Sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland
Greenland: Sex ratio in life expectancy was 1.06 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.06
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
144th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16
in 1964
All-time low
1.01
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 1.06 for sex ratio in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland peaked at 1.16 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1950.
That places Greenland 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.01 | — |
| 1951 | 1.03 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 1.06 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 1.08 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 1.08 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.11 | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 1.14 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 1.15 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1.16 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.11 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.09 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.07 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.05 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.08 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.11 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More health data for Greenland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.1299 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 314 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy in Greenland was 1.06 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 1964.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Greenland ranks 144th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.