Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Yemen
Yemen: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 18.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.53 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
168th
of 215 countries
All-time high
18.53 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.64 years
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 18.53 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Yemen peaked at 18.53 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.64 years, in 1963.
That places Yemen 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 14.83 years | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 14.64 years | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 14.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 14.94 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 14.97 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 15.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 15.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15.35 years | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 15.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 15.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 15.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 15.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 15.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 15.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.87 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 15.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 16.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 16.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 16.24 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 16.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 16.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 16.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 16.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 16.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 16.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 16.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 16.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 16.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.93 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.27 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 17.32 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 17.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.78 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 17.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.02 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.17 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 18.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.11 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.16 years | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 17.6 years | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.27 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.88 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 18.5 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.53 years | +0.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 18.53 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 18.53 years is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.13 years, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.97 years | 14.64 years | 15.35 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.65 years | 15.38 years | 15.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.37 years | 16.03 years | 16.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.02 years | 16.79 years | 17.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.66 years | 17.32 years | 17.95 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 years | 18.02 years | 18.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.96 years | 17.27 years | 18.53 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More gender data for Yemen
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 19,054 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,613 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,613 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 662,464 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 697,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 655,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 689,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 643,105 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Yemen?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Yemen was 18.53 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 18.53 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.64 years in 1963.
- How does Yemen rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Yemen ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.