List of countries by life expectancy

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date15 Sep 2025

Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes mortality at all ages.

As of 2025, Monaco has the highest life expectancy at 86.61 years, followed by San Marino (85.93 years). The next three positions are occupied by Asian nations/regions, as Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea are at 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions, resp.

58 countries/regions have a life expectancy above 80 years, 67 have between 75 and 80 years, and 51 have between 70 and 75 years.

Six countries/regions have life expectancies below 60 years. Nigeria has the lowest life expectancy at 54.78 years. The worst life expectancies are found in Africa, as 14 of the lowest-ranked countries are located in Africa.

Everywhere in the world women live longer than men. Life expectancies for males are between 53.54 and 84.67 years, while for females these figures range from 55.12 to 88.73 years. The difference is maximum in the Russian Federation, where women's average life is 11.63 years longer than men's, followed by the United States Virgin Islands, having a discrepancy greater than 10 years. Togo has a minimum difference of 0.52 years.

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Life expectancy at birth (2025)

Code Country/Region Both Sexes Male Female F-M Continent
YearsRankYearsRankYears RankYears
BDIBurundi63.9721861.8921766.062184.17Africa
COMComoros67.2519865.2219169.452014.23Africa
DJIDjibouti66.4120563.9220468.962045.04Africa
ERIEritrea69.1518267.0017871.221884.22Africa
ETHEthiopia67.8819064.6219571.301866.69Africa
KENKenya64.0121761.8021866.322164.51Africa
MDGMadagascar64.0421662.3121365.822193.52Africa
MWIMalawi67.7419164.4519970.961916.51Africa
MUSMauritius75.2712372.2812078.501256.21Africa
MYTMayotte76.4211074.459678.681224.23Africa
MOZMozambique63.9721960.6622366.932136.27Africa
REURéunion83.801580.812886.5795.76Africa
RWARwanda68.2418765.9218770.391944.47Africa
SYCSeychelles73.1414470.2314376.831416.60Africa
SOMSomalia59.1123256.6323261.702325.07Africa
SSDSouth Sudan57.8523554.8723560.862345.99Africa
UGAUganda68.7118565.7018871.601825.90Africa
TZAUnited Republic of Tanzania67.4219564.5919670.211955.63Africa
ZMBZambia66.7020264.2520069.072034.82Africa
ZWEZimbabwe63.3522060.7522165.612204.85Africa
AGOAngola64.9921162.4421167.542115.09Africa
CMRCameroon64.2521462.0521566.522154.47Africa
CAFCentral African Republic57.9023455.7323359.802354.07Africa
TCDChad55.4323653.5423757.392363.85Africa
COGCongo66.2020864.5119867.942103.43Africa
CODDemocratic Republic of the Congo62.2322560.1022764.402224.30Africa
GNQEquatorial Guinea64.1021562.4021266.102173.70Africa
GABGabon68.7018666.2318671.451845.22Africa
STPSao Tome and Principe70.0817566.5718374.081667.51Africa
DZAAlgeria76.6910575.308478.131282.83Africa
EGYEgypt71.9915869.8215074.221644.40Africa
LBYLibya73.1914371.2312975.261554.03Africa
MARMorocco75.6811873.5410977.961294.42Africa
SDNSudan66.7020163.6120670.021966.40Africa
TUNTunisia76.9010274.349879.501115.16Africa
ESHWestern Sahara71.7816270.0614673.991673.94Africa
BWABotswana69.4318066.9018072.011785.11Africa
SWZEswatini64.4021361.4521967.262125.81Africa
