Year-over-year change: +0.2%, trend flat
5-year change: +2.3%, trend up
Monaco
Life expectancy at 15: 72.16 years
View MoreLife expectancy at age 15 (both sexes)
Global61.97years
19502100
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Life expectancy at age 15 (both sexes) (2026)
Monaco is projected to lead the world in life expectancy at age 15 (both sexes), recording 72.16 years in 2026, followed by San Marino (71.18 years) and Hong Kong (71.11 years). Japan (70.38 years) and Saint Barthélemy (70.18 years) close out the top 5. Next up, Andorra (70 years) and French Polynesia (69.98 years). Gibraltar (69.91 years), South Korea (69.89 years), and Switzerland (69.7 years) round out the top ten. Five of the top ten are in Europe, with three from Southern Europe.
Rank changes
How life expectancy at age 15 (both sexes) changed between 2021 and 2026
2021and2026
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 age 15?
- Monaco is projected to have the highest life expectancy at age 15 at 72.16 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the lowest life expectancy at age 15?
- Lesotho is projected to have the lowest life expectancy at age 15 at 48.27 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global life expectancy at age 15?
- The global life expectancy at age 15 is projected to be 61.97 years in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
