Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore
Singapore: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore is 94.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1960.
Singapore ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.2% | — |
| 1961 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 74.4% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 76.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 76.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 80.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 83.9% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 94.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 94.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.7% | 70.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.7% | 76.6% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 80.4% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 85.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 92.9% | 94.6% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Singapore was 94.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1960.
- How does Singapore rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Singapore ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.