Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland
Greenland: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.64 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.64 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
177th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.66 years
in 2018
All-time low
3.77 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 6.64 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland peaked at 6.66 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.77 years, in 1950.
Greenland ranks 177th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.77 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.96 years | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 4.26 years | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 4.53 years | +6.2% |
| 1954 | 4.8 years | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 5.07 years | +5.8% |
| 1956 | 5.3 years | +4.6% |
| 1957 | 5.49 years | +3.5% |
| 1958 | 5.66 years | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 5.83 years | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 5.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 6.09 years | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 6.22 years | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 6.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 6.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 6.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.29 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6.26 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.16 years | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 6.12 years | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 6.03 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 5.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.92 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.92 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 6 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 6.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 6.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.12 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 6.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 6.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 6.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.12 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.11 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 6.1 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.19 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 6.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.29 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.42 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.54 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.57 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.61 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.65 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.66 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.66 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 6.63 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6.64 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.87 years | 3.77 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.22 years | 5.97 years | 6.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.02 years | 5.92 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.11 years | 6.1 years | 6.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.12 years | 6.1 years | 6.19 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4 years | 6.23 years | 6.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.61 years | 6.5 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 years | 6.63 years | 6.65 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3856 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,447 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population, female, per capita 0.4749 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1153 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 314 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Greenland was 6.64 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 years in 1950.
- How does Greenland rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Greenland ranks 177th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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