Singaporeans have experienced continuous increases in lifespan over the past 10 years, with 65-year-olds expected to live nearly until age 87. Women still hold the record for longer life expectancy compared to men.
Singapore's Department of Statistics revealed preliminary data showing the average life expectancy at birth in 2025 has risen to 83.9 years, up 0.2 years from 2024 and up 1 year compared to 82.9 years in 2015.
This figure is also higher than the pre-COVID-19 pandemic period, when in 2019 Singapore's average life expectancy was 83.7 years.
The report states that those aged 65 in 2025 are expected to live to an average age of 86.6 years, an increase of 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.8 years compared to 2015.
Data from Singapore’s Department of Statistics indicates that life expectancy figures are calculated based on current mortality rates to reflect population longevity trends, but do not account for future changes in mortality rates.
Breaking down by gender, Singaporean men’s average life expectancy at birth in 2025 is 81.8 years, up 0.3 years from 2024 and 1.3 years from 80.5 years in 2015. Singaporean women have an average life expectancy at birth of 86 years, up 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.9 years from 2015.
For those aged 65, men are expected to live to an average age of 84.9 years, while women are expected to live to 88.1 years.
Additionally, the report found that the survival rates of newborns in Singapore have steadily improved from 2015 to 2025.
Newborn boys have seen their chances of surviving to age 65 increase from 89% to 90.3%, and their chances of living to 85 years rise from 42.3% to 47.6%.
Newborn girls have even higher survival rates, with their chances of living to age 65 increasing from 93.6% to 94.4%, and reaching 85 years rising from 59% to 64.3%.
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