Indicator

Life expectancy at birth ranking

Highest and lowest
In 2025, life expectancy at birth was highest in Monaco, San Marino, and Hong Kong (China), while the lowest values were recorded in Nigeria, Chad, and South Sudan. The full ranking is shown below.
Full ranking
Life expectancy at birth
Average years of life
RankEconomyYear
1Monaco86.62025
2San Marino85.92025
3Hong Kong (China)85.82025
4Japan85.02025
5Korea84.52025
6Saint Barthélemy84.52025
7Andorra84.32025
8French Polynesia84.32025
9Switzerland84.22025
10Australia84.22025
11Italy84.02025
12Singapore84.02025
13Spain84.02025
14Liechtenstein83.92025
15Réunion83.82025
16Gibraltar83.82025
17Malta83.62025
18Norway83.62025
19France83.62025
20Sweden83.62025
21Bailiwick of Guernsey83.52025
22Macau (China)83.42025
23Holy See83.32025
24United Arab Emirates83.22025
25Iceland83.22025
26Martinique82.92025
27Canada82.92025
28Israel82.82025
29Ireland82.72025
30Portugal82.72025
31Qatar82.72025
32Bermuda82.72025
33Luxembourg82.52025
34Netherlands82.42025
35Belgium82.42025
36Guadeloupe82.42025
37New Zealand82.42025
38Austria82.32025
39Denmark82.22025
40Finland82.22025
41Greece82.22025
42Puerto Rico82.12025
43Cyprus82.02025
44Slovenia81.92025
45Germany81.72025
46United Kingdom81.62025
47Bahrain81.62025
48Chile81.52025
49Maldives81.52025
50Isle of Man81.22025
51Costa Rica81.22025
52Chinese Taipei80.92025
53Kuwait80.82025
54Cayman Islands80.72025
55Saint Martin80.62025
56Faroe Islands80.62025
57Oman80.52025
58Czechia80.12025
59Jersey80.02025
60Panama80.02025
61Albania80.02025
62Anguilla79.72025
63United States79.62025
64Falkland Islands (Malvinas)79.62025
65Estonia79.52025
66Saudi Arabia79.22025
67Northern Mariana Islands79.12025
68New Caledonia79.12025
69Poland79.02025
70Croatia78.92025
71Wallis and Futuna78.92025
72Slovak Republic78.72025
73Uruguay78.52025
74Cuba78.42025
75China78.42025
76Turks and Caicos Islands78.32025
77Bosnia and Herzegovina78.22025
78Jordan78.12025
79Peru78.12025
80Colombia78.12025
81Lebanon78.12025
82Iran78.12025
83Antigua and Barbuda77.92025
84Sri Lanka77.92025
85Türkiye77.82025
86Bonaire - Saba - Saint Eustatius77.82025
87Ecuador77.82025
88Argentina77.72025
89North Macedonia77.72025
90Guam77.62025
91British Virgin Islands77.62025
92Montenegro77.42025
93French Guiana77.42025
94Hungary77.32025
95Tokelau77.32025
96Curaçao77.22025
97Serbia77.12025
98Saint Helena77.12025
99Saint Pierre and Miquelon77.12025
100Malaysia77.02025
101Tunisia76.92025
102Thailand76.82025
103Sint Maarten76.72025
104Algeria76.72025
105Aruba76.62025
106Barbados76.52025
107Montserrat76.52025
108Latvia76.52025
109Mayotte76.42025
110Cabo Verde76.42025
111Lithuania76.32025
112Romania76.22025
113Brazil76.22025
114Armenia76.02025
115Bulgaria76.02025
116Virgin Islands (U.S.)75.92025
117Morocco75.72025
118Brunei Darussalam75.72025
119Cook Islands75.72025
120Grenada75.52025
121Mexico75.42025
122Mauritius75.32025
123Nicaragua75.32025
124Bangladesh75.22025
125Viet Nam74.92025
126Ukraine74.92025
127Bahamas74.92025
128Georgia74.82025
129Belarus74.82025
130Azerbaijan74.72025
131Kazakhstan74.72025
132Paraguay74.12025
133Dominican Republic74.02025
134Belize73.92025
135Suriname73.92025
136North Korea73.92025
137Trinidad and Tobago73.72025
138Bhutan73.52025
139Russia73.52025
140Tonga73.22025
141Honduras73.22025
142Libya73.22025
143Seychelles73.12025
144American Samoa73.12025
145West Bank and Gaza73.12025
146Saint Lucia73.02025
147Syrian Arab Republic73.02025
148Guatemala72.92025
149Venezuela72.82025
150Uzbekistan72.72025
151Iraq72.52025
152El Salvador72.52025
153India72.52025
154Saint Kitts and Nevis72.42025
155Mongolia72.22025
156Tajikistan72.12025
157Egypt72.02025
158Kyrgyzstan72.02025
159Samoa71.92025
160Vanuatu71.82025
161Western Sahara71.82025
162Jamaica71.72025
163Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.52025
164Moldova71.52025
165Dominica71.52025
166Indonesia71.42025
167Cambodia71.02025
168Nepal70.92025
169Solomon Islands70.82025
170Guyana70.42025
171Turkmenistan70.32025
172Greenland70.32025
173Niue70.22025
174Sao Tome and Principe70.12025
175Philippines70.12025
176Yemen69.62025
177Palau69.52025
178Lao PDR69.52025
179Botswana69.42025
180Senegal69.22025
181Eritrea69.22025
182Mauritania68.92025
183Bolivia68.92025
184Uganda68.72025
185Gabon68.72025
186Rwanda68.22025
187Timor-Leste68.12025
188Pakistan67.92025
189Ethiopia67.92025
190Malawi67.72025
191Namibia67.72025
192Fiji67.62025
193Micronesia67.52025
194Tanzania67.42025
195Tuvalu67.42025
196Myanmar67.32025
197Comoros67.22025
198Marshall Islands67.22025
199Kiribati66.72025
200Sudan66.72025
201Zambia66.72025
202Afghanistan66.52025
203South Africa66.52025
204Djibouti66.42025
205Papua New Guinea66.42025
206Gambia66.32025
207Congo Republic66.22025
208Ghana65.92025
209Haiti65.32025
210Angola65.02025
211Guinea-Bissau64.42025
212Eswatini64.42025
213Cameroon64.22025
214Equatorial Guinea64.12025
215Madagascar64.02025
216Kenya64.02025
217Burundi64.02025
218Mozambique64.02025
219Zimbabwe63.32025
220Togo63.12025
221Liberia62.52025
222Nauru62.42025
223Côte d'Ivoire62.32025
224Congo DR62.22025
225Sierra Leone62.22025
226Niger61.72025
227Burkina Faso61.52025
228Benin61.12025
229Guinea61.12025
230Mali60.92025
231Somalia59.12025
232Lesotho58.22025
233Central African Republic57.92025
234South Sudan57.92025
235Chad55.42025
236Nigeria54.82025
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Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations World Population Prospects.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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