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Female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City

Female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City was 85.1 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3 from 2022.

2023, years85.1 Estimated
Change on 2022-0.3
Series high85.62019
Series low66.81951
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Female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City, 1950 to 2023

65707580859019501961197219831994200520231950: 67.4 years1951: 66.8 years1952: 67.3 years1953: 67.9 years1954: 69.3 years1955: 69.7 years1956: 69.3 years1957: 69.7 years1958: 70.9 years1959: 71.4 years1960: 71.5 years1961: 72.2 years1962: 71.7 years1963: 71.8 years1964: 72.8 years1965: 72.7 years1966: 73.5 years1967: 73.5 years1968: 73.4 years1969: 73.5 years1970: 74.2 years1971: 74.5 years1972: 74.8 years1973: 74.7 years1974: 75.5 years1975: 75.6 years1976: 76 years1977: 76.4 years1978: 76.9 years1979: 77.2 years1980: 77.4 years1981: 77.5 years1982: 78 years1983: 77.8 years1984: 78.2 years1985: 78.6 years1986: 78.9 years1987: 79.3 years1988: 79.5 years1989: 79.9 years1990: 80 years1991: 80.1 years1992: 80.5 years1993: 80.1 years1994: 80.8 years1995: 81 years1996: 81.6 years1997: 81.1 years1998: 81.4 years1999: 81.6 years2000: 81.9 years2001: 82.5 years2002: 82.6 years2003: 82.4 years2004: 82.7 years2005: 83.1 years2006: 83.7 years2007: 83.6 years2008: 83.7 years2009: 83.5 years2010: 83.8 years2011: 83.9 years2012: 84.1 years2013: 84.7 years2014: 84.8 years2015: 84.5 years2016: 84.9 years2017: 84.7 years2018: 85.3 years2019: 85.6 years2020: 85.1 years2021: 85 years2022: 85.4 years2023: 85.1 years65707580859019501975200020231950: 67.4 years1951: 66.8 years1952: 67.3 years1953: 67.9 years1954: 69.3 years1955: 69.7 years1956: 69.3 years1957: 69.7 years1958: 70.9 years1959: 71.4 years1960: 71.5 years1961: 72.2 years1962: 71.7 years1963: 71.8 years1964: 72.8 years1965: 72.7 years1966: 73.5 years1967: 73.5 years1968: 73.4 years1969: 73.5 years1970: 74.2 years1971: 74.5 years1972: 74.8 years1973: 74.7 years1974: 75.5 years1975: 75.6 years1976: 76 years1977: 76.4 years1978: 76.9 years1979: 77.2 years1980: 77.4 years1981: 77.5 years1982: 78 years1983: 77.8 years1984: 78.2 years1985: 78.6 years1986: 78.9 years1987: 79.3 years1988: 79.5 years1989: 79.9 years1990: 80 years1991: 80.1 years1992: 80.5 years1993: 80.1 years1994: 80.8 years1995: 81 years1996: 81.6 years1997: 81.1 years1998: 81.4 years1999: 81.6 years2000: 81.9 years2001: 82.5 years2002: 82.6 years2003: 82.4 years2004: 82.7 years2005: 83.1 years2006: 83.7 years2007: 83.6 years2008: 83.7 years2009: 83.5 years2010: 83.8 years2011: 83.9 years2012: 84.1 years2013: 84.7 years2014: 84.8 years2015: 84.5 years2016: 84.9 years2017: 84.7 years2018: 85.3 years2019: 85.6 years2020: 85.1 years2021: 85 years2022: 85.4 years2023: 85.1 years
years. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodyears
202385.1 Estimated
202285.4 Estimated
202185 Estimated
202085.1 Estimated
201985.6 Estimated
201885.3 Estimated
201784.7 Estimated
201684.9 Estimated
201584.5 Estimated
201484.8 Estimated
201384.7 Estimated
201284.1 Estimated
201183.9 Estimated
201083.8 Estimated
200983.5 Estimated
200883.7 Estimated
200783.6 Estimated
200683.7 Estimated
200583.1 Estimated
200482.7 Estimated
200382.4 Estimated
200282.6 Estimated
200182.5 Estimated
200081.9 Estimated
199981.6 Estimated
199881.4 Estimated
199781.1 Estimated
199681.6 Estimated
199581 Estimated
199480.8 Estimated
199380.1 Estimated
199280.5 Estimated
199180.1 Estimated
199080 Estimated
198979.9 Estimated
198879.5 Estimated
198779.3 Estimated
198678.9 Estimated
198578.6 Estimated
198478.2 Estimated
198377.8 Estimated
198278 Estimated
198177.5 Estimated
198077.4 Estimated
197977.2 Estimated
197876.9 Estimated
197776.4 Estimated
197676 Estimated
197575.6 Estimated
197475.5 Estimated
197374.7 Estimated
197274.8 Estimated
197174.5 Estimated
197074.2 Estimated
196973.5 Estimated
196873.4 Estimated
196773.5 Estimated
196673.5 Estimated
196572.7 Estimated
196472.8 Estimated
196371.8 Estimated
196271.7 Estimated
196172.2 Estimated
196071.5 Estimated
195971.4 Estimated
195870.9 Estimated
195769.7 Estimated
195669.3 Estimated
195569.7 Estimated
195469.3 Estimated
195367.9 Estimated
195267.3 Estimated
195166.8 Estimated
195067.4 Estimated

