The invention discloses a method for calculating the fatigue life of a flexible thin-wall bearing in a harmonic reducer. The method comprises the following steps: S1, acquiring structural parameters,materials, attributes and working conditions of the bearing; S2, carrying out stress analysis, and establishing an equivalent external load model; S3, establishing a radial deformation model of the flexible thin-wall bearing, and establishing an elastic compression amount model; S4, establishing a force balance equation and a deformation coordination equation, enabling the deformation coordinationequation of N'contact points at different balls to be simultaneous with the force balance equation, and calculating N 'different contact loads Pi; S5, establishing a rated dynamic load model and an equivalent dynamic load model; and S6, establishing a flexible thin-wall bearing fatigue life model. According to the method, a more practical load distribution model can be established according to the practical deformation of the assembling working condition of the inner ring of the flexible thin-wall bearing, and the fatigue life of the flexible thin-wall bearing can be more accurately calculated.