European Union vs Monaco: Life expectancy at birth, total

European Union
81.56 years
in 2024
Monaco
86.5 years
in 2024
European Union rank
2nd
Monaco rank
1st

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • European Union
  • Monaco
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How they compare

Monaco currently reports 86.5 years against 81.56 years in European Union, a difference of 4.94 years.

That makes Monaco's figure about 1.1 times European Union's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 3 groups.

Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Monaco Difference Ahead
1960s 70.01 years 72.7 years 2.69 years Monaco
1970s 71.79 years 73.79 years 2 years Monaco
1980s 73.79 years 77.11 years 3.32 years Monaco
1990s 75.65 years 80.71 years 5.05 years Monaco
2000s 78.21 years 83.59 years 5.38 years Monaco
2010s 80.61 years 85.39 years 4.78 years Monaco
2020s 80.89 years 85.96 years 5.07 years Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, European Union or Monaco?
Monaco, at 86.5 years against 81.56 years in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between European Union and Monaco?
4.94 years, with Monaco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Monaco?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do European Union and Monaco rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
European Union ranks 2nd and Monaco ranks 1st of 3 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.