EU 80.77
· European ranking
19 / 35
Down 2 positions compared with previous year
Greece: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
81.90 Years
EU 80.77 · +1.1 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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Regional map
· 2024 · 13 regions
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Internal regions
Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.
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1+2.08
83.60
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2+1.34
83.00
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3+0.61
82.40
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4+0.49
82.30
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4+0.49
82.30
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6+0.37
82.20
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7+0.24
82.10
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8+0.00
81.90
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9-0.12
81.80
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9-0.12
81.80
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11-0.24
81.70
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12-0.98
81.10
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13-1.83
80.40
More context on this indicator
At a glance
Greece performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to confirmed stability. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.
European comparison in Greece
In Greece, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 81.9 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.1 years.
Recent trend
In Greece, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 81.7 years in 2019 to 81.9 years in 2024. The latest value also changes little from 81.8 years in 2023, confirming the stable reading.
Regional differences in Greece
In Greece, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 13 comparable regions, Ipeiros records the highest value (83.6 Years) and Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki the lowest (80.4 Years), a gap of 3.2 years.
Reading within the topic
In Greece, Quality of Life & Household Conditions shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.