World Bank Open Data · CC BY 4.0 Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.
RU EN

Countries with the highest
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

In 2023, Monaco leads Life expectancy at birth, female (years) with 88.50 years. Hong Kong SAR, China follows at 88.09 years, and the gap between the top two positions is 0.41 years. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Latest available year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Ranking leaders

0.022.144.366.488.5MonacoMonaco: 88.50 years88.5Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 88.09 years88.1JapanJapan: 87.14 years87.1San MarinoSan Marino: 87.10 years87.1LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 86.90 years86.9SpainSpain: 86.70 years86.7French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia: 86.51 years86.5Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 86.40 years86.4GibraltarGibraltar: 86.14 years86.1AndorraAndorra: 86.11 years86.1Macao SAR, ChinaMacao SAR, China: 86.10 years86.1SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 86.00 years86.0

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Monaco 88.50 years
2 Hong Kong SAR, China 88.09 years
3 Japan 87.14 years
4 San Marino 87.10 years
5 Liechtenstein 86.90 years
6 Spain 86.70 years
7 French Polynesia 86.51 years
8 Korea, Rep. 86.40 years
9 Gibraltar 86.14 years
10 Andorra 86.11 years
11 Macao SAR, China 86.10 years
12 Switzerland 86.00 years
13 Bermuda 85.74 years
14 France 85.70 years
15 Israel 85.50 years
16 Italy 85.40 years
17 Portugal 85.30 years
18 Singapore 85.30 years
19 Puerto Rico (US) 85.24 years
20 Malta 85.20 years
21 Australia 85.10 years
22 Luxembourg 85.00 years
23 Sweden 85.00 years
24 Slovenia 84.90 years
25 Faroe Islands 84.85 years
26 Ireland 84.60 years
27 Norway 84.60 years
28 Belgium 84.50 years
29 Greece 84.40 years
30 Finland 84.30 years
31 Iceland 84.30 years
32 United Arab Emirates 84.20 years
33 Austria 84.20 years
34 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 83.90 years
35 Canada 83.88 years
36 St. Martin (French part) 83.84 years
37 Denmark 83.70 years
38 Kuwait 83.70 years
39 Cyprus 83.67 years
40 Germany 83.50 years
41 New Zealand 83.50 years
42 Costa Rica 83.42 years
43 Netherlands 83.40 years
44 Qatar 83.37 years
45 Estonia 83.30 years
46 United Kingdom 83.21 years
47 Channel Islands 83.20 years
48 Isle of Man 83.13 years
49 Chile 83.08 years
50 Czechia 82.90 years

Analytical takeaways

  • Monaco leads the global ranking for Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in 2023, with a lead of 0.41 years over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Switzerland at 86.00 years.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.