What is life expectancy in Micronesia (country)?

Life expectancy in Micronesia (country) was 67.2 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Micronesia (country)?

The highest recorded value was 67.2 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Micronesia (country)?

The lowest recorded value was 48.36 years in 1950.

How does Micronesia (country) rank for life expectancy?

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Micronesia (country)

Name: Life expectancy in Micronesia (country)
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Micronesia (country): Life expectancy was 67.2 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

67.2 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

192nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

67.2 years

in 2023

All-time low

48.36 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Micronesia (country) recorded 67.2 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Micronesia (country) peaked at 67.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.36 years, in 1950.

Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	50.91 years	48.36 years	53.57 years	10
1960s	56.84 years	54.19 years	59.31 years	10
1970s	61.32 years	59.77 years	62.46 years	10
1980s	63.02 years	62.56 years	63.62 years	10
1990s	64.16 years	63.72 years	64.63 years	10
2000s	64.72 years	63.91 years	64.91 years	10
2010s	65.42 years	64.89 years	66.2 years	10
2020s	66.55 years	65.88 years	67.2 years	4

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

189 Malawi 67.35 years compare
190 Fiji 67.32 years compare
191 Ethiopia 67.31 years compare
193 Tuvalu 67.1 years compare
194 Tanzania 67 years compare
195 Marshall Islands 66.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Micronesia (country)

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,203 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 10 deaths (2100)
Population ages 65 and above, male 5.1% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 35,759 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 62.5% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 62.2% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 70,851 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 4,128 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7.2% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 2,901 (2025)

All data for Micronesia (country) →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Micronesia (country)?: Life expectancy in Micronesia (country) was 67.2 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Micronesia (country)?: The highest recorded value was 67.2 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Micronesia (country)?: The lowest recorded value was 48.36 years in 1950.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for life expectancy?: Micronesia (country) ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.