Life expectancy estimates and projections in Greenland
Life expectancy at birth in Greenland was 70.1 years in 2023.
Greenland, 2023 (latest estimate)
70.1
Change from 2022
0%
Projection for 2030
70.9 years
Projection for 2050
73.4 years
Projection for 2100
79.7 years
Position in 2023
151st of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Greenland over time
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Greenland |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 79.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 79.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 78.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 77.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 77.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 76.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 75.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 75.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 74.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 74.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 73.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 72.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 72.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 71.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 70.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 70.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 70.1 years |
| 2022 | 70.1 years |
| 2021 | 70.0 years |
| 2020 | 70.2 years |
| 2019 | 70.3 years |
| 2018 | 70.4 years |
| 2017 | 70.4 years |
| 2016 | 70.4 years |
| 2015 | 70.2 years |
| 2014 | 70.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0% from 70.1 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 69.8 years, the figure has changed by +0.4%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Greenland has the 151st highest value.
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14.6 years
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28.1%
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Life expectancy at birth
70.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, women
72.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
68.4 years
2024 · World Bank
Physicians
1.14 per 1,000 people
1980 · World Bank