Life expectancy at birth, women in Greenland

Life expectancy at birth for women in Greenland was 72.2 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Greenland, 2024 72.2 Years
Change from 2023 −1.0% 2023: 73.0 years
World, 2024 76.0 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 154th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women in Greenland over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period GreenlandWorld
2024 72.2 years 76.0 years
2023 73.0 years 75.8 years
2022 73.1 years 75.5 years
2021 73.3 years 73.7 years
2020 73.8 years 74.8 years
2019 74.0 years 75.3 years
2018 73.8 years 75.1 years
2017 73.9 years 74.9 years
2016 73.8 years 74.7 years
2015 73.2 years 74.5 years
2014 72.9 years 74.3 years
2013 72.7 years 74.0 years
2012 72.3 years 73.8 years
2011 71.9 years 73.5 years
2010 71.7 years 73.2 years
2009 71.5 years 72.9 years
2008 71.3 years 72.5 years
2007 71.1 years 72.3 years
2006 70.6 years 72.0 years
2005 70.2 years 71.6 years
2004 69.6 years 71.2 years
2003 68.9 years 71.0 years
2002 68.2 years 70.7 years
2001 67.7 years 70.4 years
2000 67.4 years 70.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 73.0 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 72.9 years, the figure has changed by −0.9%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Greenland has the 154th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Greenland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects