Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Greece
Greece: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 19.86 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.86 years
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
76th
of 215 countries
All-time high
22.25 years
in 2020
All-time low
16.87 years
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male 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, male in Greece is 19.86 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Greece peaked at 22.25 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.87 years, in 1964.
That places Greece 76th 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, male (years) in Greece, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.92 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 16.92 years | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 17.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 16.87 years | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 17.38 years | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 17.48 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 17.17 years | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 17.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 17.35 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 17.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 17.77 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 17.5 years | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 17.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 17.91 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 17.75 years | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 17.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 17.71 years | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 18.09 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 18.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.06 years | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 18.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 18.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 18.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 18.74 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 19.03 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 19.21 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 18.94 years | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 19.39 years | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 19.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 19.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.38 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.65 years | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 19.72 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 19.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 20.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.94 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.25 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.34 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.68 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 20.69 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.99 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 21.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 21.34 years | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 21.27 years | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.6 years | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 21.38 years | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.83 years | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.56 years | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 21.96 years | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 21.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.25 years | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 21.41 years | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.09 years | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 19.86 years | -10.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.86 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.86 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.13 years | 16.87 years | 17.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.8 years | 17.5 years | 18.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.81 years | 18.06 years | 19.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.71 years | 19.38 years | 20.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.57 years | 19.93 years | 21.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.56 years | 21.13 years | 21.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.39 years | 19.86 years | 22.25 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 73 San Marino 20.01 years compare
- 74 Kiribati 19.95 years compare
- 75 British Virgin Islands 19.91 years compare
- 77 Lesotho 19.81 years compare
- 78 Iceland 19.73 years compare
- 79 Faroe Islands 19.68 years compare
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Greece?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Greece was 19.86 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, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.25 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.87 years in 1964.
- How does Greece rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Greece ranks 76th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.