Life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 25.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 25.64 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.86 years, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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% |
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 |
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More gender data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 347,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 365,727 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.64 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.86 years in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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.