Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sweden
Sweden: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 26.74 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sweden, 1960β2024
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 Sweden is 26.74 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Sweden peaked at 26.74 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.29 years, in 1960.
That places Sweden 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.99 years | 19.29 years | 20.43 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.51 years | 21.03 years | 22.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.74 years | 22.09 years | 23.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.79 years | 23.26 years | 24.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.76 years | 24.3 years | 25.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.75 years | 25.32 years | 26.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.42 years | 25.9 years | 26.74 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Sweden
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,810 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 50,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 48,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 51,112 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 50,315 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 53,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 54,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 57,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 57,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 60,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Sweden?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sweden was 26.74 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 26.74 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.29 years in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Sweden ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.