LSOLesotho58.2223355.4423460.872335.43Africa
NAMNamibia67.6619263.6020771.631818.03Africa
ZAFSouth Africa66.4920462.9620969.981977.02Africa
BENBenin61.1422959.6822962.612292.93Africa
BFABurkina Faso61.4722859.2823163.622264.34Africa
CPVCabo Verde76.4011173.2511079.531096.27Africa
CIVCôte d'Ivoire62.2822460.3222664.492214.17Africa
GMBGambia66.2520764.5319767.962093.43Africa
GHAGhana65.8920963.4920868.362074.87Africa
GINGuinea61.0623059.8022862.272312.46Africa
GNBGuinea-Bissau64.4121261.9621666.722144.75Africa
LBRLiberia62.4722261.1422063.802252.66Africa
MLIMali60.8923159.4623062.382302.92Africa
MRTMauritania68.9418366.9017970.971904.06Africa
NERNiger61.6622760.6922262.662281.96Africa
NGANigeria54.7823754.4523655.122370.66Africa
SHNSaint Helena77.139974.199980.86826.66Africa
SENSenegal69.1618167.2117571.261874.05Africa
SLESierra Leone62.1522660.4122563.902243.49Africa
TGOTogo63.1422162.8721063.392270.52Africa
KAZKazakhstan74.6713270.4314278.651238.22Asia
KGZKyrgyzstan71.9715968.4416575.561527.12Asia
TJKTajikistan72.0515769.7815174.291624.51Asia
TKMTurkmenistan70.3317267.1317673.171716.04Asia
UZBUzbekistan72.6615169.6815475.701516.02Asia
CHNChina78.377675.657781.25755.59Asia
HKGChina, Hong Kong SAR85.77383.10388.3925.29Asia
MACChina, Macao SAR83.422281.262285.49244.23Asia
TWNChina, Taiwan Province of China80.945278.095783.88465.80Asia
PRKDem. People's Republic of Korea73.8613771.6612676.021484.36Asia
JPNJapan85.00481.991188.0336.04Asia
MNGMongolia72.2415667.7516976.881389.13Asia
KORRepublic of Korea84.54581.441987.4045.96Asia
AFGAfghanistan66.5420364.9419368.082083.14Asia
BGDBangladesh75.2012573.5510876.941373.39Asia
BTNBhutan73.5313971.8212475.551533.73Asia
INDIndia72.4915470.9513274.131653.18Asia
IRNIran (Islamic Republic of)78.058376.227079.991003.78Asia
MDVMaldives81.514980.203683.17532.98Asia
NPLNepal70.9016969.3215872.421753.09Asia
PAKPakistan67.9418965.5819070.471934.90Asia
LKASri Lanka77.858574.659280.90816.25Asia
BRNBrunei Darussalam75.6711973.6510777.901304.25Asia
KHMCambodia70.9716868.2916773.531705.24Asia
IDNIndonesia71.4416769.2915973.611694.32Asia
LAOLao People's Democratic Republic69.4717967.2517471.801794.54Asia
MYSMalaysia76.9910174.639379.671075.04Asia
MMRMyanmar67.3019764.1820170.591926.41Asia
PHLPhilippines70.0717667.1017773.111726.01Asia
SGPSingapore84.001281.531886.48104.95Asia
THAThailand76.8310372.6511681.17778.52Asia
TLSTimor-Leste68.1318866.4818469.921983.44Asia
VNMViet Nam74.8812670.2314479.491129.26Asia
ARMArmenia76.0111571.7612579.731067.97Asia
AZEAzerbaijan74.7313171.8612377.451325.58Asia
BHRBahrain81.584781.032582.26601.23Asia
CYPCyprus81.994380.053783.93453.88Asia
GEOGeorgia74.8212969.9314979.361149.43Asia
IRQIraq72.5315270.5913874.331593.74Asia
ISRIsrael82.772880.673384.81314.14Asia
JORJordan78.137976.067380.46914.40Asia
KWTKuwait80.785379.634382.15632.51Asia
LBNLebanon78.088276.027479.991013.97Asia
OMNOman80.455778.955082.21613.26Asia
QATQatar82.683181.961283.60481.64Asia
SAUSaudi Arabia79.206677.566181.51743.95Asia
PSEState of Palestine73.1014669.7215376.861397.15Asia
SYRSyrian Arab Republic72.9914870.5813975.421544.84Asia
TURTürkiye77.828674.948880.82845.88Asia
AREUnited Arab Emirates83.242482.37684.44382.07Asia
YEMYemen69.5817767.4917271.711804.22Asia
BLRBelarus74.7913069.9414879.371139.43Europe
