Life expectancy at birth, male in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy at birth, male was 79.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
42nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
79.4 years
in 2024
All-time low
67.91 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greece recorded 79.4 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Greece peaked at 79.4 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.91 years, in 1960.
Greece ranks 42nd 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, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.91 years | — |
| 1961 | 68.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 68.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 68.48 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 68.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 69.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 69.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 69.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 69.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 69.69 years | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 70.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 70.51 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.27 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.03 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 70.93 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.07 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 71.71 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 71.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.89 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 72.34 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 72.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 72.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 73.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 73.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 74.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 74.42 years | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 74.2 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 74.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 74.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 75 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 75.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 75.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.4 years | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.7 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.8 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 79.2 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.8 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 77.4 years | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 78.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 79.4 years | +0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 79.4 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 79.4 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.78 years | 67.91 years | 69.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.93 years | 70.27 years | 71.97 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.3 years | 71.89 years | 74.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.06 years | 74.5 years | 75.6 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.67 years | 75.4 years | 77.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.61 years | 77.9 years | 79.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.62 years | 77.4 years | 79.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 40 United Kingdom 79.54 years compare
- 41 Chile 79.45 years compare
- 43 Channel Islands 79.1 years compare
- 44 Bermuda 79.06 years compare
- 45 Isle of Man 79.04 years compare
More health data for Greece
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Greece?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Greece was 79.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.91 years in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male (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.