Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Greece

Male life expectancy in Greece in 2024 — 79.4 years. Ranked 42 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.9%.

2024 79.4 years +0.25% vs 2023
World rank 42of 217
Period maximum 79.4 years2024
Period minimum 67.91 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Greece, 1960–20246570758019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 67.91 years1962: 68.15 years1964: 68.35 years1966: 69.46 years1968: 69.21 years1970: 70.27 years1972: 70.27 years1974: 71.03 years1976: 71.06 years1978: 71.71 years1980: 71.89 years1982: 72.65 years1984: 73.22 years1986: 74.04 years1988: 74.42 years1990: 74.5 years1992: 74.7 years1994: 75.2 years1996: 75.1 years1998: 75.4 years2000: 75.4 years2002: 76.3 years2004: 76.6 years2006: 77 years2008: 77.5 years2010: 77.9 years2012: 78 years2014: 78.8 years2016: 78.9 years2018: 79.3 years2020: 78.8 years2022: 78.3 years2024: 79.4 years
Change over the period: +11.49 (+16.92%) Average annual rate: 0.24 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 79.4 years
World 71.12 years
Europe & Central Asia 75.57 years
Southern Europe computed 80.54 years
High-income countries computed 77.79 years
Male life expectancy — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 79.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2023 79.2 +0.9 +1.15%
2022 78.3 +0.9 +1.16%
2021 77.4 −1.4 −1.78%
2020 78.8 −0.4 −0.51%
2019 79.2 −0.1 −0.13%
2018 79.3 +0.5 +0.63%
2017 78.8 −0.1 −0.13%
2016 78.9 +0.4 +0.51%
2015 78.5 −0.3 −0.38%
2014 78.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2013 78.7 +0.7 +0.9%
2012 78 +0 +0%
2011 78 +0.1 +0.13%
2010 77.9 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 77.7 +0.2 +0.26%
2008 77.5 +0.5 +0.65%
2007 77 +0 +0%
2006 77 +0.2 +0.26%
2005 76.8 +0.2 +0.26%
2004 76.6 +0.1 +0.13%
2003 76.5 +0.2 +0.26%
2002 76.3 +0.4 +0.53%
2001 75.9 +0.5 +0.66%
2000 75.4 −0.1 −0.13%
1999 75.5 +0.1 +0.13%
1998 75.4 −0.2 −0.26%
1997 75.6 +0.5 +0.67%
1996 75.1 +0.1 +0.13%
1995 75 −0.2 −0.27%
1994 75.2 +0.2 +0.27%
1993 75 +0.3 +0.4%
1992 74.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1991 74.6 +0.1 +0.13%
1990 74.5 +0.3 +0.4%
1989 74.2 −0.22 −0.29%
1988 74.42 +0.85 +1.15%
1987 73.57 −0.47 −0.63%
1986 74.04 +0.34 +0.46%
1985 73.7 +0.48 +0.65%
1984 73.22 +0.28 +0.39%
1983 72.94 +0.29 +0.4%
1982 72.65 +0.31 +0.42%
1981 72.34 +0.45 +0.63%
1980 71.89 −0.08 −0.11%
1979 71.97 +0.26 +0.36%
1978 71.71 +0.64 +0.89%
1977 71.07 +0.01 +0.01%
1976 71.06 +0.14 +0.19%
1975 70.93 −0.1 −0.14%
1974 71.03 +0.55 +0.77%
1973 70.48 +0.22 +0.31%
1972 70.27 −0.25 −0.35%
1971 70.51 +0.24 +0.34%
1970 70.27 +0.58 +0.83%
1969 69.69 +0.48 +0.69%
1968 69.21 +0.05 +0.07%
1967 69.17 −0.29 −0.42%
1966 69.46 +0.28 +0.41%
1965 69.18 +0.83 +1.22%
1964 68.35 −0.14 −0.2%
1963 68.48 +0.33 +0.49%
1962 68.15 −0.02 −0.02%
1961 68.16 +0.26 +0.38%
1960 67.91

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.