🌍 World Alive

Highest life expectancy — 2026

Life expectancy at birth: how long a newborn would live if today's age-specific death rates held for life.

Monaco leads with 86.5 years at birth, followed by San Marino (85.8) and Hong Kong (85.4). The median across the 217 countries with data is 74.7; the world figure is 73.5. Data year: 2024.

Top 15

Monaco86.5San Marino85.8Hong Kong85.4Kuwait84.6Switzerland84.4Liechtenstein84.2French Polynesia84.2Andorra84.2Sweden84.1Japan84.0Italy84.0Spain83.9Gibraltar83.6South Korea83.6Singapore83.3

All 217 countries

RankCountryYears at birthPopulationYear
#1Flag of Monaco Monaco86.538,3412024
#2Flag of San Marino San Marino85.834,1092024
#3Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong85.47,498,9002024
#4Flag of Kuwait Kuwait84.64,865,2982024
#5Flag of Switzerland Switzerland84.49,092,4362024
#6Flag of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein84.241,0242024
#7Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia84.2282,4652024
#8Flag of Andorra Andorra84.282,9042024
#9Flag of Sweden Sweden84.110,596,6202024
#10Flag of Japan Japan84.0123,366,7342024
#11Flag of Italy Italy84.058,915,6562024
#12Flag of Spain Spain83.949,355,1432024
#13Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar83.640,1262024
#14Flag of South Korea South Korea83.651,684,5642024
#15Flag of Singapore Singapore83.36,111,1752024
#16Flag of Macau Macau83.3685,9002024
#17Flag of Israel Israel83.210,122,8002024
#18Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg83.2686,9702024
#19Flag of Norway Norway83.25,610,8702024
#20Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands83.154,9002024
#21Flag of United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates83.111,513,1492024
#22Flag of Australia Australia83.127,614,4112024
#23Flag of Ireland Ireland83.05,484,3672024
#24Flag of France France83.068,720,3372024
#25Flag of Malta Malta83.0579,7042024
#26Flag of Iceland Iceland82.8392,4042024
#27Flag of Qatar Qatar82.52,972,2152024
#28Flag of Bermuda Bermuda82.564,5552024
#29Flag of Portugal Portugal82.410,804,8712024
#30Flag of Finland Finland82.35,646,4362024
#31Flag of Belgium Belgium82.311,941,7812024
#32Flag of Slovenia Slovenia82.32,130,9862024
#33Flag of Denmark Denmark82.36,009,1692024
#34Flag of Canada Canada82.141,651,6532024
#35Flag of New Zealand New Zealand82.05,324,7002024
#36Flag of Austria Austria82.09,208,1632024
#37Flag of Netherlands Netherlands82.018,087,6332024
#38Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico81.93,184,8352024
#39Flag of Greece Greece81.810,413,9622024
#40Flag of Cyprus Cyprus81.81,370,7542024
#41Flag of Bahrain Bahrain81.41,600,3662024
#42Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom81.469,487,0002024
#43Flag of Chile Chile81.419,859,9212024
#44Flag of Maldives Maldives81.3529,6762024
#45CHI Channel Islands81.2168,4662024
#46Flag of Isle of Man Isle of Man81.184,1182024
#47Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica81.05,152,9502024
#48Flag of Germany Germany80.883,491,2492024
#49Flag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands80.8103,7922024
#50Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands80.575,8442024
#51Flag of Saint Martin Saint Martin80.424,9412024
#52Flag of Oman Oman80.25,494,6912024
#53Flag of Czechia Czechia80.010,886,8782024
#54Flag of Albania Albania79.82,349,5802024
#55Flag of Panama Panama79.84,571,1892024
#56Flag of Estonia Estonia79.31,366,4752024
#57Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia79.036,973,5552024
#58Flag of Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands78.943,5412024
#59Flag of Croatia Croatia78.93,876,2002024
#60Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia78.9295,3332024
#61Flag of United States United States78.9341,784,8572024
#62Flag of Poland Poland78.436,435,8612024
#63Flag of Slovakia Slovakia78.45,413,8132024
#64Flag of Armenia Armenia78.33,086,7002024
#65Flag of Uruguay Uruguay78.33,384,6882024
#66Flag of Cuba Cuba78.310,937,2032024
#67Flag of Kosovo Kosovo78.21,576,8762024
#68Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands78.246,8552024
#69Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina78.03,140,0952024
#70Flag of China China78.01,406,585,0002024
#71Flag of Jordan Jordan78.011,520,6842024
#72Flag of Lebanon Lebanon77.95,849,4212024
#73Flag of Peru Peru77.934,576,6652024
#74Flag of Colombia Colombia77.953,425,6352024
