Life expectancy at birth, female (years) by country
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.
Countries reporting
218
Highest
88.63 years
Monaco
Lowest
54.94 years
Nigeria
Median
78.16 years
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
17,256
What the numbers show
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 88.63 years in Monaco; the lowest is 54.94 years in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.16 years, and the mean is 76.65 years.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 203 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 30.4%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 3.1%).
Life expectancy at birth, female (years): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 88.63 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 88.22 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 3 | San Marino | 87.22 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 87.13 years | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | French Polynesia | 86.62 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 86.6 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 86.5 years | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 86.3 years | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Andorra | 86.24 years | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 86.2 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Macao | 86.2 years | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Gibraltar | 86.19 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 86 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 85.9 years | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Bermuda | 85.87 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 16 | Singapore | 85.6 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 85.6 years | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 85.5 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 85.4 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Kuwait | 85.4 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 85.38 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 85.2 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 85.1 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 85 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 85 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 84.91 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 84.8 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 84.8 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 84.7 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Iceland | 84.5 years | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 84.4 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 84.4 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 84.32 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 84.3 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 84.29 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 84.2 years | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 37 | United States Virgin Islands | 84.1 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Martin (French part) | 83.96 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 83.8 years | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 83.7 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 83.7 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 83.58 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 83.48 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 83.4 years | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 83.33 years | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Channel Islands | 83.3 years | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 47 | Chile | 83.23 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 48 | Isle of Man | 83.2 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 49 | Germany | 83.2 years | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 83 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 51 | Czechia | 83 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 51 | Maldives | 83 years | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 82.71 years | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 82.2 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 82.13 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Oman | 82.05 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 57 | Uruguay | 82.04 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 81.9 years | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 81.7 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 59 | Slovakia | 81.7 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 81.6 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 62 | Albania | 81.59 years | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Guam | 81.59 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 81.5 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 65 | New Caledonia | 81.41 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 66 | United States | 81.4 years | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 81.33 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81.07 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 80.98 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 70 | China | 80.97 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Curacao | 80.96 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 72 | Northern Mariana Islands | 80.87 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 80.75 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 74 | Seychelles | 80.7 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 75 | Cuba | 80.68 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 76 | Colombia | 80.61 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 77 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 80.45 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.45 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 79 | Montenegro | 80.4 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 80 | Turkey | 80.34 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 80.33 years | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 82 | Ecuador | 80.31 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 83 | Peru | 80.3 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 83 | Romania | 80.3 years | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 85 | Kosovo | 80.28 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 85 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 80.28 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 80.19 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 88 | Argentina | 80.02 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 79.9 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 90 | Lebanon | 79.86 years | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 91 | Iran | 79.81 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 79.66 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 93 | Malaysia | 79.52 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 79.5 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 95 | Ukraine | 79.39 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 96 | Vietnam | 79.38 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 79.37 years | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 79.33 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 99 | Georgia | 79.23 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 100 | Belarus | 79.22 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 101 | Brazil | 79.14 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 102 | Aruba | 78.92 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 103 | Russia | 78.88 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 104 | North Macedonia | 78.86 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 105 | Barbados | 78.76 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 78.52 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 107 | Grenada | 78.5 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 78.35 years | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 109 | Bahamas | 78.33 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 110 | Mexico | 78 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 77.91 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 112 | Morocco | 77.78 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 113 | Brunei | 77.73 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 77.58 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritius | 77.4 years | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 77.28 years | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 77.11 years | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 118 | Mongolia | 77.1 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 119 | Paraguay | 77.09 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | 76.98 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 76.83 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 76.67 years | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 123 | Belize | 76.66 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 124 | Venezuela | 76.66 years | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.6 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 126 | Tonga | 76.54 years | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 127 | El Salvador | 76.49 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 128 | Saint Lucia | 76.45 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.16 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 130 | American Samoa | 75.99 years | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 131 | North Korea | 75.88 years | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 132 | Moldova | 75.67 years | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 133 | Honduras | 75.67 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | 75.55 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 135 | Bhutan | 75.27 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 136 | Guatemala | 75.04 years | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 137 | Syria | 74.92 years | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 138 | Dominica | 74.72 years | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.48 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 140 | Palestine | 74.25 years | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 141 | Iraq | 74.18 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 74.15 years | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 74.14 years | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 74.11 years | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 145 | Guyana | 74.09 years | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 146 | Egypt | 74.01 years | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.91 years | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 148 | India | 73.86 years | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 149 | Samoa | 73.82 years | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 150 | Indonesia | 73.43 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 151 | Cambodia | 73.36 years | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 73.01 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 153 | Philippines | 72.96 years | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 154 | Libya | 72.68 years | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 155 | Greenland | 72.23 years | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 72.18 years | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 157 | Nepal | 72.14 years | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 158 | Palau | 71.94 years | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 159 | Botswana | 71.85 years | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 160 | Yemen | 71.55 years | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 161 | Laos | 71.53 years | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 162 | Namibia | 71.48 years | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 163 | Uganda | 71.36 years | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 164 | Bolivia | 71.32 years | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 165 | Micronesia (country) | 71.28 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 166 | Gabon | 71.24 years | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 71.02 years | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 168 | Senegal | 71.01 years | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 169 | Eritrea | 70.94 years | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 70.86 years | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 171 | Malawi | 70.77 years | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 172 | Mauritania | 70.73 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 173 | Myanmar | 70.38 years | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 174 | Pakistan | 70.32 years | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 175 | Rwanda | 70.14 years | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 176 | Tanzania | 70 years | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 177 | Sudan | 69.83 years | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 178 | South Africa | 69.79 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 179 | East Timor | 69.67 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 180 | Fiji | 69.54 years | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 69.48 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 182 | Papua New Guinea | 69.21 years | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 183 | Comoros | 69.2 years | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 184 | Zambia | 68.87 years | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 185 | Djibouti | 68.74 years | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 186 | Haiti | 68.49 years | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 187 | Kiribati | 68.32 years | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 188 | Ghana | 68.16 years | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 189 | Afghanistan | 67.81 years | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 190 | Gambia | 67.75 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 191 | Congo | 67.72 years | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 192 | Angola | 67.34 years | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 193 | Eswatini | 67.11 years | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 194 | Mozambique | 66.74 years | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.55 years | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 196 | Cameroon | 66.22 years | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 197 | Kenya | 66.12 years | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.89 years | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 199 | Burundi | 65.88 years | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 200 | Madagascar | 65.6 years | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 201 | Zimbabwe | 65.31 years | 2024 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 202 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64.31 years | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 203 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 64.23 years | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 204 | Nauru | 64.19 years | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 63.7 years | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 206 | Liberia | 63.63 years | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 63.43 years | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 208 | Togo | 63.15 years | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 209 | Benin | 62.42 years | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 210 | Niger | 62.41 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 211 | Mali | 62.15 years | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 212 | Guinea | 62.09 years | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 213 | Somalia | 61.55 years | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 214 | South Sudan | 60.75 years | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 215 | Lesotho | 60.44 years | 2024 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 216 | Central African Republic | 59.56 years | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 217 | Chad | 57.19 years | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 218 | Nigeria | 54.94 years | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 84.75 years
- Chagai 83.3 years
- European Union 84.22 years
- Post-demographic dividend 83.73 years
- High income 83.24 years
- OECD members 82.99 years
- Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
- North America 81.72 years
- Central Europe and the Baltics 81.54 years
- Late-demographic dividend 80.42 years
- East Asia & Pacific 79.7 years
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 79.04 years
- Upper middle income 78.94 years
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 78.94 years
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 78.9 years
- Latin America & Caribbean 78.69 years
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 78.62 years
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 78.52 years
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 78.43 years
- IBRD only 77.29 years
- Caribbean Small States 76.6 years
- Other small states 76.39 years
- World 75.97 years
- Small states 75.78 years
- Middle income 75.27 years
- Arab World 74.7 years
- IDA & IBRD total 74.61 years
- Low & middle income 74.42 years
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 74.34 years
- South Asia 74.22 years
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 74.22 years
- Early-demographic dividend 74.15 years
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 73.68 years
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 73.67 years
- Pacific island small states 71.5 years
- Lower middle income 71.34 years
- IDA only 69.64 years
- Least developed countries 69.08 years
- Africa Eastern and Southern 68.13 years
- IDA total 67.82 years
About this data
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.