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Female life expectancy at birth in Japan

Female life expectancy at birth in Japan was 87.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years87.1
Change on 20220
Rank3rd of 215Countries ranked
Series high87.72020
Series low70.21960

Female life expectancy at birth in Japan, 1960 to 2023

707580859019601970198019902000201020231960: 70.2 years1961: 70.8 years1962: 71.2 years1963: 72.3 years1964: 72.9 years1965: 72.9 years1966: 73.6 years1967: 74.2 years1968: 74.3 years1969: 74.7 years1970: 74.7 years1971: 75.6 years1972: 75.9 years1973: 76 years1974: 76.3 years1975: 76.9 years1976: 77.4 years1977: 78 years1978: 78.3 years1979: 78.9 years1980: 78.8 years1981: 79.1 years1982: 79.7 years1983: 79.8 years1984: 80.2 years1985: 80.5 years1986: 80.9 years1987: 81.4 years1988: 81.3 years1989: 81.8 years1990: 81.9 years1991: 82.1 years1992: 82.2 years1993: 82.5 years1994: 83 years1995: 82.9 years1996: 83.6 years1997: 83.8 years1998: 84 years1999: 84 years2000: 84.6 years2001: 84.9 years2002: 85.2 years2003: 85.3 years2004: 85.6 years2005: 85.5 years2006: 85.8 years2007: 86 years2008: 86.1 years2009: 86.4 years2010: 86.3 years2011: 85.9 years2012: 86.4 years2013: 86.6 years2014: 86.8 years2015: 87 years2016: 87.1 years2017: 87.3 years2018: 87.3 years2019: 87.5 years2020: 87.7 years2021: 87.6 years2022: 87.1 years2023: 87.1 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202387.1
202287.1
202187.6
202087.7
201987.5
201887.3
201787.3
201687.1
201587
201486.8
201386.6
201286.4
201185.9
201086.3
200986.4
200886.1
200786
200685.8
200585.5
200485.6
200385.3
200285.2
200184.9
200084.6
199984
199884
199783.8
199683.6
199582.9
199483
199382.5
199282.2
199182.1
199081.9
198981.8
198881.3
198781.4
198680.9
198580.5
198480.2
198379.8
198279.7
198179.1
198078.8
197978.9
197878.3
197778
197677.4
197576.9
197476.3
197376
197275.9
197175.6
197074.7
196974.7
196874.3
196774.2
196673.6
196572.9
196472.9
196372.3
196271.2
196170.8
196070.2

Rankings

Definition

Average number of years a newborn girl would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in Japan?

Female life expectancy at birth in Japan was 87.1 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, female, years (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in Japan?

87.7 years in 2020, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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