How long do people live?
Life expectancy, 210 countries & territories. Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns stayed the same throughout life (period life expectancy at birth).
lowest≥ 66 years≥ 69.4 years≥ 72.8 years≥ 76.3 years≥ 78.3 years≥ 82.3 years no data
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN) via World Bank· 2024
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (54.6 years) to the highest value (86.5 years).
The ranking
- 1
Monaco 86.5 years 2024 - 2
San Marino 85.8 years 2024 - 3
Hong Kong (China) 85.4 years 2024 - 4
Kuwait 84.6 years 2024 - 5
Switzerland 84.4 years 2024 - 6
Liechtenstein 84.2 years 2024 - 7
French Polynesia (France) 84.2 years 2024 - 8
Andorra 84.2 years 2024 - 9
Sweden 84.1 years 2024 - 10
Japan 84 years 2024 - 11
Italy 84 years 2024 - 12
Spain 83.9 years 2024 - 13
Gibraltar (United Kingdom) 83.6 years 2024 - 14
South Korea 83.6 years 2024 - 15
Singapore 83.3 years 2024 - 16
Macau (China) 83.3 years 2024 - 17
Israel 83.2 years 2024 - 18
Luxembourg 83.2 years 2024 - 19
Norway 83.2 years 2024 - 20
Faroe Islands (Denmark) 83.1 years 2024 - 21
United Arab Emirates 83.1 years 2024 - 22
Australia 83.1 years 2024 - 23
Ireland 83 years 2024 - 24
France 83 years 2024 - 25
Malta 83 years 2024 - 26
Iceland 82.8 years 2024 - 27
Qatar 82.5 years 2024 - 28
Bermuda (United Kingdom) 82.5 years 2024 - 29
Portugal 82.4 years 2024 - 30
Finland 82.3 years 2024 - 31
Belgium 82.3 years 2024 - 32
Slovenia 82.3 years 2024 - 33
Denmark 82.3 years 2024 - 34
Canada 82.1 years 2024 - 35
New Zealand 82 years 2024 - 36
Austria 82 years 2024 - 37
Netherlands 82 years 2024 - 38
Puerto Rico (United States) 81.9 years 2024 - 39
Greece 81.8 years 2024 - 40
Cyprus 81.8 years 2024 - 41
Bahrain 81.4 years 2024 - 42
United Kingdom 81.4 years 2024 - 43
Chile 81.4 years 2024 - 44
Maldives 81.3 years 2024 - 45
Isle of Man (United Kingdom) 81.1 years 2024 - 46
Costa Rica 81 years 2024 - 47
Germany 80.8 years 2024 - 48
United States Virgin Islands (United States) 80.8 years 2024 - 49
Cayman Islands (United Kingdom) 80.5 years 2024 - 50
Oman 80.2 years 2024