Life expectancy men women in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy men women was 84.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.33
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.33
in 2023
All-time low
68.11
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Greece stood at 84.33. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Greece peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.11, in 1950.
That places Greece 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.11 | 68.11 | 71.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.3 | 72.4 | 74.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.04 | 75.17 | 77.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5 | 77.25 | 79.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6 | 79.94 | 81.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.35 | 81.34 | 83.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.74 | 83.35 | 84.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.69 | 82.61 | 84.33 | 4 |
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More health data for Greece
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,321 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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 men women in Greece?
- Life expectancy men women in Greece was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.11 in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy men women?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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