The Human development index (HDI) of Greece from 1990 to 2021 shows that Greece's HDI score has increased from 0.759 in 1990 to 0.887 by 2021, implying that the country has reached very high levels of development. The HDI itself is a statistic that combines life-expectancy, education levels and GDP per capita. Countries with scores over 0.700 are considered to have high levels of development, compared with countries that score lower.

Greece: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.908 points, an increase from 0.893 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Greece from 1980 to 2023 is 0.826 points. The minimum value, 0.713 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.908 points was recorded in 2023.

This statistic shows the total population of Greece from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, the total population of Greece was around 10.4 million people. Population of Greece After a subtle year-over-year increase from 2004 to 2011, the population of Greece has experienced a slight drop from 2011 until 2014. Population growth decreased marginally in 2011 compared to the previous year, and once again in 2012 in comparison to 2011. Greek women also bore fewer children per woman on average in 2011, a slight decrease from 2010. But a lower fertility rate is not necessarily the only reason for the country’s total population decline, Greece’s recent economic downturn also plays a role. Due to poor decisions in regards to spending made by the government, Greece has suffered through an economic crisis since 2010, diminishing the incentive to live in the country. The unemployment rate dramatically surged since the crisis, reaching a decade high in 2013. Additionally, the country’s GDP has significantly dropped in the same time frame from 2008 to 2013, with the largest slump in GDP growth occurring in 2011. Despite a severe economic slump, Greece still managed to maintain a relatively high HDI value in 2012, preserving a spot among the top 30 countries worldwide. The HDI, or Human Development Index, is based on parameters such as literacy rate, education levels, GNI and life expectancy, which was one of the highest in the world in 2011.

General characteristics of elderly included in the EPIC-Elderly (Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, and Sweden), Rotterdam Study, SENECA (Northern Europe and Southern Europe), and the Zutphen Elderly Study across categories of alcoholic beverage preference.