Life expectancy at birth, female in Greece

Greece: Life expectancy at birth, female was 84.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
84.4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 215 countries
All-time high
84.4 years
in 2018
All-time low
72.4 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Greece, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Greece stood at 84.4 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Greece peaked at 84.4 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.4 years, in 1962.

Greece ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73.3 years 72.4 years 74.38 years 10
1970s 76.04 years 75.17 years 77.35 years 10
1980s 78.46 years 77.25 years 79.61 years 10
1990s 80.21 years 79.5 years 80.8 years 10
2000s 81.66 years 80.5 years 82.8 years 10
2010s 83.83 years 83 years 84.4 years 10
2020s 83.8 years 82.9 years 84.4 years 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 29 Ireland 84.7 years compare
  2. 30 Iceland 84.5 years compare
  3. 31 Belgium 84.4 years compare
  4. 33 United Arab Emirates 84.32 years compare
  5. 34 Austria 84.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Greece?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Greece was 84.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 84.4 years in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 72.4 years in 1962.
How does Greece rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Greece ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.