Life expectancy at birth in Singapore

Life expectancy at birth in Singapore was 83.3 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Singapore, 2024 83.3 Years
Change from 2023 +0.3% 2023: 83.1 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 15th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Singapore over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period SingaporeWorld
2024 83.3 years 73.5 years
2023 83.1 years 73.3 years
2022 82.9 years 73.0 years
2021 83.1 years 71.2 years
2020 83.5 years 72.2 years
2019 83.6 years 72.9 years
2018 83.3 years 72.6 years
2017 83.1 years 72.4 years
2016 82.8 years 72.2 years
2015 82.7 years 72.0 years
2014 82.5 years 71.8 years
2013 82.2 years 71.5 years
2012 82.0 years 71.3 years
2011 81.7 years 71.0 years
2010 81.5 years 70.7 years
2009 81.2 years 70.4 years
2008 80.8 years 70.0 years
2007 80.4 years 69.8 years
2006 80.1 years 69.5 years
2005 80.0 years 69.1 years
2004 79.5 years 68.8 years
2003 79.0 years 68.5 years
2002 78.6 years 68.2 years
2001 78.3 years 67.9 years
2000 78.0 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3% from 83.1 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 82.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Singapore has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Singapore
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects