Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 24.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.47 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
58th
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.58 years
in 2021
All-time low
15.23 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Caledonia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 24.47 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 New Caledonia peaked at 24.58 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.23 years, in 1960.
New Caledonia ranks 58th 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 New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.35 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 15.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 15.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 15.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 15.85 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 15.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 16.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 16.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 16.4 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 16.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 16.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 16.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 16.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 17.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 17.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 17.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 17.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 17.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 18.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 18.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 18.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 18.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 18.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 19.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 19.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 19.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 19.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 19.97 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.28 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 20.59 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 20.89 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 21.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.45 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 21.69 years | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.89 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 22.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 22.39 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.73 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 22.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 23.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 23.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 23.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 23.76 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.04 years | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.58 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 23.91 years | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 24.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.47 years | -0.3% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 24.47 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's 24.47 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8 years | 15.23 years | 16.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.15 years | 16.54 years | 17.71 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.45 years | 17.83 years | 19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.19 years | 19.11 years | 21.45 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.32 years | 21.69 years | 22.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.61 years | 23.1 years | 23.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.11 years | 23.04 years | 24.58 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
More gender data for New Caledonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 61.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2254 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 246.05 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 246.05 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,091 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,107 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,009 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in New Caledonia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Caledonia was 24.47 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.23 years in 1960.
- How does New Caledonia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- New Caledonia ranks 58th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.