Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia
Namibia: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 19.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 19.94 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia peaked at 19.94 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.59 years, in 2003.
Namibia ranks 139th 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 in Namibia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.81 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 15.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 16.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 16.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 16.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 16.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 16.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 16.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 16.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 16.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 17.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 17.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 17.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 17.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 17.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 17.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 17.88 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 17.86 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 17.96 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 17.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 17.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 17.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.48 years | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 17.26 years | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 17.06 years | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 16.88 years | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 16.69 years | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.51 years | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 16.35 years | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.17 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 15.97 years | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 15.74 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 15.61 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 15.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 15.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.03 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.24 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.41 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 16.62 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 16.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.91 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2 years | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.39 years | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 17.58 years | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.02 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 18.26 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 18.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.81 years | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.65 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 16.03 years | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 17.99 years | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.91 years | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 19.94 years | +0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 19.94 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 19.94 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.16 years | 15.81 years | 16.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.11 years | 16.55 years | 17.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.88 years | 17.79 years | 17.96 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8 years | 15.97 years | 17.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.94 years | 15.59 years | 16.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.72 years | 16.71 years | 18.81 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.51 years | 16.03 years | 19.94 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More gender data for Namibia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,172 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3037 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,218 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,218 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 38,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,694 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 37,867 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,396 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Namibia was 19.94 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.94 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.59 years in 2003.
- How does Namibia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.