Women survival to age 65 in Ireland
Ireland: Women survival to age 65 was 93.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.41
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 215 countries
All-time high
93.41
in 2024
All-time low
77.24
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Women survival to age 65 in Ireland, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women survival to age 65 in Ireland is 93.41, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Ireland peaked at 93.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.24, in 1960.
That places Ireland 28th 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.
Women survival to age 65 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77.24 | — |
| 1961 | 77.35 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 77.72 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 78.09 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 78.06 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 79.24 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 78.27 | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 79.53 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 79.24 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 78.77 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 78.91 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 80.42 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 79.87 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 80.24 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 80.26 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 81.44 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 81.62 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 81.67 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.61 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 82.5 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 82.35 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 83.37 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 83.48 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 83.89 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 84.09 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 84.65 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 84.46 | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 85.64 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 85.37 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 85.77 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 86.18 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 86.73 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.01 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 87.31 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 87.75 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 87.5 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 88.26 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.77 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.36 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 88.54 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.2 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.94 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 89.62 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.04 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.25 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.46 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.03 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.87 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.07 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.72 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 91.51 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.67 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.03 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.34 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.33 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.67 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.89 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 92.84 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.04 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.96 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.67 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.21 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.41 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.35 | 77.24 | 79.53 | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.85 | 78.91 | 82.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.31 | 82.35 | 85.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.53 | 86.18 | 88.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1 | 88.54 | 91.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3 | 91.51 | 93.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.05 | 92.67 | 93.41 | 5 |
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More gender data for Ireland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.27 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9809 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,039 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,455 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 28,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 28,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,454 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women survival to age 65 in Ireland?
- Women survival to age 65 in Ireland was 93.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.24 in 1960.
- How does Ireland rank for women survival to age 65?
- Ireland ranks 28th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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