Life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents rose to 83.9 years in 2025, a gain of 0.2 years from 2024 and surpassing the pre-pandemic peak of 83.7 years in 2019 [1, 2, 3]. This marks a full one-year increase over the past decade, from 82.9 years in 2015 to 83.9 years in 2025 [1, 2, 3].
Male life expectancy at birth in 2025 reached 81.8 years, up 0.3 years from the previous year and 1.3 years from 2015 [1, 2, 3]. Female life expectancy rose to 86.0 years, an increase of 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.9 years compared to 2015 [1, 2, 3].
Those aged 65 in 2025 can expect to live to 86.6 years on average, up 0.2 years from 2024 and 0.8 years since 2015 [1, 2, 3]. Life expectancy at 65 for men reached 84.9 years, rising by 1 year since 2015 [1, 2, 3]. For women aged 65, it climbed to 88.1 years, an increase of 0.8 years from 2015 [1, 2, 3].
Survival rates for newborn Singapore residents improved between 2015 and 2025. The proportion of newborn boys expected to reach age 65 rose from 89% in 2015 to 90.3% in 2025. Those expected to survive to age 85 increased from 42.3% to 47.6% during the same period [1, 3]. For girls, 94.4% of newborns are expected to reach 65 years, up from 93.6% in 2015, while 64.3% are expected to reach 85 years, compared to 59.0% in 2015 [1, 3].
Life expectancy fell for the first time in over 60 years in 2021, due to higher mortality linked to the Covid-19 pandemic [3]. By 2024, life expectancy had recovered to 83.7 years, matching the pre-pandemic high [1, 2, 3].
The latest figures show a continued rebound to new highs in longevity for Singapore residents in 2025 [1, 2, 3].
