Life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, female was 72.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland is 72.23 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland peaked at 73.96 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.25 years, in 1960.
That places Greenland 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 61.25 years | — |
| 1961 | 62.7 years | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 63.97 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 64.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 65.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 65.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 65.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 65.56 years | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 65.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 65.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 65.46 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 65.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 64.61 years | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 64.04 years | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 63.66 years | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 63.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 64.12 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 64.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 67 years | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 67.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 67.24 years | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.86 years | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 66.44 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 66.24 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.55 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 67.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 68.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 68.68 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 68.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 68.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.51 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 68.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.99 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 68.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 68.61 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 68.62 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.39 years | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 67.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.94 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 69.62 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 71.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 71.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.46 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 72.74 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 72.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 73.76 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 73.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.84 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 73.96 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 73.11 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 72.97 years | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 72.23 years | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.64 years | 61.25 years | 65.72 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.01 years | 63.66 years | 67.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.41 years | 66.24 years | 68.76 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.57 years | 67.99 years | 69.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.65 years | 67.39 years | 71.46 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.03 years | 71.67 years | 73.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.08 years | 72.23 years | 73.77 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 151 Turkmenistan 73.01 years compare
- 152 Philippines 72.96 years compare
- 153 Libya 72.68 years compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 72.18 years compare
- 156 Nepal 72.14 years compare
- 157 Palau 71.94 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Greenland was 72.23 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 73.96 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.25 years in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Greenland ranks 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.