Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greece

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Greece was 81.54 years. A difference of +0.75 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Greece were 79 years and 84.2 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Greece for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greece (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Greece (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 70.43 67.91 73.09
1961 70.28 68.16 72.51
1962 70.22 68.15 72.4
1963 70.56 68.48 72.75
1964 70.46 68.35 72.68
1965 71.39 69.18 73.72
1966 71.8 69.46 74.26
1967 71.31 69.17 73.55
1968 71.4 69.21 73.7
1969 71.98 69.69 74.38
1970 72.68 70.27 75.21
1971 72.87 70.51 75.34
1972 72.66 70.27 75.17
1973 72.91 70.48 75.45
1974 73.39 71.03 75.88
1975 73.4 70.93 76
1976 73.68 71.06 76.43
1977 73.68 71.07 76.42
1978 74.36 71.71 77.15
1979 74.59 71.97 77.35
1980 74.51 71.89 77.26
1981 74.92 72.34 77.62
1982 75.2 72.65 77.88
1983 75.48 72.94 78.15
1984 75.76 73.22 78.42
1985 76.1 73.7 78.61
1986 76.49 74.04 79.06
1987 76.06 73.57 78.67
1988 76.95 74.42 79.61
1989 76.69 74.2 79.3
1990 76.94 74.5 79.5
1991 77.14 74.6 79.8
1992 77.38 74.7 80.2
1993 77.39 75 79.9
1994 77.64 75.2 80.2
1995 77.58 75 80.3
1996 77.69 75.1 80.4
1997 78.14 75.6 80.8
1998 77.84 75.4 80.4
1999 77.99 75.5 80.6
2000 77.89 75.4 80.5
2001 78.39 75.9 81
2002 78.64 76.3 81.1
2003 78.84 76.5 81.3
2004 79.04 76.6 81.6
2005 79.24 76.8 81.8
2006 79.44 77 82
2007 79.44 77 82
2008 79.94 77.5 82.5
2009 80.19 77.7 82.8
2010 80.39 77.9 83
2011 80.73 78 83.6
2012 80.63 78 83.4
2013 81.29 78.7 84
2014 81.39 78.8 84.1
2015 81.04 78.5 83.7
2016 81.39 78.9 84
2017 81.29 78.8 83.9
2018 81.79 79.3 84.4
2019 81.64 79.2 84.2
2020 81.29 78.8 83.9
2021 80.08 77.4 82.9
2022 80.79 78.3 83.4
2023 81.54 79 84.2