Survival ages across the population in Greece

Greece: Survival ages across the population was 33.5 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.5 years
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 41 countries
All-time high
33.77 years
in 2018
All-time low
15.65 years
in 1983
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Survival ages across the population in Greece, 1981–2019

01020301981200020191981: 16 years1982: 16.5 years1983: 15.7 years1984: 17.4 years1985: 17.4 years1986: 19.2 years1987: 19.3 years1988: 19.9 years1989: 20.4 years1990: 20.5 years1991: 21.5 years1992: 21.6 years1993: 22 years1994: 21.9 years1995: 22.3 years1996: 22.5 years1997: 23 years1998: 23.4 years1999: 23.1 years2000: 24.4 years2001: 24.5 years2002: 26 years2003: 26.7 years2004: 25.5 years2005: 25.2 years2006: 27.1 years2007: 26.4 years2008: 28.1 years2009: 26.7 years2010: 27.8 years2011: 28.9 years2012: 30.2 years2013: 32.1 years2014: 31.8 years2015: 32.4 years2016: 31.8 years2017: 32.8 years2018: 33.8 years2019: 33.5 years

Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Greece recorded 33.5 years for survival ages across the population in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Greece peaked at 33.77 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.65 years, in 1983.

Greece ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 17.97 years 15.65 years 20.36 years 9
1990s 22.17 years 20.51 years 23.36 years 10
2000s 26.06 years 24.43 years 28.1 years 10
2010s 31.51 years 27.81 years 33.77 years 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 16 Ireland 34 years compare
  2. 17 South Korea 33.79 years compare
  3. 18 Portugal 33.74 years compare
  4. 20 France 32.79 years compare
  5. 21 Australia 32.46 years compare
  6. 22 United Kingdom 32.41 years compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival ages across the population in Greece?
Survival ages across the population in Greece was 33.5 years in 2019, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 33.77 years in 2018.
What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 15.65 years in 1983.
How does Greece rank for survival ages across the population?
Greece ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival ages across the population
Unit
years
Source
Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
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The age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.