#75Flag of Montenegro Montenegro77.9623,1292024
#76Flag of Iran Iran77.992,417,6812024
#77Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda77.894,2092024
#78Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka77.721,756,0002024
#79Flag of Ecuador Ecuador77.618,289,8962024
#80Flag of Argentina Argentina77.545,851,3782024
#81Flag of British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands77.439,7322024
#82Flag of Guam Guam77.4168,9992024
#83Flag of Türkiye Türkiye77.485,878,5562024
#84Flag of Lithuania Lithuania77.22,888,7742024
#85Flag of Curaçao Curaçao77.0156,2632024
#86Flag of Malaysia Malaysia76.835,977,8382024
#87Flag of Hungary Hungary76.79,514,2512024
#88Flag of Tunisia Tunisia76.712,348,5732024
#89Flag of North Macedonia North Macedonia76.61,820,9092024
#90Flag of Thailand Thailand76.671,619,8632024
#91Flag of Sint Maarten Sint Maarten76.543,9232024
#92Flag of Aruba Aruba76.5108,7852024
#93Flag of Algeria Algeria76.547,435,3122024
#94Flag of Romania Romania76.519,020,2712024
#95Flag of Latvia Latvia76.41,847,7852024
#96Flag of Barbados Barbados76.3282,6232024
#97Flag of Seychelles Seychelles76.3122,7302024
#98Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde76.2527,3262024
#99Flag of Brazil Brazil76.0212,812,4052024
#100Flag of Serbia Serbia76.06,549,1432024
#101Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria75.86,433,3022024
#102Flag of Brunei Brunei75.5466,3302024
#103Flag of Morocco Morocco75.538,430,7702024
#104Flag of Grenada Grenada75.4117,3032024
#105Flag of Mexico Mexico75.3131,946,9002024
#106Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua75.17,007,5022024
#107Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh74.9175,686,8992024
#108Flag of Vietnam Vietnam74.7101,598,5272024
#109Flag of Bahamas Bahamas74.7403,0332024
#110Flag of Ukraine Ukraine74.738,980,3762024
#111Flag of Georgia Georgia74.73,935,7662024
#112Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan74.610,246,9962024
#113Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan74.520,843,7542024
#114Flag of Belarus Belarus74.49,085,9912024
#115Flag of Paraguay Paraguay74.07,013,0782024
#116Flag of Dominican Republic Dominican Republic73.911,520,4872024
#117Flag of Mauritius Mauritius73.81,243,7412024
#118Flag of Suriname Suriname73.8639,8502024
#119Flag of North Korea North Korea73.726,571,0362024
#120Flag of Belize Belize73.7422,9242024
#121Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago73.61,367,7642024
#122Flag of Russia Russia73.4143,513,3282024
#123Flag of Bhutan Bhutan73.3796,6822024
#124Flag of Tonga Tonga73.1103,7422024
#125Flag of Honduras Honduras73.011,005,8502024
#126Flag of American Samoa American Samoa73.046,0292024
#127Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia72.8180,1492024
#128Flag of Guatemala Guatemala72.718,687,8812024
#129Flag of Venezuela Venezuela72.728,516,8962024
#130Flag of Syria Syria72.625,620,4272024
#131Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan72.537,053,4282024
#132Flag of Iraq Iraq72.447,020,7742024
#133Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan72.47,343,0642024
#134Flag of Mongolia Mongolia72.43,568,9782024
#135Flag of El Salvador El Salvador72.36,365,5032024
#136Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis72.346,9222024
#137Flag of India India72.21,463,865,5252024
#138Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan71.910,786,7342024
#139Flag of Samoa Samoa71.8219,3062024
#140Flag of Egypt Egypt71.8118,365,9952024
#141Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu71.7335,1692024
#142Flag of Jamaica Jamaica71.62,837,0772024
#143Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines71.499,9242024
#144Flag of Moldova Moldova71.32,360,5272024
#145Flag of Dominica Dominica71.365,8712024
#146Flag of Indonesia Indonesia71.3285,721,2362024
#147Flag of Libya Libya71.17,458,5552024
#148Flag of Cambodia Cambodia70.817,847,9822024
#149Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands70.7838,6452024
#150Flag of Nepal Nepal70.629,618,1182024
#151Flag of Guyana Guyana70.3835,9862024
#152Flag of Greenland Greenland70.356,8312024
#153Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan70.27,618,8472024
#154Flag of Philippines Philippines69.9116,786,9622024
#155Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe69.9240,2542024
#156Flag of Yemen Yemen69.441,773,8782024
