The vast majority of European countries achieved best values in life expectancy in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Greece is rare exception to this pattern - in it, the peak of the average life expectancy occurred in 2018.
According to alternative estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Greece was 81.86 years (79.29 for male, 84.33 for female).[1]
Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2023: 81.54 years total (79.00 for male, 84.20 for female).[2]
Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 81.8 years total (79.2 for male, 84.4 for female).[3][4]
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Greece was 80.91 years (78.80 years for male and 83.01 years for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 69.82 years (69.14 years for male and 70.47 years for female).[5]
Eurostat (2014—2023)
The division of Greece into territorial units 2 level (NUTS 2) coincides with the division of Greece into regions. By default the table is sorted by 2023.
| code | region | 2014 | 2014 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2023 |
2023 | 2014 →2023 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | |||||
| Greece on average | 81.5 | 78.8 | 84.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 81.8 | 79.2 | 84.4 | 5.2 | 0.3 | |
| EL41 | North Aegean | 81.9 | 79.4 | 84.5 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 83.8 | 81.4 | 86.2 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| EL54 | Epirus | 83.5 | 81.0 | 86.2 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 84.0 | 81.7 | 86.4 | 4.7 | −0.3 | 83.7 | 81.0 | 86.5 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| EL42 | South Aegean | 81.6 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 82.7 | 80.6 | 84.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| EL43 | Crete | 82.0 | 79.2 | 84.9 | 5.7 | 0.1 | 82.1 | 79.4 | 84.9 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 82.4 | 80.2 | 84.8 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| EL53 | Western Macedonia | 82.2 | 79.9 | 84.7 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 4.9 | −0.3 | 82.2 | 79.9 | 84.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| EL62 | Ionian Islands | 81.7 | 79.3 | 84.1 | 4.8 | −0.3 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 84.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| EL64 | Central Greece | 81.9 | 79.3 | 84.6 | 5.3 | −0.1 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 78.9 | 84.9 | 6.0 | −0.1 |
| EL63 | Western Greece | 81.5 | 78.5 | 84.7 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 83.9 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.4 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| EL52 | Central Macedonia | 81.2 | 78.5 | 83.9 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 81.7 | 79.4 | 84.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| EL30 | Attica | 81.1 | 78.3 | 83.8 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 81.2 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 81.7 | 79.0 | 84.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| EL65 | Peloponnese | 82.0 | 79.7 | 84.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 82.1 | 79.5 | 84.9 | 5.4 | −0.6 | 81.5 | 79.0 | 84.2 | 5.2 | −0.5 |
| EL61 | Thessaly | 81.7 | 78.9 | 84.5 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 5.4 | −0.8 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 84.2 | 5.3 | −0.2 |
| EL51 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 80.6 | 78.2 | 83.0 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 83.2 | 4.3 | −0.4 | 80.7 | 77.9 | 83.5 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
Eurostat (2018—2022)
By default the table is sorted by 2022.
| code | region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | ||||||
| Greece on average | 81.9 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.2 | 5.0 | −1.5 | 80.2 | 0.6 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.4 | 5.1 | −1.1 | |
| EL54 | Epirus | 83.6 | 81.3 | 86.0 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 84.0 | 81.7 | 86.4 | 4.7 | −1.4 | 82.6 | 0.1 | 82.7 | 80.0 | 85.7 | 5.7 | −0.9 |
| EL41 | North Aegean | 82.9 | 80.2 | 85.6 | 5.4 | −0.2 | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.2 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 83.1 | −0.8 | 82.3 | 79.9 | 84.9 | 5.0 | −0.6 |
| EL42 | South Aegean | 82.7 | 80.3 | 85.1 | 4.8 | −0.4 | 82.3 | 80.5 | 84.3 | 3.8 | −0.7 | 81.6 | 0.1 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 84.1 | 4.6 | −1.0 |
| EL43 | Crete | 82.6 | 80.1 | 85.1 | 5.0 | −0.5 | 82.1 | 79.4 | 84.9 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 81.7 | 0.0 | 81.7 | 78.9 | 84.7 | 5.8 | −0.9 |
| EL53 | Western Macedonia | 83.0 | 80.6 | 85.4 | 4.8 | −0.5 | 82.5 | 80.1 | 85.0 | 4.9 | −1.8 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 81.4 | 78.5 | 84.6 | 6.1 | −1.6 |
| EL61 | Thessaly | 82.6 | 80.0 | 85.3 | 5.3 | −0.3 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 85.1 | 5.4 | −2.3 | 80.0 | 1.1 | 81.1 | 78.5 | 83.8 | 5.3 | −1.5 |
