Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland
Greenland: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 68.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men 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
The most recent figure for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland is 68.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland peaked at 69.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1963.
That places Greenland 140th 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 men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.7% | — |
| 1961 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 50.7% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 52.0% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 55.2% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 57.4% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 57.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 55.2% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 54.2% | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 54.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 54.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 57.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 57.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 64.5% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 68.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.3%, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 68.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 84.5%, 81% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.8% | 50.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.5% | 53.1% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.5% | 53.5% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 55.2% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 59.7% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 64.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.5% | 68.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Greenland was 68.7% 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 men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1963.
- How does Greenland rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Greenland ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 men 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.