Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Peru
Peru: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 24.69 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.69 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
53rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.88 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.63 years
in 1970
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Peru, 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 Peru is 24.69 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Peru peaked at 24.88 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.63 years, in 1970.
Peru ranks 53rd 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 (years) in Peru, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.78 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 15.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 16.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 16.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 16.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 16.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 16.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 14.63 years | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 16.29 years | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 16.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 16.31 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 16.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.42 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 16.49 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 16.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 16.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 16.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 16.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 17.07 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 17.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 17.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 17.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 17.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 17.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 17.96 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 18.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 18.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 19.12 years | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20 years | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 20.33 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.77 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.02 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.2 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 21.14 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21.34 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 21.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.06 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 22.48 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 22.97 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 23.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.44 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 23.03 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 20.47 years | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 23.24 years | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 24.88 years | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 24.69 years | -0.8% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 24.69 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 24.69 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.05 years | 15.78 years | 16.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.21 years | 14.63 years | 16.58 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.94 years | 16.66 years | 17.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.82 years | 17.34 years | 18.41 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.31 years | 18.72 years | 21.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.76 years | 21.34 years | 23.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.26 years | 20.47 years | 24.88 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More gender data for Peru
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,988 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3909 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 261,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 271,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 262,030 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 271,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 262,425 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Peru?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Peru was 24.69 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 24.88 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.63 years in 1970.
- How does Peru rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Peru ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.