Sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco
Monaco: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.06 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.06 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.05 years
in 1993
All-time low
4.06 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco stood at 4.06 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco peaked at 8.05 years in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.06 years, in 2023.
Monaco ranks 176th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.17 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.9 years | -4.4% |
| 1952 | 5.69 years | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 5.42 years | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 5.55 years | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 5.76 years | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 6.02 years | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 6.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 6.04 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.99 years | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 6.2 years | +3.5% |
| 1961 | 6.28 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 6.25 years | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.96 years | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 5.89 years | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 5.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 6.31 years | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 6.58 years | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 6.75 years | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 6.62 years | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 6.48 years | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 6.38 years | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 6.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 6.46 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 6.81 years | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 7.05 years | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 6.89 years | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 6.47 years | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 6.21 years | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 6.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.4 years | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.53 years | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.69 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 6.64 years | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.36 years | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 6.09 years | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 6.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.7 years | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 7.31 years | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 7.73 years | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 7.86 years | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 8.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 8.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 8 years | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 7.92 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 7.81 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 7.61 years | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.4 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.34 years | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 7.52 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.8 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 7.84 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 7.49 years | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.97 years | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.69 years | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.56 years | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3 years | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 5.49 years | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 4.83 years | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 4.49 years | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 4.95 years | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 5.42 years | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 5.63 years | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 5.38 years | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 4.98 years | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.67 years | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.32 years | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.11 years | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.1 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.09 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.06 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 years | 5.42 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.28 years | 5.89 years | 6.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.54 years | 6.21 years | 7.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.51 years | 6.09 years | 7.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.84 years | 7.4 years | 8.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 5.49 years | 7.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 years | 4.11 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 years | 4.06 years | 4.14 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
- 173 Burundi 4.1 years compare
- 174 Falkland Islands 4.09 years compare
- 175 Saudi Arabia 4.06 years compare
- 177 Jersey 4.04 years compare
- 178 Cyprus 4.03 years compare
- 179 Central African Republic 4.03 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Monaco was 4.06 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 8.05 years in 1993.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.06 years in 2023.
- How does Monaco rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Monaco ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.