Albania vs Greece: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 79.6 years in Albania and 81.9 years in Greece, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 2.3 years, or 1.03 times that in Albania.

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What the numbers say

Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Albania ranked 56 and Greece ranked 37 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Albania at 90 years and Greece at 91.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Albania	Greece	World
2023	79.6	81.9	73.2
2022	78.8	79.9	72.6
2021	76.8	80.5	70.9
2020	77.8	81.5	71.9
2019	79.5	81.4	72.6
2018	79.2	81.5	72.4
2017	78.9	81	72.1
2016	78.6	81.3	71.9
2015	78.4	80.8	71.6
2014	78	81.1	71.4
2013	78	81.1	71.1
2012	78.1	80.4	70.8
2011	78.3	80.6	70.4
2010	78.4	80.6	70.1
2009	78.5	80.4	69.7
2008	78.3	80.1	69.3
2007	77.7	79.7	69
2006	77	79.8	68.6
2005	76.4	79.7	68.1
2004	76	79.4	67.7
2003	75.6	79.1	67.4
2002	75.3	79	67.1
2001	75.1	78.9	66.8
2000	74.8	78.4	66.4
1999	74.6	78.4	66
1998	74.4	78.3	65.7
1997	73.4	78.4	65.5
1996	74.1	78	65.2
1995	74	77.9	64.9
1994	73.8	77.9	64.3
1993	73.6	77.7	64.4
1992	73.3	77.3	64.3
1991	73	77.4	64.1
1990	72.7	77.3	64
1989	72.5	77.1	63.8
1988	72.2	77	63.4
1987	72	76.1	63.2
1986	71.7	76.5	62.7
1985	71.3	76.1	62.2
1984	71	75.8	61.9
1983	70.7	75.5	61.5
1982	70.4	75.2	61.3
1981	70.1	74.9	60.9
1980	69.9	74.5	60.5
1979	69.6	74.7	60.2
1978	69.4	74.4	59.5
1977	69	73.8	59.2
1976	68.6	73.8	58.6
1975	68.1	73.5	58.3
1974	67.6	73.5	58.1
1973	67.1	73	57.7
1972	66.5	72.7	57.2
1971	65.9	72.9	56
1970	65.2	72.8	56.3
1969	64.5	72.1	56
1968	63.8	71.5	55.6
1967	63	71.4	55.1
1966	62.2	71.9	54.6
1965	61.3	71.5	54
1964	60.4	70.5	54.3
1963	59.5	70.7	53.7
1962	58.5	70.3	53.2
1961	57.5	70.4	50.4
1960	56.4	70.5	47.8
1959	55.1	69.6	49.6
1958	53.7	69.7	51.6
1957	52.3	68.4	51.1
1956	50.9	68.1	50.7
1955	49.6	68.6	50.2
1954	48.4	68.1	49.7
1953	47.4	67.5	48.8
1952	46.3	67.3	48.2
1951	45.3	66.7	47.1
1950	44.5	66.2	46.4
1940	–	54.3	–
1937	–	52.8	–
1932	–	50.5	–
1929	–	50	–
1928	–	46.2	–
1927	–	48.2	–
1922	–	45.2	–
1920	–	44.7	–
1907	–	41.2	–
1902	–	40.4	–
1897	–	39.4	–
1892	–	38.5	–
1887	–	37.7	–
1882	–	37.1	–
1877	–	36.6	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Albania	Greece	World
2024	79.878.8–80.7	8281.1–82.9	73.3
2025	8078.6–81.4	82.280.8–83.4	73.5
2026	80.178.5–81.8	82.480.8–83.9	73.8
2027	80.378.3–82.2	82.680.8–84.2	73.9
2028	80.578.2–82.6	82.780.7–84.5	74.1
2029	80.778.3–83	82.980.8–84.9	74.2
2030	80.878.1–83.3	83.180.8–85.2	74.4
2031	8178–83.7	83.280.7–85.6	74.5
2032	81.278–84	83.480.8–86	74.7