BGRBulgaria75.9611672.5211979.511106.99Europe
CZECzechia80.115877.356382.85565.50Europe
HUNHungary77.339574.0710180.46906.39Europe
POLPoland78.986975.318382.61597.30Europe
MDARepublic of Moldova71.4716566.8318175.811508.98Europe
ROURomania76.2511372.7411479.821047.08Europe
RUSRussian Federation73.5214067.6917079.3211611.63Europe
SVKSlovakia78.657275.418081.84676.44Europe
UKRUkraine74.8712769.9914779.541089.55Europe
DNKDenmark82.253980.393484.10393.71Europe
ESTEstonia79.486575.358283.30527.95Europe
FROFaroe Islands80.605678.645182.84574.21Europe
FINFinland82.244079.604584.91305.31Europe
GGYGuernsey83.512181.312085.73204.42Europe
ISLIceland83.152581.801584.57372.77Europe
IRLIreland82.752980.792984.73323.94Europe
IMNIsle of Man81.225079.204983.30514.10Europe
JEYJersey79.995978.045881.97653.93Europe
LVALatvia76.4810971.9412280.73868.79Europe
LTULithuania76.3211271.6112780.93809.32Europe
NORNorway83.611882.12985.09282.97Europe
SWESweden83.582081.841485.34273.50Europe
GBRUnited Kingdom81.604679.724183.45493.73Europe
ALBAlbania79.956178.125681.74693.62Europe
ANDAndorra84.33782.41586.37113.95Europe
BIHBosnia and Herzegovina78.247874.889181.23766.35Europe
HRVCroatia78.927075.807681.95666.15Europe
GIBGibraltar83.781681.182386.35125.17Europe
GRCGreece82.234179.744084.60334.87Europe
VATHoly See83.292381.152485.35264.20Europe
ITAItaly84.031181.941386.01154.07Europe
XXKKosovo (under UNSC res. 1244)78.427576.236980.46944.23Europe
MLTMalta83.631781.691785.51223.82Europe
MNEMontenegro77.439374.1210080.60886.48Europe
MKDNorth Macedonia77.689075.417979.831034.42Europe
PRTPortugal82.723079.893985.37255.47Europe
SMRSan Marino85.93284.43287.3352.90Europe
SRBSerbia77.149873.8910680.35966.46Europe
SVNSlovenia81.944479.334784.58345.25Europe
ESPSpain83.961381.272186.5985.33Europe
AUTAustria82.293879.973884.57354.60Europe
BELBelgium82.433580.263584.57364.31Europe
FRAFrance83.581980.733286.31135.59Europe
DEUGermany81.714579.424684.01424.59Europe
LIELiechtenstein83.931482.22885.54213.32Europe
LUXLuxembourg82.493380.912684.06413.15Europe
MCOMonaco86.61184.67188.7314.07Europe
NLDNetherlands82.453480.892783.98443.09Europe
CHESwitzerland84.23982.34786.06143.72Europe
AIAAnguilla79.676276.446882.92556.47North America
ATGAntigua and Barbuda77.948474.938980.60875.67North America
ABWAruba76.6410673.9910379.061205.06North America
BHSBahamas74.8612871.2113078.461267.25North America
BRBBarbados76.4910773.9310478.911214.98North America
BESBonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba77.788775.587880.46924.88North America
VGBBritish Virgin Islands77.619274.899080.33975.45North America
CYMCayman Islands80.725478.405583.14544.73North America
CUBCuba78.457476.067280.84834.78North America
CUWCuraçao77.179772.8711381.10788.23North America
DMADominica71.4516668.4916474.881576.40North America
DOMDominican Republic73.9913470.7913477.231336.44North America
GRDGrenada75.5212172.6811578.641245.97North America
GLPGuadeloupe82.403678.565385.77197.21North America
HTIHaiti65.3021062.0721468.672056.61North America
JAMJamaica71.7316369.1716074.301615.12North America
MTQMartinique82.892679.634485.84186.20North America
MSRMontserrat76.4910874.419779.091194.68North America
PRIPuerto Rico82.084278.505485.50237.00North America
