Singapore life expectancy reaches 83.9 years in 2025

Singapore residents are living longer, with life expectancy at birth reaching 83.9 years in 2025. This marks a 0.2-year increase from 2024 and continues a decade-long upward trend, surpassing the pre-pandemic peak of 83.7 years in 2019.

Preliminary data from the Department of Statistics (SingStat) indicates significant improvements across different age groups. For those aged 65 in 2025, life expectancy is now 86.6 years, up 0.2 years from the previous year and 0.8 years from 2015. This data reflects average longevity based on current mortality rates and does not predict future changes.

Both male and female life expectancies have seen gains. Male life expectancy at birth rose to 81.8 years in 2025, a 0.3-year improvement from 2024 and a 1.3-year increase from 2015. Female life expectancy at birth reached 86.0 years in 2025, up 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.9 years from 2015. At age 65, males can expect to live to 84.9 years, while females can expect to reach 88.1 years.

Survival rates for newborns have also improved. The proportion of newborn boys expected to reach age 65 increased from 89% to 90.3% between 2015 and 2025, with those expected to reach 85 rising from 42.3% to 47.6%. Newborn girls exhibit even higher survival rates, with the proportion expected to reach 65 increasing from 93.6% to 94.4%, and those expected to reach 85 rising from 59% to 64.3%.