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Female life expectancy at birth by country, 2024

How many years a newborn girl would live if current death rates held, for 217 countries and areas, ranked from highest to lowest. Source: World Bank, from UN estimates.

Key facts

  • World average for women: 76.0 years (2024).
  • Highest: Monaco (88.6), Hong Kong SAR China (88.2) and San Marino (87.2).
  • Lowest in the list: Nigeria (54.9).
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Female life expectancy at birth by country, 2024. Select a column heading to sort.
1Monaco88.62024
2Hong Kong SAR China88.22024
3San Marino87.22024
4Japan87.12024
5French Polynesia86.62024
5South Korea86.62024
7Spain86.52024
8Liechtenstein86.32024
9Andorra86.22024
9Gibraltar86.22024
9Macao SAR China86.22024
9Switzerland86.22024
13Italy86.02024
14Bermuda85.92024
14France85.92024
16Singapore85.62024
16Sweden85.62024
18Luxembourg85.52024
19Israel85.42024
19Kuwait85.42024
19Puerto Rico85.42024
22Portugal85.22024
23Australia85.12024
24Finland85.02024
24Slovenia85.02024
26Faroe Islands84.92024
27Malta84.82024
27Norway84.82024
29Ireland84.72024
30Iceland84.52024
31Belgium84.42024
31Greece84.42024
33Austria84.32024
33Canada84.32024
33United Arab Emirates84.32024
36Denmark84.22024
37U.S. Virgin Islands84.12024
38St. Martin84.02024
39Cyprus83.82024
40Estonia83.72024
40New Zealand83.72024
42Costa Rica83.62024
43Qatar83.52024
44Netherlands83.42024
45Channel Islands83.32024
45United Kingdom83.32024
47Chile83.22024
47Germany83.22024
47Isle of Man83.22024
50Cayman Islands83.02024
50Czechia83.02024
50Maldives83.02024
53Panama82.72024
54Poland82.22024
55Bahrain82.12024
56Oman82.02024
56Uruguay82.02024
58Croatia81.92024
59Armenia81.72024
59Slovakia81.72024
61Albania81.62024
61Guam81.62024
61Lithuania81.62024
64Latvia81.52024
65New Caledonia81.42024
65United States81.42024
67Saudi Arabia81.32024
68Bosnia & Herzegovina81.12024
69China81.02024
69Curaçao81.02024
69Thailand81.02024
72Northern Mariana Islands80.92024
73Cuba80.72024
73Seychelles80.72024
73Sri Lanka80.72024
76Colombia80.62024
77Antigua & Barbuda80.42024
77Montenegro80.42024
77Turks & Caicos Islands80.42024
80Ecuador80.32024
80Jordan80.32024
80Kosovo80.32024
80Peru80.32024
80Romania80.32024
80Türkiye80.32024
86British Virgin Islands80.22024
87Argentina80.02024
88Hungary79.92024
88Lebanon79.92024
90Iran79.82024
91Sint Maarten79.72024
92Bulgaria79.52024
92Malaysia79.52024
94Cape Verde79.42024
94Ukraine79.42024
94Vietnam79.42024
97Tunisia79.32024
98Belarus79.22024
98Georgia79.22024
100Brazil79.12024
101Aruba78.92024
101North Macedonia78.92024
101Russia78.92024
104Barbados78.82024
105Grenada78.52024
105Kazakhstan78.52024
107Bahamas78.32024
107Serbia78.32024
109Mexico78.02024
110Algeria77.92024
111Morocco77.82024
112Brunei77.72024
113Nicaragua77.62024
114Mauritius77.42024
115Azerbaijan77.32024
116Dominican Republic77.12024
116Mongolia77.12024
116Paraguay77.12024
119Suriname77.02024
120Trinidad & Tobago76.82024
121Bangladesh76.72024
121Belize76.72024
121Venezuela76.72024
124Kyrgyzstan76.62024
125El Salvador76.52024
125St. Lucia76.52024
125Tonga76.52024
128St. Kitts & Nevis76.22024
129American Samoa76.02024
130North Korea75.92024
131Honduras75.72024
131Moldova75.72024
133Uzbekistan75.52024
134Bhutan75.32024
135Guatemala75.02024
136Syria74.92024
137Dominica74.72024
138St. Vincent & Grenadines74.52024
139Palestinian Territories74.32024
140Iraq74.22024
141Guyana74.12024
141Jamaica74.12024
141Tajikistan74.12024
141Vanuatu74.12024
145Egypt74.02024
146India73.92024
146São Tomé & Príncipe73.92024
148Samoa73.82024
149Cambodia73.42024
149Indonesia73.42024
151Philippines73.02024
151Turkmenistan73.02024
153Libya72.72024
154Greenland72.22024
154Solomon Islands72.22024
156Nepal72.12024
157Botswana71.92024
157Palau71.92024
159Laos71.52024
159Namibia71.52024
159Yemen71.52024
162Uganda71.42024
163Bolivia71.32024
163Micronesia71.32024
165Gabon71.22024
166Ethiopia71.02024
166Senegal71.02024
168Eritrea70.92024
168Tuvalu70.92024
170Malawi70.82024
171Mauritania70.72024
172Myanmar (Burma)70.42024
173Pakistan70.32024
174Rwanda70.12024
175Tanzania70.02024
176South Africa69.82024
176Sudan69.82024
178Timor-Leste69.72024
179Fiji69.52024
179Marshall Islands69.52024
181Comoros69.22024
181Papua New Guinea69.22024
183Zambia68.92024
184Djibouti68.72024
185Haiti68.52024
186Kiribati68.32024
187Ghana68.22024
188Afghanistan67.82024
188Gambia67.82024
190Congo - Brazzaville67.72024
191Angola67.32024
192Eswatini67.12024
193Mozambique66.72024
194Guinea-Bissau66.52024
195Cameroon66.22024
196Kenya66.12024
197Burundi65.92024
197Equatorial Guinea65.92024
199Madagascar65.62024
200Zimbabwe65.32024
201Côte d’Ivoire64.32024
202Congo - Kinshasa64.22024
202Nauru64.22024
204Sierra Leone63.72024
205Liberia63.62024
206Burkina Faso63.42024
207Togo63.22024
208Benin62.42024
208Niger62.42024
210Guinea62.12024
210Mali62.12024
212Somalia61.62024
213South Sudan60.72024
214Lesotho60.42024
215Central African Republic59.62024
216Chad57.22024
217Nigeria54.92024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if the death rates of its birth year stayed the same for its whole life. It summarises current health, not a forecast.

Women outlive men in almost every country. Part of the gap is biological and part comes from men's higher rates of smoking, drinking, accidents and violence.

FAQ

Which country has the highest female life expectancy?

Monaco, at 88.6 years in 2024, followed by Hong Kong SAR China (88.2).

What is the average life expectancy for women in the world?

76.0 years in 2024.

Which country has the lowest female life expectancy?

In this list, Nigeria, at 54.9 years.

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