Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 68.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.09 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
163rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.57 years
in 2016
All-time low
39.24 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 68.09 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Greenland peaked at 68.57 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.24 years, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 163rd 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 at birth, by sex in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.24 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.47 years | +3.1% |
| 1952 | 41.66 years | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 42.98 years | +3.2% |
| 1954 | 44.56 years | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 46.44 years | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 48.78 years | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 51.31 years | +5.2% |
| 1958 | 53.38 years | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 54.98 years | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 55.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 56.31 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 56.27 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 56.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 56.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 57.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 58.22 years | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 59.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 59.98 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 60.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 60.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 61.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 61.07 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 60.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 60.47 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 60.05 years | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 59.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 59.22 years | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.07 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 59.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 59.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 59.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 59.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 60.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 60.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 60.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 60.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.16 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 60.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 60.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 60.59 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 61.03 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 61.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 61.74 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 62.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.09 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 65.52 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.31 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 66.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.25 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.62 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.37 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.96 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 68.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 68.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.46 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 68.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.12 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.09 years | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.38 years | 39.24 years | 54.98 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 57.7 years | 55.98 years | 60.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.15 years | 59.07 years | 61.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.03 years | 59.37 years | 60.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.92 years | 60.59 years | 62.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.39 years | 63.4 years | 66.41 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.88 years | 66.25 years | 68.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.14 years | 68.09 years | 68.19 years | 4 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 354 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Greenland was 68.09 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 68.57 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.24 years in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Greenland ranks 163rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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