What is life expectancy in Mongolia?

Life expectancy in Mongolia was 71.73 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 Mongolia?

The highest recorded value was 71.73 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mongolia?

The lowest recorded value was 38.6 years in 1950.

How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy?

Mongolia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mongolia 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 Mongolia

Name: Life expectancy in Mongolia
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)

Mongolia: Life expectancy was 71.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

71.73 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

154th

of 236 countries

All-time high

71.73 years

in 2023

All-time low

38.6 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Mongolia, 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

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Mongolia is 71.73 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mongolia peaked at 71.73 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.6 years, in 1950.

That places Mongolia 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	40.6 years	38.6 years	43.68 years	10
1960s	48.17 years	44.54 years	51.41 years	10
1970s	53.9 years	51.99 years	55.07 years	10
1980s	56.42 years	55.22 years	58.13 years	10
1990s	60.9 years	58.82 years	62.83 years	10
2000s	65.08 years	63.46 years	67.17 years	10
2010s	68.92 years	67.1 years	70.66 years	10
2020s	70.46 years	68.57 years	71.73 years	4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

151 El Salvador 72.1 years compare
152 India 72 years compare
153 Tajikistan 71.79 years compare
155 Samoa 71.7 years compare
156 Kyrgyzstan 71.68 years compare
157 Egypt 71.63 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Mongolia

Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 22,554 (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 38,611 (2025)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 41,061 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 40,186 (2025)
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 24,241 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 24,082 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 26,011 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 27,878 (2025)
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 21,449 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,858 (2025)

All data for Mongolia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Mongolia?: Life expectancy in Mongolia was 71.73 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 Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 71.73 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 38.6 years in 1950.
How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy?: Mongolia ranks 154th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.