Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece
Greece: Female and male life expectancy at birth in years was 79.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.29
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
41st
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.29
in 2023
All-time low
64.24
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece stood at 79.29. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece peaked at 79.29 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.24, in 1950.
That places Greece 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 64.24 | — |
| 1951 | 64.57 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 65.22 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 65.03 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 65.78 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 66.5 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 66.08 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 66.04 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 67.7 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 67.36 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 67.91 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 68.16 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 68.15 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.48 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 68.34 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 69.18 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 69.46 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.17 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.21 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.69 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.27 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 70.51 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.27 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.48 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.03 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 70.93 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.06 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.07 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.71 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 71.97 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.89 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.34 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.65 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.94 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.22 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.7 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.04 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.57 | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.42 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.51 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 74.67 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.76 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.62 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 75.03 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.15 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 75.16 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.2 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.64 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.56 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.64 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.59 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.06 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.19 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.29 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 76.49 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.69 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.87 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 76.76 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.19 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.35 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.63 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.49 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 78.14 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.93 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.54 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78.25 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 78.79 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.74 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.55 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.25 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.29 | +2.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 79.29 is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.86, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 79.29 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.36, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 65.85 | 64.24 | 67.7 | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.78 | 67.91 | 69.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.93 | 70.27 | 71.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.33 | 71.89 | 74.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.14 | 74.62 | 75.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.55 | 75.59 | 77.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.14 | 77.49 | 78.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.21 | 77.25 | 79.29 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece?
- Female and male life expectancy at birth in years in Greece was 79.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79.29 in 2023.
- What is the lowest female and male life expectancy at birth in years recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.24 in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for female and male life expectancy at birth in years?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female and male life expectancy at birth in years rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female and male life expectancy at birth in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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