Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Greece

Life expectancy at birth in Greece in 2024 — 81.8 years. Ranked 39 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16.2%.

2024 81.8 years +0.13% vs 2023
World rank 39of 217
Period maximum 81.8 years2024
Period minimum 70.2 years1962

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Greece, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.4 years1962: 70.2 years1964: 70.5 years1966: 71.8 years1968: 71.4 years1970: 72.7 years1972: 72.7 years1974: 73.4 years1976: 73.7 years1978: 74.4 years1980: 74.5 years1982: 75.2 years1984: 75.8 years1986: 76.5 years1988: 76.9 years1990: 76.9 years1992: 77.4 years1994: 77.6 years1996: 77.7 years1998: 77.8 years2000: 77.9 years2002: 78.6 years2004: 79 years2006: 79.4 years2008: 79.9 years2010: 80.4 years2012: 80.6 years2014: 81.4 years2016: 81.4 years2018: 81.8 years2020: 81.3 years2022: 80.8 years2024: 81.8 years
Change over the period: +11.4 (+16.19%) Average annual rate: 0.23 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Greece 81.8 years
World 73.5 years
Southern Europe computed 82.8 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 81.8 +0.1 +0.13%
2023 81.7 +0.9 +1.17%
2022 80.8 +0.7 +0.88%
2021 80.1 −1.2 −1.48%
2020 81.3 −0.4 −0.43%
2019 81.6 −0.1 −0.18%
2018 81.8 +0.5 +0.62%
2017 81.3 −0.1 −0.12%
2016 81.4 +0.4 +0.43%
2015 81 −0.3 −0.43%
2014 81.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2013 81.3 +0.7 +0.81%
2012 80.6 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 80.7 +0.3 +0.43%
2010 80.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2009 80.2 +0.2 +0.31%
2008 79.9 +0.5 +0.63%
2007 79.4 +0 +0%
2006 79.4 +0.2 +0.25%
2005 79.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2004 79 +0.2 +0.25%
2003 78.8 +0.2 +0.25%
2002 78.6 +0.3 +0.32%
2001 78.4 +0.5 +0.64%
2000 77.9 −0.1 −0.13%
1999 78 +0.1 +0.19%
1998 77.8 −0.3 −0.38%
1997 78.1 +0.5 +0.58%
1996 77.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1995 77.6 −0.1 −0.07%
1994 77.6 +0.2 +0.32%
1993 77.4 +0 +0.01%
1992 77.4 +0.2 +0.32%
1991 77.1 +0.2 +0.26%
1990 76.9 +0.3 +0.33%
1989 76.7 −0.3 −0.34%
1988 76.9 +0.9 +1.17%
1987 76.1 −0.4 −0.57%
1986 76.5 +0.4 +0.52%
1985 76.1 +0.3 +0.45%
1984 75.8 +0.3 +0.37%
1983 75.5 +0.3 +0.37%
1982 75.2 +0.3 +0.38%
1981 74.9 +0.4 +0.55%
1980 74.5 −0.1 −0.12%
1979 74.6 +0.2 +0.31%
1978 74.4 +0.7 +0.93%
1977 73.7 +0 +0%
1976 73.7 +0.3 +0.38%
1975 73.4 +0 +0.01%
1974 73.4 +0.5 +0.67%
1973 72.9 +0.2 +0.34%
1972 72.7 −0.2 −0.29%
1971 72.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1970 72.7 +0.7 +0.98%
1969 72 +0.6 +0.81%
1968 71.4 +0.1 +0.14%
1967 71.3 −0.5 −0.69%
1966 71.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1965 71.4 +0.9 +1.32%
1964 70.5 −0.1 −0.15%
1963 70.6 +0.3 +0.48%
1962 70.2 −0.1 −0.08%
1961 70.3 −0.2 −0.21%
1960 70.4

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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