Year-over-year change: +0.1%, trend flat
5-year change: +1.9%, trend up
Monaco
Life expectancy at birth: 86.73 years
View MoreAverage life expectancy at birth (both sexes)
Global73.77years
19502100
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Average life expectancy at birth (both sexes) (2026)
With 86.73 years in 2026, Monaco is projected to lead the world in average life expectancy at birth (both sexes), followed by San Marino (86.03 years) and Hong Kong (85.9 years). The top 5 is rounded off by Japan (85.15 years) and South Korea (84.64 years). Further down, Saint Barthélemy (84.63 years) and Andorra (84.46 years) hold the next two spots. French Polynesia (84.44 years), Switzerland (84.37 years), and Australia (84.34 years) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Europe.
Rank changes
How average life expectancy at birth (both sexes) 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 life expectancy at birth?
- Monaco is projected to have the highest life expectancy at birth at 86.73 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the lowest life expectancy at birth?
- Nigeria is projected to have the lowest life expectancy at birth at 54.95 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global life expectancy at birth?
- The global life expectancy at birth is projected to be 73.77 years in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
