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Life Expectancy at Birth (female)

DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:LExFemale•years•1950 → 2026•225 countries
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
DemographicsUN DESA
Coverage
225
Frequency
yearly
Range
1950 \u2192 2026
Latest
2026
Spotlight
Monaco
MCO
88.8476 years
2026
Hong Kong SAR, China
HKG
88.5142 years
2026
Japan
JPN
88.1823 years
2026
Korea, Rep.
KOR
87.5109 years
2026
San Marino
SMR
87.4366 years
2026
French Polynesia
PYF
86.8568 years
2026
Life Expectancy at Birth (female) infographic

Life Expectancy at Birth (female) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: years
≤ 68.83
68.83 – 73.23
73.23 – 77.11
77.11 – 79.95
79.95 – 81.89
81.89 – 84.69
> 84.69
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Highest 15 countries

Life Expectancy at Birth (female)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Distribution across countries

Life Expectancy at Birth (female)
Countries
50
 
Median
85.3
 
Mean
85.4
 
25th pctl
84.2
 
75th pctl
86.2
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Compare trends

Life Expectancy at Birth (female)
MonacoHong Kong SAR, ChinaJapan
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
CountryLatestDateTrend
MonacoMCO88.85 years2026
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG88.51 years2026
JapanJPN88.18 years2026
Korea, Rep.KOR87.51 years2026
San MarinoSMR87.44 years2026
French PolynesiaPYF86.86 years2026
SpainESP86.71 years2026
RéunionREU86.68 years2026
SingaporeSGP86.6 years2026
AndorraAND86.49 years2026
GibraltarGIB86.45 years2026
FranceFRA86.42 years2026
SwitzerlandCHE86.2 years2026
BermudaBMU86.14 years2026
ItalyITA86.13 years2026
AustraliaAUS86.07 years2026
MartiniqueMTQ85.95 years2026
GuadeloupeGLP85.88 years2026
GuernseyGGY85.88 years2026
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC85.64 years2026
LiechtensteinLIE85.64 years2026
Puerto Rico (US)PRI85.63 years2026
MaltaMLT85.63 years2026
PortugalPRT85.51 years2026
SwedenSWE85.45 years2026
NorwayNOR85.21 years2026
CanadaCAN85.16 years2026
FinlandFIN85.02 years2026
IsraelISR84.94 years2026
IrelandIRL84.86 years2026
GreeceGRC84.73 years2026
AustriaAUT84.69 years2026
BelgiumBEL84.69 years2026
SloveniaSVN84.69 years2026
IcelandISL84.69 years2026
United Arab EmiratesARE84.55 years2026
St. Martin (French part)MAF84.21 years2026
DenmarkDNK84.19 years2026
LuxembourgLUX84.17 years2026
GermanyDEU84.11 years2026
NetherlandsNLD84.1 years2026
New ZealandNZL84.1 years2026
CyprusCYP84.05 years2026
Costa RicaCRI83.87 years2026
QatarQAT83.72 years2026
United KingdomGBR83.57 years2026
ChileCHL83.51 years2026
EstoniaEST83.42 years2026
Isle of ManIMN83.4 years2026
MaldivesMDV83.34 years2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)