Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Moldova
Moldova: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 20.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.05 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
20.43 years
in 2022
All-time low
16.35 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Moldova, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 20.05 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Moldova peaked at 20.43 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.35 years, in 1960.
Moldova ranks 137th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 16.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 16.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 16.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 16.69 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 16.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 16.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 16.83 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 16.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 16.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 17 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 17.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.12 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 17.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 17.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 17.32 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 17.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 17.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 17.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 17.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18.09 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 18.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 18.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 18.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 18.45 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 18.21 years | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 17.86 years | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.58 years | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 17.35 years | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.27 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.35 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 17.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 17.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.62 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.95 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 18.67 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.96 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.15 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 19.34 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.49 years | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 19.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.26 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.83 years | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 20.43 years | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 20.1 years | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 20.05 years | -0.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 20.05 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 90% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 20.05 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.58 years | 16.35 years | 16.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.1 years | 16.83 years | 17.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.1 years | 17.53 years | 18.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.64 years | 17.25 years | 18.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.91 years | 17.6 years | 18.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.38 years | 18.96 years | 19.75 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.53 years | 17.83 years | 20.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More gender data for Moldova
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 492.95 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -4.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,352 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,352 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.3246 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Moldova?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Moldova was 20.05 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 20.43 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.35 years in 1960.
- How does Moldova rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Moldova ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.