Life Expectancy at Birth in Singapore
Singapore: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.35
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.6
in 2019
All-time low
65.56
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Singapore, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Singapore is 83.35, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Singapore peaked at 83.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.56, in 1960.
That places Singapore 15th out of 216 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.56 | — |
| 1961 | 65.96 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 66.37 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 66.78 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 67 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 67.23 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 67.55 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 67.65 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 67.98 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 68.33 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 68.72 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 69.16 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 69.53 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 69.89 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 70.41 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 70.75 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 71.03 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 71.28 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 71.46 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 72.19 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 72.59 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.69 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 73.04 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 73.29 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 73.89 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 74.25 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 74.55 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 74.7 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 74.95 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.3 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.65 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 75.95 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.05 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.2 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 76.3 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.6 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 76.9 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.3 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 77.55 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.95 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 78.25 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.55 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.04 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79.49 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.99 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.14 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 80.44 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.79 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.24 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.54 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.74 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.25 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.5 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 82.74 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.85 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.1 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.3 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.54 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.09 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.9 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.1 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.35 | +0.3% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 83.35 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 83.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.04 | 65.56 | 68.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.12 | 68.72 | 71.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.61 | 72.19 | 74.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.38 | 75.3 | 77.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.59 | 77.95 | 81.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.56 | 81.54 | 83.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2 | 82.9 | 83.54 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More gender data for Singapore
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 724.18 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.914 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,307 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,307 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.3921 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 23,989 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 23,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 24,949 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 22,853 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Singapore?
- Life expectancy at birth in Singapore was 83.35 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.56 in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Singapore ranks 15th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.