Life Expectancy at Birth: Singapore
Singapore's life expectancy at birth is currently 83.346 years as of 2024. # Singapore Life Expectancy at Birth Singapore's life expectancy reached 83.
Current (2024)
83.346 years
+0.3% y/y
Peak (2019)
83.595 years
Low (1960)
65.562 years
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Life Expectancy at Birth — Singapore
1960 — 2024
Life Expectancy at Birth — Singapore
Analysis# Singapore Life Expectancy at Birth
Singapore's life expectancy reached 83.346 years in 2024, positioning the city-state among the world's longest-living populations. This figure sits just 0.25 years below the all-time peak of 83.595 years recorded in 2019. The 64-year trajectory since 1960 reflects extraordinary health improvements: life expectancy has surged 27.1 percent from 65.562 years, demonstrating sustained medical and socioeconomic progress.
Recent data reveals a modest plateau rather than continued linear growth. After peaking in 2019, life expectancy dipped to 82.895 years in 2022, likely reflecting pandemic-related mortality impacts. The 2024 recovery to 83.346 years suggests resilience, though the current level remains slightly below 2019's benchmark. Absent major disruptions, Singapore's life expectancy is expected to stabilize in the 83-year range, with further gains constrained by the biological ceiling effect common in high-longevity nations.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.346 years | +0.30% |
| 2023 | 83.098 years | +0.24% |
| 2022 | 82.895 years | -0.24% |
| 2021 | 83.093 years | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 83.544 years | -0.06% |
| 2019 | 83.595 years | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 83.298 years | +0.24% |
| 2017 | 83.095 years | +0.30% |
| 2016 | 82.846 years | +0.12% |
| 2015 | 82.744 years | +0.30% |
| 2014 | 82.495 years | +0.30% |
| 2013 | 82.246 years | +0.31% |
| 2012 | 81.995 years | +0.31% |
| 2011 | 81.744 years | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 81.541 years | +0.37% |
| 2009 | 81.241 years | +0.56% |
| 2008 | 80.79 years | +0.43% |
| 2007 | 80.441 years | +0.37% |
| 2006 | 80.141 years | +0.19% |
| 2005 | 79.99 years | +0.63% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 79.49 years | +0.57% |
| 2003 | 79.039 years | +0.62% |
| 2002 | 78.551 years | +0.38% |
| 2001 | 78.251 years | +0.38% |
| 2000 | 77.951 years | +0.52% |
| 1999 | 77.551 years | +0.32% |
| 1998 | 77.3 years | +0.52% |
| 1997 | 76.898 years | +0.40% |
| 1996 | 76.595 years | +0.39% |
| 1995 | 76.295 years | +0.13% |
| 1994 | 76.198 years | +0.20% |
| 1993 | 76.046 years | +0.13% |
| 1992 | 75.946 years | +0.40% |
| 1991 | 75.646 years | +0.47% |
| 1990 | 75.295 years | +0.47% |
| 1989 | 74.946 years | +0.33% |
| 1988 | 74.698 years | +0.20% |
| 1987 | 74.549 years | +0.41% |
| 1986 | 74.246 years | +0.48% |
| 1985 | 73.89 years | +0.82% |
| 1984 | 73.29 years | +0.35% |
| 1983 | 73.037 years | +0.48% |
| 1982 | 72.688 years | +0.14% |
| 1981 | 72.588 years | +0.55% |
| 1980 | 72.19 years | +1.02% |
| 1979 | 71.462 years | +0.25% |
| 1978 | 71.284 years | +0.36% |
| 1977 | 71.026 years | +0.39% |
| 1976 | 70.747 years | +0.48% |
| 1975 | 70.406 years | +0.73% |
| 1974 | 69.895 years | +0.52% |
| 1973 | 69.53 years | +0.53% |
| 1972 | 69.164 years | +0.24% |
| 1971 | 69 years | +0.40% |
| 1970 | 68.725 years | +0.57% |
| 1969 | 68.334 years | +0.52% |
| 1968 | 67.981 years | +0.49% |
| 1967 | 67.652 years | +0.15% |
| 1966 | 67.548 years | +0.47% |
| 1965 | 67.233 years | +0.34% |
| 1964 | 67.002 years | +0.33% |
| 1963 | 66.78 years | +0.61% |
| 1962 | 66.373 years | +0.63% |
| 1961 | 65.96 years | +0.61% |
| 1960 | 65.562 years | — |
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