Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 27.47 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.47 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 215 countries
All-time high
27.47 years
in 2024
All-time low
19 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 27.47 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Switzerland peaked at 27.47 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19 years, in 1960.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19 years | — |
| 1961 | 19.61 years | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 19.14 years | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 19.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 19.72 years | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 19.5 years | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 19.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 20 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 19.93 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 19.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 20.34 years | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 20.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 20.83 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 20.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 21.3 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 21.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 21.65 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22.14 years | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 22.05 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 22.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 22.25 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 22.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 22.71 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 22.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 23.18 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 23.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 23.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 23.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 23.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 23.69 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 24.06 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 24.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.33 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 24.48 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 24.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 24.95 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 24.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 25.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.36 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.27 years | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.73 years | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 26.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 26.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.59 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.62 years | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 26.98 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.99 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.68 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 27.19 years | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 26.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 27.33 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.47 years | +0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 27.47 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 27.47 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.56 years | 19 years | 20 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.36 years | 20.34 years | 22.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.12 years | 22.25 years | 23.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.45 years | 23.69 years | 24.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.71 years | 25.02 years | 26.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.77 years | 26.38 years | 27.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.12 years | 26.68 years | 27.47 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 7,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 7,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4582 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Switzerland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Switzerland was 27.47 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.47 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 years in 1960.
- How does Switzerland rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.