Life expectancy at birth in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy at birth was 81.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Greece stood at 81.86 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Greece peaked at 81.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.21 years, in 1950.
Greece ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 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 |
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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 at birth in Greece?
- Life expectancy at birth in Greece was 81.86 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 81.86 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.21 years in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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