Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Greenland
Greenland: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 19.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 19.26 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Greenland peaked at 19.28 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.09 years, in 1975.
That places Greenland 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Greenland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.24 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.62 years | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 17.98 years | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 18.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 18.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 18.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 18.2 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 18.11 years | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 18.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 18 years | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 17.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 17.68 years | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 17.45 years | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 17.25 years | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 17.1 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 17.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 17.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.34 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 17.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 17.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 17.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 17.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 17.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 17.68 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 17.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 17.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 17.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 17.72 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 17.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 17.64 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.7 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.19 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 18.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 18.57 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.7 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.7 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.69 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 18.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.89 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 19.06 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.19 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.28 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.24 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 19.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.26 years | +0.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 19.26 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 19.26 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.69 years, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.01 years | 17.24 years | 18.33 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.4 years | 17.09 years | 17.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.67 years | 17.62 years | 17.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 years | 17.64 years | 17.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.51 years | 18.02 years | 18.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 years | 18.8 years | 19.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.22 years | 19.19 years | 19.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More gender data for Greenland
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 360 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 369 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 378 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 397 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 384 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 403 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 387 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Greenland?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Greenland was 19.26 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.28 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 years in 1975.
- How does Greenland rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Greenland ranks 153rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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.