Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 23.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.22 years
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
84th
of 215 countries
All-time high
23.22 years
in 2024
All-time low
16.68 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 23.22 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 23.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.68 years, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.68 years | — |
| 1961 | 16.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 16.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 16.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 17.08 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 17.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 17.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 17.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 17.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 17.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 17.54 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 17.51 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 17.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 17.51 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 17.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 17.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 17.85 years | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 18.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 18.31 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 18.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 18.74 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 18.91 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 19.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 19.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 19.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 19.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 19.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.28 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 19.67 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 19.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 19.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 19.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 20.03 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 20 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 20.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.67 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 20.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20.86 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.74 years | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.01 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 20.95 years | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 21.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21.1 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 21.39 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.72 years | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 21.59 years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 21.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.83 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.04 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 22.22 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 22.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.24 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 22.9 years | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 22.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.22 years | +1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 23.22 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.23 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 23.22 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 21.2 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.14 years | 16.68 years | 17.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.81 years | 17.5 years | 18.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.16 years | 18.74 years | 19.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.98 years | 19.67 years | 20.32 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.82 years | 20.01 years | 21.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.15 years | 21.59 years | 22.55 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8 years | 22.24 years | 23.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Sri Lanka?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sri Lanka was 23.22 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.68 years in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.