Life expectancy by sex in Grenada
Grenada: Life expectancy by sex was 78.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Grenada, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 78.36 years for life expectancy by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Grenada peaked at 78.36 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.23 years, in 1950.
That places Grenada 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.86 years | 54.23 years | 63.83 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.67 years | 64.61 years | 69.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 69.77 years | 69.11 years | 70.1 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6 years | 70.31 years | 72.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.56 years | 73.25 years | 75.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.36 years | 74.98 years | 77.33 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.88 years | 77.46 years | 78.19 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.09 years | 77.53 years | 78.36 years | 4 |
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More population data for Grenada
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 217.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,697 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2022)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.47 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.49 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.45 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Grenada?
- Life expectancy by sex in Grenada was 78.36 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 78.36 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.23 years in 1950.
- How does Grenada rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Grenada ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.