Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 25.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.6 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
25.64 years
in 2019
All-time low
18.86 years
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 25.6 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom peaked at 25.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.86 years, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 19.12 years | — |
| 1961 | 18.86 years | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 19 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 18.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 19.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 19.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 19.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 19.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 19.56 years | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 19.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 19.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 20.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 19.85 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 19.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 20.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 20.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 20.06 years | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 20.47 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 20.46 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 20.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 20.69 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 20.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 20.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 20.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 21.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 20.95 years | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 21.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 21.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 21.49 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 21.42 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 21.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 21.8 years | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.27 years | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 22.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.02 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 23.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.24 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.71 years | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.11 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 24.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 24.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.74 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.84 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.14 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.01 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.09 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 25.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.05 years | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.64 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.81 years | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 25.18 years | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 25.63 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 25.6 years | -0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 25.6 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 25.6 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.39 years | 18.86 years | 19.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.15 years | 19.83 years | 20.47 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.09 years | 20.69 years | 21.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.18 years | 21.76 years | 22.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.75 years | 23.02 years | 24.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2 years | 24.84 years | 25.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.34 years | 24.81 years | 25.63 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More gender data for United Kingdom
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,226 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9161 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 60,060 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 60,060 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7034 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 335,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 353,938 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 340,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 359,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 343,706 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom was 25.6 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 25.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.86 years in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.