What is life expectancy in Monaco?

Life expectancy in Monaco was 86.37 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Monaco?

The highest recorded value was 86.37 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Monaco?

The lowest recorded value was 68 years in 1950.

How does Monaco rank for life expectancy?

Monaco ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Monaco?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Monaco data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Monaco

Name: Life expectancy in Monaco
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Monaco: Life expectancy was 86.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

86.37 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

1st

of 236 countries

All-time high

86.37 years

in 2023

All-time low

68 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Monaco, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Monaco stood at 86.37 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Monaco peaked at 86.37 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68 years, in 1950.

Monaco ranks 1st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	69.93 years	68 years	71.35 years	10
1960s	72.7 years	71.86 years	73.25 years	10
1970s	73.79 years	73.35 years	74.87 years	10
1980s	77.11 years	74.95 years	79.42 years	10
1990s	80.71 years	79.44 years	81.83 years	10
2000s	83.59 years	82.12 years	84.34 years	10
2010s	85.39 years	84.64 years	86.15 years	10
2020s	85.83 years	85.11 years	86.37 years	4

Countries ranked near Monaco

2 San Marino 85.71 years compare
3 Hong Kong 85.51 years compare
4 Japan 84.71 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Monaco

Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 182 (2025)
Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 178 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 7,266 (2025)
Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 183 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 37.1% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 6,541 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 34.9% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 13,807 (2025)
Population, female 19,590 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 185 (2025)

All data for Monaco →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Monaco?: Life expectancy in Monaco was 86.37 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Monaco?: The highest recorded value was 86.37 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Monaco?: The lowest recorded value was 68 years in 1950.
How does Monaco rank for life expectancy?: Monaco ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Monaco?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Monaco data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.