Greece GR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.600 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.500 Ratio for 2015. Greece GR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 10.700 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.900 Ratio in 1960 and a record low of 8.500 Ratio in 2015. Greece GR: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

In 2023, the total fertility rate in children per woman in Greece amounted to 1.32. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 0.91, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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.

This scatter chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) against urban population (people) in Greece. The data is about countries per year.

Greece GR: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data was reported at 7.486 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.749 Ratio for 2015. Greece GR: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 20.323 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.619 Ratio in 1977 and a record low of 7.486 Ratio in 2016. Greece GR: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank: Health Statistics. Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.; ; United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.; Weighted average;

Greece GR: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.065 Ratio in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.064 Ratio for 2016. Greece GR: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.066 Ratio from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.076 Ratio in 1982 and a record low of 1.062 Ratio in 2012. Greece GR: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births. The data are 5 year averages.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

This line chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Greece. The data is about countries per year.

This statistic displays the number of live births in Greece from 2007 to 2016, by gender. From 2008 to 2015, Greece has experienced an annual net decrease in the number of births of both genders. The number of live male births has decreased from roughly ** thousand in 2007 to ** thousand in 2015, similarly the number of live female births decreased from ** thousand to ** thousand.

Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data was reported at 100.000 % in 2017. Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.; ; UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.; ;

Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration data was reported at 100.000 % in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2010. Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2014, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2014 and a record low of 100.000 % in 2014. Greece GR: Completeness of Birth Registration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.; ; UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.; Weighted average;

Prior to 1829, the area of modern day Greece was largely under the control of the Ottoman Empire. In 1821, the Greeks declared their independence from the Ottomans, and achieved it within 8 years through the Greek War of Independence. The Independent Kingdom of Greece was established in 1829 and made up the southern half of present-day, mainland Greece, along with some Mediterranean islands. Over the next century, Greece's borders would expand and readjust drastically, through a number of conflicts and diplomatic agreements; therefore the population of Greece within those political borders** was much lower than the population in what would be today's borders. As there were large communities of ethnic Greeks living in neighboring countries during this time, particularly in Turkey, and the data presented here does not show the full extent of the First World War, Spanish Flu Pandemic and Greko-Turkish War on these Greek populations. While it is difficult to separate the fatalities from each of these events, it is estimated that between 500,000 and 900,000 ethnic Greeks died at the hands of the Ottomans between the years 1914 and 1923, and approximately 150,000 died due to the 1918 flu pandemic. These years also saw the exchange of up to one million Orthodox Christians from Turkey to Greece, and several hundred thousand Muslims from Greece to Turkey; this exchange is one reason why Greece's total population did not change drastically, despite the genocide, displacement and demographic upheaval of the 1910s and 1920s. Greece in WWII A new Hellenic Republic was established in 1924, which saw a decade of peace and modernization in Greece, however this was short lived. The Greek monarchy was reintroduced in 1935, and the prime minister, Ioannis Metaxas, headed a totalitarian government that remained in place until the Second World War. Metaxas tried to maintain Greek neutrality as the war began, however Italy's invasion of the Balkans made this impossible, and the Italian army tried invading Greece via Albania in 1940. The outnumbered and lesser-equipped Greek forces were able to hold off the Italian invasion and then push them backwards into Albania, marking the first Allied victory in the war. Following a series of Italian failures, Greece was eventually overrun when Hitler launched a German and Bulgarian invasion in April 1941, taking Athens within three weeks. Germany's involvement in Greece meant that Hitler's planned invasion of the Soviet Union was delayed, and Hitler cited this as the reason for it's failure (although most historians disagree with this). Over the course of the war approximately eight to eleven percent of the Greek population died due to fighting, extermination, starvation and disease; including over eighty percent of Greece's Jewish population in the Holocaust. Following the liberation of Greece in 1944, the country was then plunged into a civil war (the first major conflict of the Cold War), which lasted until 1949, and saw the British and American-supported government fight with Greek communists for control of the country. The government eventually defeated the Soviet-supported communist forces, and established American influence in the Aegean and Balkans throughout the Cold War. Post-war Greece From the 1950s until the 1970s, the Marshall Plan, industrialization and an emerging Tourism sector helped the Greek economy to boom, with one of the strongest growth rates in the world. Apart from the military coup, which ruled from 1967 to 1974, Greece remained relatively peaceful, prosperous and stable throughout the second half of the twentieth century. The population reached 11.2 million in the early 2000s, before going into decline for the past fifteen years. This decline came about due to a negative net migration rate and slowing birth rate, ultimately facilitated by the global financial crisis of 2007 and 2008; many Greeks left the country in search of work elsewhere, and the economic troubles have impacted the financial incentives that were previously available for families with many children. While the financial crisis was a global event, Greece was arguably the hardest-hit nation during the crisis, and suffered the longest recession of any advanced economy. The financial crisis has had a consequential impact on the Greek population, which has dropped by 800,000 in 15 years, and the average age has increased significantly, as thousands of young people migrate in search of employment.

Greece GR: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 11.000 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.200 Ratio for 2015. Greece GR: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 9.200 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.200 Ratio in 2015 and a record low of 7.300 Ratio in 1960. Greece GR: Death Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

This scatter chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) against urban population (people) in Greece. The data is about countries per year.

In 2024, Monaco was the European country estimated to have the highest fertility rate. The country had a fertility rate of 2.1 children per woman. Other small countries such as Gibraltar or Montenegro also came towards the top of the list for 2024, while the large country with the highest fertility rate was France, with 1.64 children per woman. On the other hand, Ukraine had the lowest fertility rate, averaging around one child per woman.

This bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by continent using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Greece. The data is about countries per year.

This scatter chart displays individuals using the Internet (% of population) against birth rate (per 1,000 people) in Greece. The data is about countries per year.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the population of Greece town by gender across 18 age groups. It lists the male and female population in each age group along with the gender ratio for Greece town. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Greece town by gender and age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group for both Men and Women in Greece town. Additionally, it can be used to see how the gender ratio changes from birth to senior most age group and male to female ratio across each age group for Greece town.

Key observations

Largest age group (population): Male # 25-29 years (3,317) | Female # 30-34 years (3,338). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Scope of gender :

Please note that American Community Survey asks a question about the respondents current sex, but not about gender, sexual orientation, or sex at birth. The question is intended to capture data for biological sex, not gender. Respondents are supposed to respond with the answer as either of Male or Female. Our research and this dataset mirrors the data reported as Male and Female for gender distribution analysis.

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Greece town population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Greece town is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Greece town is shown in the following column.
• Gender Ratio: Also known as the sex ratio, this column displays the number of males per 100 females in Greece town for each age group.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

Custom data

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Inspiration

Neilsberg Research Team curates, analyze and publishes demographics and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources, each of which often includes multiple surveys and programs. The large majority of Neilsberg Research aggregated datasets and insights is made available for free download at https://www.neilsberg.com/research/.

Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Greece town Population by Gender. You can refer the same here

Greece GR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data was reported at 83.700 Year in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 83.700 Year for 2015. Greece GR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 79.073 Year from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.100 Year in 2014 and a record low of 70.541 Year in 1960. Greece GR: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Greece – Table GR.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

This dataset is about countries per year in Greece. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, fertility rate, and urban population.

This horizontal bar chart displays fertility rate (births per woman) by countries yearly using the aggregation average, weighted by population female in Greece. The data is about countries per year.