Year-over-year change: +0.1%, trend flat
5-year change: +2.1%, trend up
Monaco
Life expectancy at age 15 for females: 74.27 years
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2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Life expectancy at age 15 for females (2026)
Monaco is projected to lead the world in life expectancy at age 15 for females, recording 74.27 years in 2026, followed by Hong Kong (73.72 years) and Japan (73.41 years). South Korea (72.76 years) and Saint Barthélemy (72.66 years) close out the top 5. Next up, San Marino (72.57 years) and French Polynesia (72.39 years). Gibraltar (72.33 years), Réunion (72.16 years), and Andorra (72.04 years) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Europe, with three from Southern Europe.
Rank changes
How life expectancy at age 15 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 age 15?
- Monaco is projected to have the highest female life expectancy at age 15 at 74.27 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the lowest female life expectancy at age 15?
- Nigeria is projected to have the lowest female life expectancy at age 15 at 49.02 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global female life expectancy at age 15?
- The global female life expectancy at age 15 is projected to be 64.52 years in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
