.52 years | 23.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.44 years | 21.73 years | 24.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Maldives?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Maldives was 24.58 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.24 years in 1960.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Maldives ranks 56th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.