2033	81.478.1–84.2	83.680.9–86.3	74.8
2034	81.578–84.5	83.780.9–86.5	75
2035	81.777.9–84.9	83.980.9–86.7	75.1
2036	81.978.2–85.1	8480.9–87	75.3
2037	82.178.3–85.3	84.181.1–87.3	75.4
2038	82.278.3–85.5	84.381.3–87.5	75.5
2039	82.478.2–85.8	84.481.3–87.6	75.7
2040	82.578.3–86.1	84.681.5–87.9	75.8
2041	82.778.3–86.4	84.781.4–88.2	75.9
2042	82.978.3–86.6	84.881.5–88.3	76.1
2043	8378.4–86.8	8581.6–88.5	76.2
2044	83.278.4–86.9	85.181.6–88.7	76.3
2045	83.378.6–87.3	85.281.7–88.9	76.5
2046	83.578.7–87.5	85.481.9–89.3	76.6
2047	83.678.7–87.7	85.581.9–89.5	76.7
2048	83.878.7–88.2	85.682–89.7	76.8
2049	83.978.7–88.2	85.782–89.9	76.9
2050	84.178.7–88.4	85.882.1–90.1	77
2051	84.278.9–88.7	8682.2–90.3	77.1
2052	84.479.1–89	86.182.1–90.5	77.2
2053	84.579.1–89.1	86.282.1–90.7	77.3
2054	84.779.2–89.4	86.382.3–90.9	77.4
2055	84.879.3–89.5	86.482.5–91.1	77.6
2056	84.979.3–89.8	86.682.4–91.3	77.7
2057	85.179.5–90.1	86.782.5–91.5	77.8
2058	85.279.5–90.3	86.882.7–91.7	77.9
2059	85.379.7–90.6	86.982.6–91.7	78
2060	85.579.6–90.6	8782.6–92.2	78.1
2061	85.679.7–90.7	87.282.7–92.3	78.2
2062	85.779.8–90.9	87.382.9–92.4	78.3
2063	85.979.9–91.2	87.482.9–92.5	78.4
2064	8680.1–91.4	87.583–92.7	78.5
2065	86.180.2–91.6	87.683–92.9	78.6
2066	86.280.2–91.7	87.783–93.3	78.7
2067	86.480.3–92	87.983.1–93.4	78.8
2068	86.580.4–92	8883.2–93.4	78.9
2069	86.680.4–92.2	88.183.2–93.5	79
2070	86.780.5–92.4	88.283.3–93.8	79.1
2071	86.880.5–92.4	88.383.2–93.9	79.2
2072	86.980.9–92.8	88.483.3–94.1	79.3
2073	87.180.9–93	88.583.4–94.2	79.4
2074	87.281–93.2	88.683.3–94.5	79.4
2075	87.381.2–93.3	88.783.5–94.6	79.5
2076	87.481.3–93.4	88.983.5–94.7	79.6
2077	87.581.4–93.5	8983.5–94.6	79.7
2078	87.681.7–93.7	89.183.6–95	79.8
2079	87.781.8–93.8	89.283.7–95.1	79.9
2080	87.982–94.2	89.383.8–95.3	80
2081	8882–94.2	89.483.9–95.3	80.1
2082	88.182–94.5	89.583.8–95.5	80.2
2083	88.282.1–94.6	89.683.9–95.8	80.3
2084	88.382.2–94.9	89.783.9–95.8	80.3
2085	88.482.2–94.9	89.884–95.8	80.4
2086	88.582.3–95.2	89.984.1–96	80.5
2087	88.682.3–95.2	9084–96.3	80.6
2088	88.782.5–95.4	90.184.2–96.4	80.7
2089	88.882.5–95.8	90.284.2–96.4	80.8
2090	88.982.7–95.9	90.384.2–96.6	80.9
2091	89.182.8–95.9	90.484.2–97	81
2092	89.282.7–96.1	90.584.3–97.2	81
2093	89.382.9–96.3	90.684.4–97.4	81.1
2094	89.482.9–96.6	90.884.4–97.4	81.2
2095	89.583–96.7	90.984.3–97.4	81.3
2096	89.683.1–96.9	9184.5–97.7	81.4
2097	89.783.2–97.2	91.184.4–97.7	81.5
2098	89.883.2–97.4	91.284.5–98	81.6
2099	89.983.3–97.6	91.384.7–98.3	81.7
2100	9083.4–97.9	91.484.5–98.4	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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