Life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, projections was 79.74 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
79.74 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.74 years
in 2100
All-time low
70.19 years
in 2024
Years of data
77
2024–2100
Life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland, 2024–2100
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 79.74 years for life expectancy at birth, projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland peaked at 79.74 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 70.19 years, in 2024.
That places Greenland 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.19 years | — |
| 2025 | 70.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 70.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 70.55 years | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 70.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 70.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 70.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 71 years | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 71.12 years | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 71.25 years | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 71.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 71.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 71.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 71.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 71.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 71.97 years | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 72.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 72.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 72.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2043 | 72.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 72.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 72.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 72.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2047 | 72.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2048 | 73.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2049 | 73.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2050 | 73.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2051 | 73.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2052 | 73.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2053 | 73.73 years | +0.2% |
| 2054 | 73.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 73.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 74.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 74.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 74.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2059 | 74.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2060 | 74.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2061 | 74.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 74.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 75 years | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 75.14 years | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 75.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2066 | 75.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2067 | 75.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2068 | 75.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2069 | 75.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2070 | 75.91 years | +0.2% |
| 2071 | 76.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2072 | 76.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2073 | 76.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2074 | 76.42 years | +0.2% |
| 2075 | 76.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2076 | 76.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2077 | 76.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 76.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2079 | 77.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2080 | 77.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 77.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 77.45 years | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 77.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 77.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2085 | 77.81 years | +0.2% |
| 2086 | 77.95 years | +0.2% |
| 2087 | 78.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2088 | 78.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2089 | 78.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2090 | 78.46 years | +0.2% |
| 2091 | 78.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2092 | 78.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2093 | 78.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2094 | 78.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2095 | 79.1 years | +0.2% |
| 2096 | 79.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2097 | 79.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2098 | 79.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2099 | 79.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2100 | 79.74 years | +0.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 79.74 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.66 years, 88% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 79.74 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 89.72 years, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 70.49 years | 70.19 years | 70.77 years | 6 |
| 2030s | 71.43 years | 70.88 years | 71.97 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 72.66 years | 72.09 years | 73.22 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 73.92 years | 73.35 years | 74.49 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 75.2 years | 74.61 years | 75.79 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 76.49 years | 75.91 years | 77.06 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 77.76 years | 77.19 years | 78.33 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 79.03 years | 78.46 years | 79.61 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 79.74 years | 79.74 years | 79.74 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More health data for Greenland
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at birth, projections in Greenland was 79.74 years in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.74 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.19 years in 2024.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at birth, projections?
- Greenland ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at birth, projections rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.