Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland
Greenland: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 77.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 77.4% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland peaked at 77.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1960.
That places Greenland 154th 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.6% | — |
| 1961 | 63.1% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 65.3% | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 66.7% | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 66.5% | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 65.7% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 64.6% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 63.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 66.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 77.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 84% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 77.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1% | 60.6% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.4% | 62.6% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.6% | 66.1% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 67.0% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.0% | 70.0% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 74.8% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.0% | 77.4% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland was 77.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1960.
- How does Greenland rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Greenland ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.