Vatican City compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 84.2 yearsAfghanistan: 67.5 yearsAntigua and Barbuda: 80.3 yearsAlbania: 81.4 yearsArmenia: 79.5 yearsAngola: 67.1 yearsArgentina: 79.9 yearsAustria: 84.3 yearsAustralia: 85.7 yearsAzerbaijan: 77.1 yearsBosnia and Herzegovina: 80.9 yearsBangladesh: 76.4 yearsBelgium: 84.3 yearsBurkina Faso: 63.2 yearsBulgaria: 79.2 yearsBurundi: 65.7 yearsBenin: 62.2 yearsBrunei: 77.6 yearsBolivia: 71.1 yearsBrazil: 79 yearsBahamas: 78.2 yearsBhutan: 75 yearsBotswana: 71.7 yearsBelarus: 79.1 yearsBelize: 76.5 yearsCanada: 84.8 yearsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 64 yearsCentral African Republic: 59.3 yearsRepublic of the Congo: 67.5 yearsSwitzerland: 85.8 yearsCôte d’Ivoire: 64.1 yearsChile: 83.1 yearsCameroon: 65.9 yearsChina: 80.9 yearsColombia: 80.5 yearsCosta Rica: 83.4 yearsCuba: 80.5 yearsCape Verde: 79.2 yearsCyprus: 83.7 yearsCzechia: 82.6 yearsGermany: 83.8 yearsDjibouti: 68.5 yearsDenmark: 83.9 yearsDominican Republic: 77 yearsAlgeria: 77.7 yearsEcuador: 80.1 yearsEstonia: 83 yearsEgypt: 73.8 yearsWestern Sahara: 73.5 yearsEritrea: 70.7 yearsSpain: 86.3 yearsEthiopia: 70.7 yearsFinland: 84.7 yearsFiji: 69.4 yearsFalkland Islands: 81.2 yearsFaroe Islands: 82.5 yearsFrance: 86.1 yearsGabon: 71.1 yearsUnited Kingdom: 83.2 yearsGeorgia: 79.1 yearsGhana: 67.9 yearsGreenland: 72.4 yearsGambia: 67.5 yearsGuinea: 61.9 yearsEquatorial Guinea: 65.7 yearsGreece: 84.3 yearsGuatemala: 74.9 yearsGuinea-Bissau: 66.4 yearsGuyana: 73.9 yearsHong Kong: 88.1 yearsHonduras: 75.5 yearsCroatia: 81.7 yearsHaiti: 68.3 yearsHungary: 80.2 yearsIndonesia: 73.3 yearsIreland: 84.5 yearsIsrael: 84.6 yearsIsle of Man: 83.1 yearsIndia: 73.6 yearsIraq: 74.1 yearsIran: 79.6 yearsIceland: 84.5 yearsItaly: 85.7 yearsJamaica: 74 yearsJordan: 80.2 yearsJapan: 87.7 yearsKenya: 65.9 yearsKyrgyzstan: 75.2 yearsCambodia: 73.2 yearsKiribati: 68.2 yearsNorth Korea: 75.7 yearsSouth Korea: 87.2 yearsKuwait: 81.8 yearsCayman Islands: 82.9 yearsKazakhstan: 78.4 yearsLaos: 71.3 yearsLebanon: 79.7 yearsSri Lanka: 80.6 yearsLiberia: 63.4 yearsLesotho: 60 yearsLithuania: 80.7 yearsLuxembourg: 83.8 yearsLatvia: 80.5 yearsLibya: 70.4 yearsMorocco: 77.6 yearsMoldova: 75.5 yearsMontenegro: 80.3 yearsMadagascar: 65.4 yearsNorth Macedonia: 79.6 yearsMali: 