Year-over-year change: +0.1%, trend flat
5-year change: +1.8%, trend up
Monaco
Average life expectancy at birth for females: 88.85 years
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2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Average life expectancy at birth for females (2026)
Monaco is projected to lead the world in average life expectancy at birth for females, recording 88.85 years in 2026, followed by Hong Kong (88.51 years) and Japan (88.18 years). South Korea (87.51 years) and San Marino (87.44 years) close out the top 5. Next up, Saint Barthélemy (87.14 years) and French Polynesia (86.86 years). Spain (86.71 years), Réunion (86.68 years), and Singapore (86.6 years) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Asia, with three from Eastern Asia.
Rank changes
How average life expectancy at birth for females changed between 2021 and 2026
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Historical trends
Key terms
- Life expectancy
- — Average number of years a newborn would live under current mortality conditions.
- Infant mortality rate
- — Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births.
- Under-five mortality
- — Deaths of children under five per 1,000 live births.
- Crude death rate
- — Total deaths per 1,000 people each year.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest female life expectancy at birth?
- Monaco is projected to have the highest female life expectancy at birth at 88.85 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the lowest female life expectancy at birth?
- Nigeria is projected to have the lowest female life expectancy at birth at 55.31 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global female life expectancy at birth?
- The global female life expectancy at birth is projected to be 76.44 years in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
