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Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes)

DemographicsUN DESAun_desa_pop:LEx•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
86.7344 years
2026
San Marino
SMR
86.0317 years
2026
Hong Kong SAR, China
HKG
85.9024 years
2026
Japan
JPN
85.1467 years
2026
Korea, Rep.
KOR
84.6368 years
2026
Andorra
AND
84.4608 years
2026
Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes) infographic

Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2026)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: years
≤ 66.61
66.61 – 70.45
70.45 – 73.98
73.98 – 76.89
76.89 – 79.15
79.15 – 82.59
> 82.59
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Highest 15 countries

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

Distribution across countries

Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes)
Countries
50
 
Median
83
 
Mean
83.2
 
25th pctl
82.4
 
75th pctl
84.1
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

Compare trends

Life Expectancy at Birth (both sexes)
MonacoSan MarinoHong Kong SAR, China
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
CountryLatestDateTrend
MonacoMCO86.73 years2026
San MarinoSMR86.03 years2026
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG85.9 years2026
JapanJPN85.15 years2026
Korea, Rep.KOR84.64 years2026
AndorraAND84.46 years2026
French PolynesiaPYF84.44 years2026
SwitzerlandCHE84.37 years2026
AustraliaAUS84.34 years2026
ItalyITA84.18 years2026
SingaporeSGP84.13 years2026
SpainESP84.08 years2026
LiechtensteinLIE84.06 years2026
RéunionREU83.92 years2026
GibraltarGIB83.9 years2026
MaltaMLT83.78 years2026
NorwayNOR83.76 years2026
SwedenSWE83.73 years2026
FranceFRA83.7 years2026
GuernseyGGY83.67 years2026
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC83.6 years2026
United Arab EmiratesARE83.39 years2026
IcelandISL83.3 years2026
CanadaCAN83.05 years2026
MartiniqueMTQ83.04 years2026
IrelandIRL82.92 years2026
IsraelISR82.9 years2026
PortugalPRT82.89 years2026
QatarQAT82.83 years2026
BermudaBMU82.83 years2026
LuxembourgLUX82.64 years2026
NetherlandsNLD82.61 years2026
BelgiumBEL82.59 years2026
GuadeloupeGLP82.56 years2026
New ZealandNZL82.52 years2026
AustriaAUT82.45 years2026
FinlandFIN82.4 years2026
GreeceGRC82.4 years2026
DenmarkDNK82.39 years2026
Puerto Rico (US)PRI82.26 years2026
CyprusCYP82.15 years2026
SloveniaSVN82.1 years2026
GermanyDEU81.86 years2026
United KingdomGBR81.75 years2026
BahrainBHR81.74 years2026
MaldivesMDV81.73 years2026
ChileCHL81.71 years2026
Isle of ManIMN81.38 years2026
Costa RicaCRI81.38 years2026
KuwaitKWT80.97 years2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)