Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 26.18 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 26.18 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand peaked at 26.78 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.33 years, in 1961.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.61 years | — |
| 1961 | 19.33 years | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 19.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 19.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 19.6 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 19.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 19.56 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 19.99 years | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 19.67 years | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 19.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 19.79 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 20.29 years | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 19.81 years | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 20.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 20.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 20.51 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 20.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 20.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 21.18 years | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 20.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 20.53 years | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 21.33 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 21.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 21.29 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 21.79 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 21.14 years | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 21.55 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 21.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 21.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.93 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 22.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 22.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 22.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 22.76 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.04 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 23.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.83 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 23.45 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9 years | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.44 years | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 24.26 years | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 23.87 years | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 24.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.88 years | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.69 years | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.93 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 24.87 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 25.17 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 25.14 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 25.49 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 25.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 25.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.11 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.65 years | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 26.01 years | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 26.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 26.78 years | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 26.4 years | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 25.3 years | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 26.21 years | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 26.18 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.64 years | 19.33 years | 19.99 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.4 years | 19.79 years | 21.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.41 years | 20.53 years | 21.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23 years | 22.28 years | 23.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.51 years | 23.87 years | 25.17 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.71 years | 25.14 years | 26.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 years | 25.3 years | 26.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in New Zealand was 26.18 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 Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 26.78 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.33 years in 1961.
- How does New Zealand rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.