Life expectancy by age and sex in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy by age and sex was 81.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 44 countries
All-time high
81.9
in 2024
All-time low
71.7
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age and sex in Greece is 81.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Greece peaked at 81.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.7, in 1962.
Greece ranks 20th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.27 | 71.7 | 73 | 9 |
| 1970s | 74.49 | 73.8 | 75.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.12 | 75.3 | 77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.79 | 77.1 | 78.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.54 | 78.6 | 80.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.02 | 80.6 | 81.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.12 | 80.1 | 81.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 19 Denmark 82 compare
- 20 Netherlands 81.9 compare
- 22 United Kingdom 81.3 compare
- 23 Germany 81.2 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.244 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.0537 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5154 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Greece?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Greece was 81.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7 in 1962.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Greece ranks 20th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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