Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Monaco leads in Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) with 86.50 in 2024.
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Average Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) in 2024: 84.09 · median: 84.00.
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Gap in 2024: Monaco is 1× larger than Faroe Islands.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2024
Countries ranked by life expectancy at birth (years) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 217 countries that reported that year. Monaco leads on 86.50, ahead of San Marino (85.82) and Hong Kong (85.39). Life expectancy at birth for the whole population, in years. It is a period measure built from the death rates recorded in that single year, so it describes conditions in that year rather than the lifespan of a child born into it.
Analysis
Monaco (86.50), San Marino (85.82) and Hong Kong (85.39) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 86.50 down to 83.08, a spread of 3.42. Only 0.68 separates Monaco from San Marino in second, 0.8% of the leading figure. The chart shows the twenty highest of 217 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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