Year-over-year change: +0.4%, trend up
5-year change: +6.7%, trend up
Monaco
Life expectancy at 65: 23.5 years
View MoreLife expectancy at age 65 (both sexes)
Global17.95years
19502100
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Life expectancy at age 65 (both sexes) (2026)
With 23.5 years in 2026, Monaco is projected to lead the world in life expectancy at age 65 (both sexes), followed by Hong Kong (23.39 years) and San Marino (22.89 years). The top 5 is rounded off by Japan (22.82 years) and Réunion (22.53 years). Further down, Gibraltar (22.49 years) and France (22.32 years) hold the next two spots. Australia (22.24 years), Guadeloupe (22.17 years), and Saint Barthélemy (21.95 years) round out the top ten. Four of the top ten are in Europe.
Rank changes
How life expectancy at age 65 (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 65?
- Monaco is projected to have the highest life expectancy at age 65 at 23.5 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- Which country has the lowest life expectancy at age 65?
- Fiji is projected to have the lowest life expectancy at age 65 at 12.04 years in 2026, according to UN Population Division (2024).
- What is the global life expectancy at age 65?
- The global life expectancy at age 65 is projected to be 17.95 years in 2026, as published by the United Nations in World Population Prospects 2024.
