Life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.27 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland stood at 70.27 years.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland peaked at 71.41 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.55 years, in 1960.
That places Greenland 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.08 years | 58.55 years | 63.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.63 years | 61.81 years | 63.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.85 years | 63.07 years | 64.67 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.6 years | 65.03 years | 66.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.92 years | 64.8 years | 69.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 69.35 years | 71.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71 years | 70.27 years | 71.29 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 147 Solomon Islands 70.69 years compare
- 148 Nepal 70.64 years compare
- 149 Guyana 70.32 years compare
- 151 Turkmenistan 70.2 years compare
- 152 Philippines 69.95 years compare
- 153 Sao Tome and Principe 69.91 years compare
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 368 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 375 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 396 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 380 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Greenland was 70.27 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.41 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.55 years in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Greenland ranks 150th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.