Countries Where Women Live the Longest 2022

Source:  World Bank

Countries Where Women Live the Longest 2022

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Key Findings

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Monaco leads in Female Life Expectancy (Years) with 87.92 in 2022.
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Average Female Life Expectancy (Years) in 2022: 85.82  ·  median: 85.59.
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Gap in 2022: Monaco is 1× larger than Sweden.

About This Dataset

Countries Where Women Live the Longest 2022
Countries ranked by female life expectancy (years) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 217 countries that reported that year. Monaco leads on 87.92, ahead of San Marino (87.13) and Japan (87.09). Life expectancy at birth for women, in years. It is a period measure: it describes mortality rates in that single year, not the lifespan a girl born that year will actually have.
Analysis

Monaco (87.92), San Marino (87.13) and Japan (87.09) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 87.92 down to 84.80, a spread of 3.12. Only 0.79 separates Monaco from San Marino in second, 0.9% of the leading figure. Monaco stood at 87.29 in 2021, so its figure rose by 0.63 over the year. 2021 was led by Hong Kong, so the top place changed hands. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2021, 8 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 12 a lower one. The largest single move was French Polynesia, from 82.12 to 86.32. 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
87.92
Monaco
Female Life Expectancy (Years) · 2022
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Female Life Expectancy (Years)
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Period
2022
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
Measure
Female Life Expectancy (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 2022.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Female Life Expectancy (Years) · ranked by 2022

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# Category 2022 Source
🥇 Monaco 87.92
🥈 San Marino 87.13
🥉 Japan 87.09
4 Hong Kong 86.77
5 French Polynesia 86.32
6 Gibraltar 86.10
7 Andorra 86.08
8 Macau 86
9 Spain 85.90
10 South Korea 85.60
11 Bermuda 85.57
12 Switzerland 85.50
13 Australia 85.30
14 Liechtenstein 85.30
15 Luxembourg 85.20
16 Singapore 85.20
17 France 85.10
18 Israel 84.80
19 Italy 84.80
20 Sweden 84.80

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