Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 84.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 218 countries
All-time high
84.4 years
in 2018
All-time low
72.4 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Greece stood at 84.4 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Greece peaked at 84.4 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.4 years, in 1962.
Greece ranks 31st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.09 years | — |
| 1961 | 72.51 years | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 72.4 years | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 72.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 72.68 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 73.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 74.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 73.55 years | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 73.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 74.38 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 75.21 years | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 75.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 75.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 75.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 75.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 76 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 76.42 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 76.42 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 77.15 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 77.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 77.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 77.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 77.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 78.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 79.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 78.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 79.3 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 79.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 79.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 80.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 79.9 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 80.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 80.4 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 81 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 81.8 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 82 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 83 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.6 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 84 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.7 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 84 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.9 years | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 83.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.4 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84.4 years | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 84.4 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 84.4 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.3 years | 72.4 years | 74.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.04 years | 75.17 years | 77.35 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.46 years | 77.25 years | 79.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.21 years | 79.5 years | 80.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.66 years | 80.5 years | 82.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.83 years | 83 years | 84.4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8 years | 82.9 years | 84.4 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Greece?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Greece was 84.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4 years in 1962.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.