Life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa
South Africa: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 20.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa stood at 20.32 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa peaked at 20.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9 years, in 1960.
That places South Africa 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.9 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.04 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 16.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 16.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 16.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 16.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 16.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 16.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 16.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 16.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 16.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 16.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 16.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 16.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 17.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 17.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 17.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 17.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 17.68 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 17.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 17.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 18.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 18.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 18.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 18.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 18.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 17.97 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 17.77 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 17.45 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 18.11 years | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 18.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 18.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 18.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.69 years | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 18.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 18.61 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19.06 years | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 18.77 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 18.66 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.75 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 19.14 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.08 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.38 years | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.11 years | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.48 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 19.34 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 19.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.72 years | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.02 years | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 20.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 20.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.43 years | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 16.27 years | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 19.73 years | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 19.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 20.32 years | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.28 years | 15.9 years | 16.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.9 years | 16.62 years | 17.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.85 years | 17.44 years | 18.2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.08 years | 17.45 years | 18.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 years | 18.61 years | 19.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.71 years | 19.11 years | 20.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.88 years | 16.27 years | 20.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 129 American Samoa 20.6 years compare
- 130 Honduras 20.5 years compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 20.45 years compare
- 133 Guyana 20.26 years compare
- 134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.18 years compare
- 135 India 20.17 years compare
More gender data for South Africa
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 17,151 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6591 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 570,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 589,533 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 570,599 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 589,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 569,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 588,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 594,743 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 603,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in South Africa was 20.32 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 years in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- South Africa ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.