Life expectation at birth by sex in Greece
Greece: Life expectation at birth by sex was 84.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.33
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
35th
of 236 countries
All-time high
84.33
in 2023
All-time low
68.11
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 84.33 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Greece peaked at 84.33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.11, in 1950.
Greece ranks 35th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.11 | 68.11 | 71.71 | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.3 | 72.4 | 74.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.04 | 75.17 | 77.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.5 | 77.26 | 79.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.6 | 79.94 | 81.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.35 | 81.34 | 83.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.74 | 83.35 | 84.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.69 | 82.61 | 84.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.658 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 116,450 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.24 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.33 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.33 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Greece?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Greece was 84.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 84.33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.11 in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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