In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Japan was 84.0 years, ranking 10 out of 217 countries and territories. The longest was Monaco (86.5 years). The data were updated by the World Bank on 8 October 2026.
This map lets you check life expectancy by country and territory, and where Japan stands, using published World Bank data.
This map shows life expectancy at birth by country, from the World Bank's World Development Indicators database. Life expectancy at birth is the number of years a newborn would be expected to live if the mortality patterns at the time of birth stayed the same throughout their life, and the World Bank compiles the country data from sources such as the United Nations Population Division. The figures are for 2024: 84.0 years for Japan and 73.5 years for the world as a whole.
Each circle sits near the middle of a country or territory, not at the capital or any particular place. A bigger circle means longer life expectancy, and Japan's circle has its own colour. Select a circle to see the value and rank for the chosen year. The list is ordered from longest, with Japan's row in bold.
Ranks are counted by Map News among the countries and territories with a value for that year, highest first (the World Bank does not publish a ranking). Equal values share a rank. Countries and territories follow World Bank classifications, and groups such as 'World' or 'High income' are excluded.
What the numbers do not show: this is an estimate from that year's death rates, not how long people alive today will actually live. Recent values can change later when the underlying estimates are revised. Values by sex and healthy life expectancy are not on this map. Countries with large and small population are each shown as one value, and small territories such as Hong Kong, Macao and Monaco are included.
In the World Bank's 2024 data, life expectancy at birth in Japan is 84.0 years. The indicator used in this map is the total for both sexes combined.
Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a person is expected to live, regardless of their state of health. Healthy life expectancy is the number of years a person can expect to live in "full health", and is estimated by organizations such as the WHO (World Health Organization). This map shows life expectancy, not healthy life expectancy.
This World Bank indicator is compiled from the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, and Eurostat's demographic statistics. It is published in the World Bank's World Development Indicators database under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
In the World Bank data used for this map, the most recent year with published values is 2024. Life expectancy at birth for the world as a whole in 2024 was 73.5 years.
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