BLMSaint Barthélemy84.52681.701687.0365.34North America
KNASaint Kitts and Nevis72.4315568.8216376.291467.47North America
LCASaint Lucia73.0014769.6015676.601457.01North America
MAFSaint Martin (French part)80.655577.216584.09406.88North America
VCTSaint Vincent and the Grenadines71.5116468.8916274.621585.73North America
SXMSint Maarten (Dutch part)76.7010474.0110279.791055.78North America
TTOTrinidad and Tobago73.7513870.6413776.961366.32North America
TCATurks and Caicos Islands78.347776.187180.59894.41North America
VIRUnited States Virgin Islands75.9311770.9513381.607110.65North America
BLZBelize73.9013571.2312876.831405.60North America
CRICosta Rica81.195178.605283.73475.12North America
SLVEl Salvador72.5215367.9916876.701438.71North America
GTMGuatemala72.9014970.5714075.211564.64North America
HNDHonduras73.2214270.6513675.851495.21North America
MEXMexico75.4512272.6311878.171275.55North America
NICNicaragua75.2712472.6411777.741315.11North America
PANPanama79.966077.106682.84585.74North America
ARGArgentina77.698975.148680.16995.02South America
BOLBolivia (Plurinational State of)68.9118466.4218571.511835.09South America
BRABrazil76.2011473.1411279.301176.16South America
CHLChile81.544879.674283.37503.70South America
COLColombia78.098175.368180.77855.40South America
ECUEcuador77.768875.088780.46935.38South America
FLKFalkland Islands (Malvinas)79.596477.596081.55723.96South America
GUFFrench Guiana77.379474.529580.30985.78South America
GUYGuyana70.4517166.7318274.231637.49South America
PRYParaguay74.1113371.1413177.221346.09South America
PERPeru78.128075.827580.45954.63South America
SURSuriname73.9013670.7313577.121356.39South America
URYUruguay78.457374.599482.17627.58South America
VENVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)72.8415069.0516176.821427.77South America
BMUBermuda82.663279.264886.01166.75North America
CANCanada82.882780.743185.03294.29North America
GRLGreenland70.3217368.3116672.741744.43North America
SPMSaint Pierre and Miquelon77.1110073.1511181.76688.60North America
USAUnited States of America79.616377.226482.11644.88North America
AUSAustralia84.211082.43485.97173.54Oceania
NZLNew Zealand82.393780.773084.00433.24Oceania
FJIFiji67.6219365.6018969.721994.12Oceania
NCLNew Caledonia79.076876.636781.53734.90Oceania
PNGPapua New Guinea66.3920663.9420369.342025.40Oceania
SLBSolomon Islands70.8317069.4715772.341762.88Oceania
VUTVanuatu71.8416169.7415274.311604.57Oceania
GUMGuam77.639173.8910581.74707.85Oceania
KIRKiribati66.7220064.7919468.482063.69Oceania
MHLMarshall Islands67.2019965.1219269.622004.50Oceania
FSMMicronesia (Fed. States of)67.5019463.7620571.421857.66Oceania
NRUNauru62.4422360.5422464.372233.83Oceania
MNPNorthern Mariana Islands79.096777.436281.00793.56Oceania
PLWPalau69.4917867.3517372.081774.74Oceania
ASMAmerican Samoa73.1314570.4414176.141475.70Oceania
COKCook Islands75.6512072.2412179.341157.09Oceania
PYFFrench Polynesia84.31882.031086.7474.71Oceania
NIUNiue70.2217467.6417173.021735.38Oceania
WSMSamoa71.9516070.0614573.981683.92Oceania
TKLTokelau77.299675.208579.161183.96Oceania
TONTonga73.2314169.6415576.691447.05Oceania
TUVTuvalu67.4119664.0520271.021896.97Oceania
WLFWallis and Futuna Islands78.907177.905979.891021.99Oceania
World 73.52 70.91 76.21 5.30