Overall Range

• Typical human resting pulse rates range from a low of 67 in individuals above age sixty to a high of 150 in unborn children, with the typical pulse rate gradually slowing throughout childhood. Well-conditioned athletes, however, may have resting pulse rates of about 55.
  
  

Gender Differences

• Generally, males tend to have lower pulse rates than do females. The pulse rates of women tends about 5 to 10 beats per minute higher than those of men.
  
  

Average Pulse Rates for Adult Males

• For adult men, the average pulse rate ranges from 67 to 80 depending on age. From age twenty one to age sixty the average range is 70 to 75; after age 60 the range widens to 67 to 80.
  
  

Average Pulse Rates for Adult Females

• The average range for adult women calculates out to about 75 to 85 until age sixty and from 72 to 90 after age sixty.
  
  

Other Factors Affecting Pulse Rate

• Pulse rates fluctuate both with the individual's breathing rate as well as with body temperature above 98 degrees Fahrenheit.