| EL30 | Attica | 81.3 | 78.4 | 84.0 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 81.2 | 78.4 | 83.8 | 5.4 | −1.4 | 79.8 | 1.1 | 80.9 | 78.4 | 83.2 | 4.8 | −0.4 |
| EL65 | Peloponnese | 82.1 | 79.4 | 85.1 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 82.1 | 79.5 | 84.9 | 5.4 | −1.3 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 80.8 | 78.3 | 83.6 | 5.3 | −1.3 |
| EL64 | Central Greece | 82.3 | 79.6 | 85.1 | 5.5 | −0.5 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 84.2 | 4.7 | −1.3 | 80.5 | 0.2 | 80.7 | 78.0 | 83.6 | 5.6 | −1.6 |
| EL62 | Ionian Islands | 81.3 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 81.4 | 79.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | −0.7 | 80.7 | −0.2 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 83.2 | 5.3 | −0.8 |
| EL63 | Western Greece | 81.7 | 79.2 | 84.3 | 5.1 | −0.2 | 81.5 | 79.1 | 83.9 | 4.8 | −1.2 | 80.3 | 0.0 | 80.3 | 77.8 | 83.0 | 5.2 | −1.4 |
| EL52 | Central Macedonia | 81.9 | 79.5 | 84.3 | 4.8 | −0.2 | 81.7 | 79.4 | 84.0 | 4.6 | −2.4 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 80.2 | 77.5 | 82.8 | 5.3 | −1.7 |
| EL51 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 81.4 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 4.3 | −0.3 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 83.2 | 4.3 | −1.8 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 79.9 | 77.3 | 82.5 | 5.2 | −1.5 |
Global Data Lab (2018–2022)
| region | 2018 | 2018 →2019 |
2019 | 2019 →2021 |
2021 | 2021 →2022 |
2022 | 2018 →2022 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | male | female | F Δ M | overall | overall | male | female | F Δ M | |||||
| Greece on average | 81.39 | 78.76 | 84.12 | 5.36 | −0.14 | 81.25 | 78.71 | 83.86 | 5.15 | −1.14 | 80.11 | 0.50 | 80.61 | 78.02 | 83.32 | 5.30 | −0.78 |
| Epirus | 83.10 | 80.78 | 85.65 | 4.87 | 0.44 | 83.54 | 81.21 | 86.07 | 4.86 | −1.02 | 82.52 | −0.06 | 82.46 | 79.75 | 85.59 | 5.84 | −0.64 |
| North Aegean | 82.40 | 79.69 | 85.25 | 5.56 | −0.15 | 82.25 | 79.82 | 84.88 | 5.06 | 0.77 | 83.02 | −0.96 | 82.06 | 79.65 | 84.79 | 5.14 | −0.34 |
| South Aegean | 82.20 | 79.79 | 84.75 | 4.96 | −0.35 | 81.85 | 80.02 | 83.98 | 3.96 | −0.33 | 81.52 | −0.06 | 81.46 | 79.25 | 83.99 | 4.74 | −0.74 |
| Crete | 82.10 | 79.59 | 84.75 | 5.16 | −0.45 | 81.65 | 78.93 | 84.58 | 5.65 | −0.03 | 81.62 | −0.16 | 81.46 | 78.65 | 84.59 | 5.94 | −0.64 |
| Western Macedonia | 82.50 | 80.08 | 85.05 | 4.97 | −0.45 | 82.05 | 79.62 | 84.68 | 5.06 | −1.43 | 80.62 | 0.54 | 81.16 | 78.26 | 84.49 | 6.23 | −1.34 |
| Thessaly | 82.10 | 79.49 | 84.95 | 5.46 | −0.25 | 81.85 | 79.23 | 84.78 | 5.55 | −1.93 | 79.92 | 0.95 | 80.87 | 78.26 | 83.69 | 5.43 | −1.23 |
| Attica | 80.81 | 77.90 | 83.66 | 5.76 | −0.05 | 80.76 | 77.93 | 83.48 | 5.55 | −1.04 | 79.72 | 0.95 | 80.67 | 78.16 | 83.09 | 4.93 | −0.14 |
| Peloponnese | 81.61 | 78.89 | 84.75 | 5.86 | 0.04 | 81.65 | 79.03 | 84.58 | 5.55 | −0.93 | 80.72 | −0.15 | 80.57 | 78.06 | 83.49 | 5.43 | −1.04 |
| Central Greece | 81.80 | 79.09 | 84.75 | 5.66 | −0.45 | 81.35 | 79.03 | 83.88 | 4.85 | −0.93 | 80.42 | 0.05 | 80.47 | 77.76 | 83.49 | 5.73 | −1.33 |
| Ionian Islands | 80.81 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | 0.14 | 80.95 | 79.13 | 82.88 | 3.75 | −0.33 | 80.62 | −0.35 | 80.27 | 77.66 | 83.09 | 5.43 | −0.54 |
| Western Greece | 81.21 | 78.69 | 83.96 | 5.27 | −0.16 | 81.05 | 78.63 | 83.58 | 4.95 | −0.83 | 80.22 | −0.15 | 80.07 | 77.56 | 82.89 | 5.33 | −1.14 |
| Central Macedonia | 81.41 | 78.99 | 83.96 | 4.97 | −0.16 | 81.25 | 78.93 | 83.68 | 4.75 | −2.02 | 79.23 | 0.74 | 79.97 | 77.26 | 82.69 | 5.43 | −1.44 |
| Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | 80.91 | 78.69 | 83.16 | 4.47 | −0.25 | 80.66 | 78.43 | 82.88 | 4.45 | −1.43 | 79.23 | 0.44 | 79.67 | 77.06 | 82.39 | 5.33 | −1.24 |
Data source: Global Data Lab[8]
Charts
Development of life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of the World Bank Group[2]
Life expectancy with calculated sex gap[2]
Life expectancy in Greece according to estimation of Our World in Data[9]
Development of life expectancy in Greece in comparison to some European countries[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2024". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 27 July 2024. Archived from the original (XLSX) on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
- 1 2 3 4 "Life expectancy at birth, total - Greece". World Bank Group.
- ↑ "Life expectancy at birth by sex". Eurostat. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025. — Dataset
- ↑ "Life expectancy at birth by sex". Eurostat. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025. — Table. For visualization use the tab "Map"
- 1 2 3 "The Global Health Observatory: Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy". World Health Organization. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025. — Dataset
- 1 2 3 "Life expectancy at birth by sex and NUTS 2 region". Eurostat. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025. — Table. For visualization use tab "Map"
- ↑ "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ↑ "Life expectancy at birth: Greece". Our World in Data.