#157Flag of Palau Palau69.417,6632024
#158Flag of Botswana Botswana69.32,562,1222024
#159Flag of Laos Laos69.27,873,0462024
#160Flag of Palestine Palestine69.25,413,5962024
#161Flag of Senegal Senegal68.918,931,9662024
#162Flag of Eritrea Eritrea68.93,607,0032024
#163Flag of Bolivia Bolivia68.712,581,8432024
#164Flag of Mauritania Mauritania68.75,315,0652024
#165Flag of Gabon Gabon68.52,593,1302024
#166Flag of Uganda Uganda68.551,384,8942024
#167Flag of Rwanda Rwanda68.014,569,3412024
#168Flag of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste67.91,418,5172024
#169Flag of Pakistan Pakistan67.8255,219,5542024
#170Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia67.6135,472,0512024
#171Flag of Malawi Malawi67.622,216,1202024
#172Flag of Namibia Namibia67.53,092,8162024
#173Flag of Fiji Fiji67.5933,1542024
#174Flag of Micronesia Micronesia67.4113,6832024
#175Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu67.39,4922024
#176Flag of Tanzania Tanzania67.270,545,8652024
#177Flag of Myanmar Myanmar67.154,850,6482024
#178Flag of Marshall Islands Marshall Islands67.136,2822024
#179Flag of Comoros Comoros67.0882,8472024
#180Flag of Kiribati Kiribati66.6136,4882024
#181Flag of Zambia Zambia66.521,913,8742024
#182Flag of Sudan Sudan66.551,662,1472024
#183Flag of South Africa South Africa66.364,747,3192024
#184Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan66.343,844,1112024
#185Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea66.310,762,8172024
#186Flag of Djibouti Djibouti66.21,184,0762024
#187Flag of Gambia Gambia66.12,822,0932024
#188Flag of Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo66.06,484,4372024
#189Flag of Ghana Ghana65.735,064,2722024
#190Flag of Haiti Haiti65.111,906,0952024
#191Flag of Angola Angola64.839,040,0392024
#192Flag of Eswatini Eswatini64.31,256,1742024
#193Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau64.32,249,5152024
#194Flag of Cameroon Cameroon64.029,879,3372024
#195Flag of Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea63.91,938,4312024
#196Flag of Madagascar Madagascar63.832,740,6782024
#197Flag of Kenya Kenya63.857,532,4932024
#198Flag of Burundi Burundi63.814,390,0032024
#199Flag of Mozambique Mozambique63.835,631,6532024
#200Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe63.116,950,7952024
#201Flag of Togo Togo62.98,591,6262024
#202Flag of Liberia Liberia62.35,731,2062024
#203Flag of Nauru Nauru62.312,0252024
#204Flag of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast62.132,711,5472024
#205Flag of DR Congo DR Congo62.1112,832,4732024
#206Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone62.08,819,7942024
#207Flag of Niger Niger61.427,917,8312024
#208Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso61.324,074,5802024
#209Flag of Benin Benin61.014,814,4602024
#210Flag of Guinea Guinea60.915,099,7272024
#211Flag of Mali Mali60.725,198,8212024
#212Flag of Somalia Somalia59.019,654,7392024
#213Flag of Lesotho Lesotho57.82,363,3252024
#214Flag of South Sudan South Sudan57.712,188,7882024
#215Flag of Central African Republic Central African Republic57.75,513,2822024
#216Flag of Chad Chad55.221,003,7052024
#217Flag of Nigeria Nigeria54.6237,527,7822024

Other rankings

Largest countries by population, Smallest countries and territories by population, Fastest-growing countries, Fastest-shrinking countries, Highest birth rates, Lowest birth rates, Highest fertility rates, Oldest populations (share aged 65+), Youngest populations (share aged 0–14), Most densely populated countries, Least densely populated countries, Most urbanised countries, Richest countries by GDP per capita.

Source: World Bank Indicators (latest available year per country, shown in the last column). Countries with no value for this indicator are omitted, not scored as zero.

What changed during your lifetime?

Turn these figures into a private, five-scene personal world story.

The definition determines the ranking

This page is a structured reference entry. Its sources, geographic definition and reference dates determine what the figures mean; it is not independent reporting about the causes of change. Read the accompanying explanation before comparing different places or vintages.

Read rankings without inventing a story →

Interpretation reviewed 12 October 2026. Underlying reference years are stated on the page; this is not a fresh census or dataset refresh.