61.9 yearsMyanmar: 70.2 yearsMongolia: 76.4 yearsMauritania: 70.5 yearsMauritius: 78.2 yearsMalawi: 70.6 yearsMexico: 77.8 yearsMalaysia: 79.4 yearsMozambique: 66.5 yearsNamibia: 71.3 yearsNew Caledonia: 81.3 yearsNiger: 62.1 yearsNigeria: 54.7 yearsNicaragua: 77.4 yearsNetherlands: 83.7 yearsNorway: 84.8 yearsNepal: 71.8 yearsNew Zealand: 83.8 yearsOman: 81.9 yearsPanama: 82.6 yearsPeru: 80.1 yearsFrench Polynesia: 86.5 yearsPapua New Guinea: 69.1 yearsPhilippines: 72.8 yearsPakistan: 70.2 yearsPoland: 82.4 yearsPuerto Rico: 85.2 yearsPalestine: 71.5 yearsPortugal: 85.1 yearsPalau: 71.8 yearsParaguay: 77 yearsQatar: 83.4 yearsRomania: 79.6 yearsSerbia: 80 yearsRussia: 79 yearsRwanda: 69.9 yearsSaudi Arabia: 81.2 yearsSolomon Islands: 72 yearsSudan: 69.6 yearsSweden: 85.1 yearsSingapore: 86.2 yearsSlovenia: 84.3 yearsSlovakia: 81.6 yearsSierra Leone: 63.5 yearsSenegal: 70.8 yearsSomalia: 61.4 yearsSuriname: 76.8 yearsSouth Sudan: 60.6 yearsEl Salvador: 76.3 yearsSyria: 74.4 yearsEswatini: 67 yearsChad: 57 yearsTogo: 62.9 yearsThailand: 80.9 yearsTajikistan: 74 yearsTimor-Leste: 69.4 yearsTurkmenistan: 72.8 yearsTunisia: 79.1 yearsTürkiye: 79.9 yearsTrinidad and Tobago: 76.7 yearsTaiwan: 83.6 yearsTanzania: 69.8 yearsUkraine: 80.2 yearsUganda: 71.1 yearsUnited States: 81.8 yearsUruguay: 81.9 yearsUzbekistan: 75.4 yearsVenezuela: 76.5 yearsVietnam: 79.3 yearsVanuatu: 73.9 yearsSamoa: 73.7 yearsYemen: 71.4 yearsSouth Africa: 69.6 yearsZambia: 68.7 yearsZimbabwe: 65 years
  • Under 68
  • 68 to 73
  • 73 to 77
  • 77 to 80
  • 80 to 84
  • 84 and over
  • No data
Female life expectancy at birth, 2023, years. Vatican City is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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What is the female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City?

Female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City was 85.1 years in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.3 from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Female life expectancy at birth, estimates 1950 to 2023 (LExFemale). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female life expectancy at birth in Vatican City?

85.6 years in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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