Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2023

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2023

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Key Findings

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Monaco leads in Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) with 86.37 in 2023.
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Average Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) in 2023: 83.91  ·  median: 83.49.
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Gap in 2023: Monaco is 1× larger than Australia.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy 2023
Countries ranked by life expectancy at birth (years) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 217 countries that reported that year. Monaco leads on 86.37, ahead of San Marino (85.71) and Hong Kong (85.25). 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 (86.37), San Marino (85.71) and Hong Kong (85.25) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 86.37 down to 83.05, a spread of 3.32. Only 0.66 separates Monaco from San Marino in second, 0.8% of the leading figure. Monaco stood at 85.75 in 2022, so its figure rose by 0.62 over the year. Monaco also came first in 2022. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2022, 18 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 1 a lower one. The largest single move was Kuwait, from 80.59 to 83.19. 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

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
86.37
Monaco
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) · 2023
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Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)
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Period
2023
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)
Last updated
7 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 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Life Expectancy at Birth (Years) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Monaco 86.37
🥈 San Marino 85.71
🥉 Hong Kong 85.25
4 Liechtenstein 84.60
5 Switzerland 84.16
6 French Polynesia 84.07
7 Japan 84.04
8 Andorra 84.04
9 Spain 83.93
10 Gibraltar 83.55
11 South Korea 83.43
12 Malta 83.36
13 Italy 83.35
14 Luxembourg 83.31
15 Sweden 83.31
16 Israel 83.20
17 Kuwait 83.19
18 Macau 83.18
19 Singapore 83.10
20 Australia 83.05

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