Life expectancy in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy was 80.2 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Greece, 1961–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy in Greece stood at 80.2 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Greece peaked at 81.9 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.7 years, in 1962.
That places Greece 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.27 years | 71.7 years | 73 years | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.49 years | 73.8 years | 75.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.12 years | 75.3 years | 77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.79 years | 77.1 years | 78.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.54 years | 78.6 years | 80.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.26 years | 80.6 years | 81.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8 years | 80.2 years | 81.4 years | 2 |
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More health data for Greece
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Greece?
- Life expectancy in Greece was 80.2 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7 years in 1962.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy?
- Greece ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.