What is life expectancy in Greece?

Life expectancy in Greece was 81.86 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 81.86 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 36.6 years in 1877.

How does Greece rank for life expectancy?

Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Greece

Name: Life expectancy in Greece
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Life expectancy was 81.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.86 years

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

41st

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.86 years

in 2023

All-time low

36.6 years

in 1877

Years of data

1877–2023

Life expectancy in Greece, 1877–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Greece stood at 81.86 years. That is the highest value across all 89 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Greece peaked at 81.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.6 years, in 1877.

Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 89 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1870s	36.6 years	36.6 years	36.6 years	1
1880s	37.4 years	37.1 years	37.7 years	2
1890s	38.95 years	38.5 years	39.4 years	2
1900s	40.8 years	40.4 years	41.2 years	2
1920s	46.84 years	44.65 years	49.97 years	5
1930s	51.65 years	50.5 years	52.8 years	2
1940s	54.34 years	54.34 years	54.34 years	1
1950s	68.02 years	66.21 years	69.71 years	10
1960s	71.06 years	70.31 years	72.06 years	10
1970s	73.49 years	72.72 years	74.67 years	10
1980s	75.88 years	74.48 years	77.13 years	10
1990s	77.86 years	77.3 years	78.42 years	10
2000s	79.44 years	78.44 years	80.37 years	10
2010s	80.97 years	80.42 years	81.5 years	10
2020s	80.97 years	79.94 years	81.86 years	4

Countries ranked near Greece

38 Austria 81.96 years compare
39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
40 Finland 81.91 years compare
42 Puerto Rico 81.69 years compare
43 Cyprus 81.65 years compare
44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Greece?: Life expectancy in Greece was 81.86 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 81.86 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 36.6 years in 1877.
How does Greece rank for life expectancy?: Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.