Life expectancy by sex in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life expectancy by sex was 76.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.43 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
139th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.43 years
in 2023
All-time low
41.71 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy by sex in Mongolia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Mongolia stood at 76.43 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Mongolia peaked at 76.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.71 years, in 1950.
Mongolia ranks 139th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy by sex in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.71 years | — |
| 1951 | 42.23 years | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 42.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 42.78 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 43.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 43.55 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 44.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 42.72 years | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 45.4 years | +6.3% |
| 1959 | 46.17 years | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 46.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 47.63 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 48.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 49.09 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 49.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 50.48 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 51.1 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 51.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 52.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 53.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 53.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 54.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 54.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 55.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 55.72 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 56.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 56.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 56.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 56.89 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 57.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 57.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 57.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 57.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 58.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 58.55 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 58.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 59.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 59.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.56 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 61.4 years | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 62.52 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 63.26 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 63.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 63.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.02 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 65.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 66.41 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 67.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 67.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.39 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.18 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 70.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 71.24 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.39 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 71.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.86 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.79 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 75.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 75.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.14 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 76.2 years | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 76.43 years | +0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 76.43 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 76.43 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.84 years, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.43 years | 41.71 years | 46.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.07 years | 46.9 years | 53.08 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.64 years | 53.69 years | 56.89 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.52 years | 57.08 years | 60.56 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.73 years | 61.4 years | 65.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.13 years | 66.41 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.55 years | 71.55 years | 75.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.25 years | 73.14 years | 76.43 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 136 Seychelles 76.51 years compare
- 137 Venezuela 76.5 years compare
- 138 Belize 76.49 years compare
- 140 Tonga 76.41 years compare
- 141 Bangladesh 76.37 years compare
- 142 Saint Lucia 76.3 years compare
More population data for Mongolia
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7782 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 297,893 people (2100)
- Population density 3.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.0708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.02 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Mongolia?
- Life expectancy by sex in Mongolia was 76.43 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.43 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.71 years in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Mongolia ranks 139th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.