Life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 26.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece is 26.01 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece peaked at 26.21 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.46 years, in 1964.
Greece ranks 37th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.87 years | 19.46 years | 20.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.86 years | 20.41 years | 21.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.97 years | 21.29 years | 22.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.19 years | 22.78 years | 23.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.41 years | 23.63 years | 25.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.48 years | 25.16 years | 25.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7 years | 24.84 years | 26.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 34 New Zealand 26.18 years compare
- 35 Luxembourg 26.17 years compare
- 36 Saint Martin (French part) 26.09 years compare
- 38 Slovenia 25.99 years compare
- 39 Iceland 25.95 years compare
- 40 Chile 25.93 years compare
More gender data for Greece
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 38,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 40,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Greece was 26.01 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.21 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.46 years in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.