Life expectancy by sex in Monaco
Monaco: Life expectancy by sex was 88.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
88.5 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 236 countries
All-time high
88.5 years
in 2023
All-time low
70.96 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Monaco, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by sex in Monaco is 88.5 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Monaco peaked at 88.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.96 years, in 1950.
That places Monaco 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Monaco, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70.96 years | — |
| 1951 | 71.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 71.62 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 72.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 72.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 73.13 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 73.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 73.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 73.97 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 74.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 74.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 75.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 75.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 75.32 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 75.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 75.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 76.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 76.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 76.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 76.44 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 76.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 76.44 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 76.44 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 76.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 76.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 76.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 77.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 77.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 77.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 77.9 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 78 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 78.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 78.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 79.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 79.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 80.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 81.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 82.22 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 82.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 83.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 83.74 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 84.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 84.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 85.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 86.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.99 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 87.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.81 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 87.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.29 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.5 years | +0.7% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 88.5 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 88.5 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.71 years | 70.96 years | 74.2 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 75.71 years | 74.82 years | 76.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.97 years | 76.42 years | 77.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.32 years | 78 years | 83.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.68 years | 83.35 years | 85.55 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.11 years | 85.8 years | 87.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.95 years | 87.07 years | 88.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 88 years | 87.29 years | 88.5 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More population data for Monaco
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6461 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6461 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,551 people (2100)
- Population density 22,797 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.2752 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37.66 Persons (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Monaco?
- Life expectancy by sex in Monaco was 88.5 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.96 years in 1950.
- How does Monaco rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Monaco ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.