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Life expectancy years

In 2023, Monaco had the highest life expectancy: 86.4.

Definition. How long a newborn would live on average if this year’s death rates held throughout their life. How we measure

Source: UN WPP 20242023Updated 28 Oct 2026

Countries and territories with data, ranked

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Every row is 2023, so countries are compared on the same year.
1Monaco86.42023
2San Marino85.72023
3Hong Kong85.52023
4Japan84.72023
5South Korea84.32023
6Saint Barthélemy84.32023
7French Polynesia84.12023
8Andorra84.02023
9Switzerland84.02023
10Australia83.92023
11Singapore83.72023
12Italy83.72023
13Spain83.72023
14Liechtenstein83.62023
15Gibraltar83.62023
16Réunion83.52023
17France83.32023
18Norway83.32023
19Malta83.32023
20Guernsey83.32023
21Sweden83.32023
22Macao83.12023
23Vatican City83.02023
24United Arab Emirates82.92023
25Iceland82.72023
26Canada82.62023
27Martinique82.62023
28Ireland82.42023
29Israel82.42023
30Qatar82.42023
31Portugal82.42023
32Bermuda82.32023
33Luxembourg82.22023
34Netherlands82.22023
35Belgium82.12023
36New Zealand82.12023
37Guadeloupe82.12023
38Austria82.02023
39Denmark81.92023
40Finland81.92023
41Greece81.92023
42Puerto Rico81.72023
43Cyprus81.62023
44Slovenia81.62023
45Germany81.42023
46United Kingdom81.32023
47Bahrain81.32023
48Chile81.22023
49Maldives81.02023
50Isle of Man81.02023
51Costa Rica80.82023
52Taiwan80.62023
53Kuwait80.42023
54Cayman Islands80.42023
55Saint Martin80.22023
56Faroe Islands80.22023
57Oman80.02023
58Czechia79.82023
59Jersey79.72023
60Albania79.62023
61Panama79.62023
62Anguilla79.32023
63United States79.32023
64Falkland Islands79.22023
65Estonia79.22023
66Northern Mariana Islands78.82023
67New Caledonia78.82023
68Saudi Arabia78.72023
69Poland78.62023
70Wallis and Futuna78.62023
71Croatia78.62023
72Slovakia78.32023
73Uruguay78.12023
74Cuba78.12023
75Kosovo78.02023
76Turks and Caicos Islands78.02023
77China78.02023
78Bosnia and Herzegovina77.92023
79Lebanon77.82023
80Jordan77.82023
81Peru77.72023
82Colombia77.72023
83Iran77.72023
84Antigua and Barbuda77.62023
85Sri Lanka77.52023
86Caribbean Netherlands77.42023
87Argentina77.42023
87North Macedonia77.42023
89Ecuador77.42023
90British Virgin Islands77.32023
91Guam77.22023
92Türkiye77.22023
93Montenegro77.12023
94Tokelau77.12023
95Hungary77.02023
96French Guiana77.02023
97Curaçao76.82023
98Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha76.82023
99Serbia76.82023
100Saint Pierre and Miquelon76.82023
101Malaysia76.72023
102Tunisia76.52023
103Thailand76.42023
104Sint Maarten76.42023
105Aruba76.42023
106Algeria76.32023
107Latvia76.22023
108Montserrat76.22023
109Barbados76.22023
110Cabo Verde76.12023
111Mayotte76.12023
112Lithuania76.02023
113Romania75.92023
114Brazil75.82023
115Armenia75.72023
116Bulgaria75.62023
117US Virgin Islands75.52023
118Brunei75.32023
119Morocco75.32023
120Cook Islands75.32023
121Grenada75.22023
122Mexico75.12023
123Nicaragua74.92023
124Mauritius74.92023
125Bangladesh74.72023
126Vietnam74.62023
127Bahamas74.62023
128Georgia74.52023
129Belarus74.42023
130Azerbaijan74.42023
131Kazakhstan74.42023
132Paraguay73.82023
133Dominican Republic73.72023
134North Korea73.62023
135Suriname73.62023
136Belize73.62023
137Trinidad and Tobago73.52023
138Ukraine73.42023
139Russia73.22023
140Bhutan73.02023
141Tonga72.92023
142Honduras72.92023
143Seychelles72.92023
144American Samoa72.92023
145Saint Lucia72.72023
146Guatemala72.62023
147Venezuela72.52023
148Uzbekistan72.42023
149Iraq72.32023
150Saint Kitts and Nevis72.12023
151Syria72.12023
152El Salvador72.12023
153India72.02023
154Tajikistan71.82023
155Mongolia71.72023
156Samoa71.72023
157Kyrgyzstan71.72023
158Egypt71.62023
159Jamaica71.52023
160Vanuatu71.52023
161Western Sahara71.42023
162Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.22023
163Moldova71.22023
164Indonesia71.12023
165Dominica71.12023
166Cambodia70.72023
167Solomon Islands70.52023
168Nepal70.42023
169Guyana70.22023
170Turkmenistan70.12023
171Greenland70.12023
172Niue70.02023
173Philippines69.82023
174São Tomé and Príncipe69.72023
175Libya69.32023
176Yemen69.32023
177Palau69.32023
178Botswana69.22023
179Laos69.02023
180Senegal68.72023
181Eritrea68.62023
182Bolivia68.62023
183Mauritania68.52023
184Gabon68.32023
185Uganda68.32023
186Rwanda67.82023
187Timor-Leste67.72023
188Pakistan67.62023
189Namibia67.42023
190Malawi67.42023
191Fiji67.32023
192Ethiopia67.32023
193Micronesia67.22023
194Tuvalu67.12023
195Tanzania67.02023
196Marshall Islands66.92023
197Myanmar66.92023
198Comoros66.82023
199Kiribati66.52023
200Zambia66.32023
201Sudan66.32023
202South Africa66.12023
203Papua New Guinea66.12023
204Afghanistan66.02023
205Djibouti66.02023
206Gambia65.92023
207Republic of the Congo65.82023
208Ghana65.52023
209Palestine65.22023
210Haiti64.92023
211Angola64.62023
212Eswatini64.12023
213Guinea-Bissau64.12023
214Equatorial Guinea63.72023
215Cameroon63.72023
216Burundi63.72023
217Kenya63.62023
218Madagascar63.62023
219Mozambique63.62023
220Zimbabwe62.82023
221Togo62.72023
222Liberia62.22023
223Nauru62.12023
224Côte d'Ivoire61.92023
225Democratic Republic of the Congo61.92023
226Sierra Leone61.82023
227Niger61.22023
228Burkina Faso61.12023
229Benin60.82023
230Guinea60.72023
231Mali60.42023
232Somalia58.82023
233South Sudan57.62023
234Central African Republic57.42023
235Lesotho57.42023
236Chad55.12023
237Nigeria54.52023

Source: UN WPP 20242023Updated 28 Oct 2026

Life expectancy, 2023
under 67.067.0–73.073.0–77.077.0–81.081.0+
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237 of 237 countries and territories reported for 2023.

Years after 2023 are projections.

Over time

The median country’s value ranged from 72.8 to 75.3 between 2009 and 2023.

70.075.080.085.090.02009201420192023MonacoSan MarinoHong KongJapanSouth KoreaMedian

The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2023. Dashed: median.

Source: UN WPP 20242009–2023Updated 28 Oct 2026

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