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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)
225 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
225
 
Median
79
 
Mean
77.2
 
25th pctl
71.8
 
75th pctl
82.4
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)

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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
Cayman IslandsCYM83.28 years2026
AnguillaAIA83.05 years2026
Faroe IslandsFRO83.02 years2026
PanamaPAN82.99 years2026
CzechiaCZE82.96 years2026
PolandPOL82.74 years2026
BahrainBHR82.4 years2026
OmanOMN82.36 years2026
KuwaitKWT82.3 years2026
UruguayURY82.29 years2026
United StatesUSA82.23 years2026
JerseyJEY82.13 years2026
CroatiaHRV82.1 years2026
Slovak RepublicSVK81.98 years2026
AlbaniaALB81.89 years2026
GuamGUM81.88 years2026
Saint Pierre & MiquelonSPM81.87 years2026
ChinaCHN81.78 years2026
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR81.73 years2026
Saudi ArabiaSAU81.67 years2026
New CaledoniaNCL81.67 years2026
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH81.38 years2026
ThailandTHA81.36 years2026
TurkiyeTUR81.33 years2026
CuracaoCUW81.22 years2026
Northern Mariana IslandsMNP81.12 years2026
LithuaniaLTU81.05 years2026
Sri LankaLKA81.04 years2026
CubaCUB81 years2026
ColombiaCOL80.92 years2026
LatviaLVA80.85 years2026
Antigua and BarbudaATG80.75 years2026
MontenegroMNE80.74 years2026
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA80.72 years2026
KosovoXKX80.62 years2026
EcuadorECU80.62 years2026
PeruPER80.61 years2026
HungaryHUN80.61 years2026
JordanJOR80.6 years2026
SerbiaSRB80.5 years2026
British Virgin IslandsVGB80.46 years2026
French GuianaGUF80.44 years2026
ArgentinaARG80.29 years2026
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN80.17 years2026
LebanonLBN80.11 years2026
North MacedoniaMKD79.96 years2026
RomaniaROU79.95 years2026
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM79.92 years2026
ArmeniaARM79.87 years2026
MalaysiaMYS79.82 years2026
West Bank and GazaPSE79.75 years2026
TunisiaTUN79.68 years2026
Cabo VerdeCPV79.68 years2026
UkraineUKR79.67 years2026
BulgariaBGR79.66 years2026
Viet NamVNM79.62 years2026
BelarusBLR79.52 years2026
GeorgiaGEO79.49 years2026
BrazilBRA79.46 years2026
Russian FederationRUS79.46 years2026
MontserratMSR79.23 years2026
ArubaABW79.19 years2026
BarbadosBRB79.05 years2026
GrenadaGRD78.78 years2026
KazakhstanKAZ78.77 years2026
MauritiusMUS78.65 years2026
Bahamas, TheBHS78.59 years2026
MexicoMEX78.35 years2026
AlgeriaDZA78.34 years2026
MoroccoMAR78.13 years2026
Brunei DarussalamBRN78.07 years2026
NicaraguaNIC77.9 years2026
LibyaLBY77.83 years2026
AzerbaijanAZE77.6 years2026
ParaguayPRY77.35 years2026
Dominican RepublicDOM77.35 years2026
SurinameSUR77.26 years2026
BangladeshBGD77.22 years2026
MongoliaMNG77.11 years2026
Trinidad and TobagoTTO77.1 years2026
BelizeBLZ77.01 years2026
Venezuela, RBVEN76.99 years2026
SeychellesSYC76.98 years2026
El SalvadorSLV76.91 years2026
TongaTON76.84 years2026
St. LuciaLCA76.75 years2026
St. Kitts and NevisKNA76.43 years2026
American SamoaASM76.28 years2026
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK76.16 years2026
HondurasHND76.03 years2026
MoldovaMDA75.93 years2026
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR75.91 years2026
BhutanBTN75.84 years2026
UzbekistanUZB75.84 years2026
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ75.7 years2026
GuatemalaGTM75.37 years2026
DominicaDMA75.06 years2026
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT74.78 years2026
VanuatuVUT74.49 years2026
TajikistanTJK74.45 years2026
IraqIRQ74.45 years2026
JamaicaJAM74.45 years2026
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY74.41 years2026
IndiaIND74.39 years2026
GuyanaGUY74.35 years2026
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP74.26 years2026
SamoaWSM74.13 years2026
IndonesiaIDN73.77 years2026
CambodiaKHM73.72 years2026
TurkmenistanTKM73.33 years2026
PhilippinesPHL73.23 years2026
GreenlandGRL72.89 years2026
NepalNPL72.7 years2026
Solomon IslandsSLB72.52 years2026
PalauPLW72.23 years2026
BotswanaBWA72.17 years2026
Lao PDRLAO72.05 years2026
Yemen, Rep.YEM71.88 years2026
UgandaUGA71.83 years2026
NamibiaNAM71.78 years2026
BoliviaBOL71.69 years2026
GabonGAB71.64 years2026
EthiopiaETH71.58 years2026
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM71.57 years2026
SenegalSEN71.51 years2026
EritreaERI71.48 years2026
MauritaniaMRT71.2 years2026
TuvaluTUV71.19 years2026
MalawiMWI71.14 years2026
MyanmarMMR70.8 years2026
RwandaRWA70.63 years2026
PakistanPAK70.61 years2026
TanzaniaTZA70.44 years2026
SudanSDN70.21 years2026
South AfricaZAF70.16 years2026
Timor-LesteTLS70.14 years2026
FijiFJI69.9 years2026
Marshall IslandsMHL69.76 years2026
ComorosCOM69.69 years2026
Papua New GuineaPNG69.47 years2026
ZambiaZMB69.27 years2026
DjiboutiDJI69.18 years2026
HaitiHTI68.83 years2026
KiribatiKIR68.63 years2026
GhanaGHA68.57 years2026
AfghanistanAFG68.33 years2026
Gambia, TheGMB68.18 years2026
Congo, Rep.COG68.17 years2026
AngolaAGO67.73 years2026
EswatiniSWZ67.41 years2026
MozambiqueMOZ67.11 years2026
Guinea-BissauGNB66.91 years2026
CameroonCMR66.79 years2026
KenyaKEN66.51 years2026
Equatorial GuineaGNQ66.33 years2026
BurundiBDI66.24 years2026
MadagascarMDG66.06 years2026
ZimbabweZWE65.9 years2026
Cote d'IvoireCIV64.66 years2026
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD64.57 years2026
NauruNRU64.55 years2026
Sierra LeoneSLE64.09 years2026
LiberiaLBR63.97 years2026
Burkina FasoBFA63.81 years2026
TogoTGO63.61 years2026
NigerNER62.9 years2026
BeninBEN62.81 years2026
MaliMLI62.62 years2026
GuineaGIN62.44 years2026
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM61.86 years2026
LesothoLSO61.29 years2026
South SudanSSD60.98 years2026
Central African RepublicCAF60.06 years2026
ChadTCD57.56 years2026
NigeriaNGA55.3 years2026
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)