🇬🇷 Population of Greece

10,341,277
Current Population of Greece
-38,106
Net population growth this year
79.05
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Greece reached 10,341,277, of which 5,054,142 people are male and 5,287,136 female. The country has a population density of 79.0497 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.368% for the year. According to the latest data, Greece is set to decrease its population size by -39,007 people next year. Making the total population count of Greece 10,302,720 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Greece (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Greece grown from 7,669,099 people to 10,341,277. An increase of the population size by 34.84% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 7,669,099 3,736,961 3,932,138 97,682 58.6233 1.274%
1951 7,766,344 3,787,375 3,978,969 96,808 59.3666 1.247%
1952 7,863,877 3,837,380 4,026,497 98,258 60.1122 1.25%
1953 7,959,592 3,885,975 4,073,617 93,172 60.8438 1.171%
1954 8,052,760 3,933,578 4,119,182 93,164 61.556 1.157%
1955 8,146,022 3,981,655 4,164,366 93,360 62.2689 1.146%
1956 8,234,416 4,025,985 4,208,432 83,430 62.9446 1.013%
1957 8,313,971 4,064,474 4,249,498 75,678 63.5528 0.91%
1958 8,385,150 4,098,673 4,286,476 66,679 64.0968 0.795%
1959 8,447,072 4,128,493 4,318,578 57,167 64.5702 0.677%
1960 8,495,415 4,150,286 4,345,130 39,519 64.9397 0.465%
1961 8,526,469 4,162,372 4,364,096 22,587 65.1771 0.265%
1962 8,540,805 4,166,272 4,374,532 6,086 65.2867 0.071%
1963 8,541,792 4,163,442 4,378,350 -4,111 65.2942 -0.048%
1964 8,534,890 4,156,758 4,378,132 -9,694 65.2415 -0.114%
1965 8,526,254 4,149,279 4,376,975 -7,577 65.1755 -0.089%
1966 8,520,630 4,143,145 4,377,484 -3,671 65.1325 -0.043%
1967 8,518,067 4,139,008 4,379,060 -1,456 65.1129 -0.017%
1968 8,518,837 4,137,272 4,381,565 2,996 65.1188 0.035%
1969 8,526,138 4,139,200 4,386,938 11,605 65.1746 0.136%
1970 8,544,874 4,147,264 4,397,609 25,867 65.3178 0.303%
1971 8,576,109 4,162,189 4,413,919 36,604 65.5566 0.427%
1972 8,616,668 4,182,316 4,434,351 44,513 65.8666 0.517%
1973 8,666,390 4,207,450 4,458,940 54,932 66.2467 0.634%
1974 8,729,701 4,240,317 4,489,384 71,690 66.7306 0.821%
1975 8,805,415 4,280,163 4,525,253 79,739 67.3094 0.906%
1976 8,890,428 4,324,942 4,565,487 90,287 67.9592 1.016%
1977 8,983,236 4,374,206 4,609,029 95,328 68.6687 1.061%
1978 9,084,308 4,428,362 4,655,946 106,816 69.4413 1.176%
1979 9,194,178 4,487,499 4,706,679 112,924 70.2811 1.228%
1980 9,307,148 4,548,598 4,758,550 113,017 71.1447 1.214%
1981 9,418,994 4,609,388 4,809,606 110,674 71.9996 1.175%
1982 9,528,814 4,669,362 4,859,452 108,967 72.8391 1.144%
1983 9,636,353 4,728,120 4,908,232 106,109 73.6612 1.101%
1984 9,740,382 4,784,750 4,955,632 101,950 74.4564 1.047%
1985 9,840,142 4,839,242 5,000,900 97,569 75.2189 0.992%
1986 9,936,726 4,892,220 5,044,507 95,600 75.9572 0.962%
1987 10,029,142 4,942,986 5,086,156 89,231 76.6637 0.89%
1988 10,120,190 4,992,928 5,127,262 92,867 77.3597 0.918%
1989 10,211,979 5,043,239 5,168,740 90,710 78.0613 0.888%
1990 10,302,255 5,093,238 5,209,018 89,842 78.7514 0.872%
1991 10,391,547 5,143,098 5,248,449 88,742 79.4339 0.854%
1992 10,478,388 5,191,940 5,286,448 84,940 80.0978 0.811%
1993 10,563,440 5,240,056 5,323,384 85,165 80.7479 0.806%
1994 10,647,416 5,287,470 5,359,947 82,787 81.3898 0.778%
1995 10,727,927 5,332,490 5,395,436 78,234 82.0053 0.729%
1996 10,803,806 5,374,143 5,429,663 73,523 82.5853 0.681%
1997 10,875,274 5,413,066 5,462,208 69,413 83.1316 0.638%
1998 10,939,475 5,448,020 5,491,456 58,990 83.6223 0.539%
1999 10,993,862 5,477,051 5,516,810 49,783 84.0381 0.453%
2000 11,038,109 5,499,682 5,538,426 38,712 84.3763 0.351%
2001 11,072,182 5,516,120 5,556,062 29,433 84.6368 0.266%
2002 11,096,616 5,526,897 5,569,720 19,437 84.8235 0.175%
2003 11,110,487 5,531,409 5,579,078 8,303 84.9296 0.075%
2004 11,115,090 5,530,182 5,584,909 905 84.9648 0.008%
2005 11,113,448 5,524,544 5,588,904 -4,191 84.9522 -0.038%
2006 11,106,093 5,515,042 5,591,050 -10,518 84.896 -0.095%
2007 11,091,492 5,501,219 5,590,274 -18,683 84.7844 -0.168%
2008 11,073,624 5,485,148 5,588,476 -17,055 84.6478 -0.154%
2009 11,055,496 5,468,239 5,587,257 -19,200 84.5092 -0.174%
2010 11,033,783 5,449,537 5,584,246 -24,226 84.3432 -0.22%
2011 11,004,724 5,427,544 5,577,181 -33,891 84.1211 -0.308%
2012 10,963,634 5,399,734 5,563,901 -48,289 83.807 -0.44%
2013 10,914,506 5,368,846 5,545,660 -49,969 83.4315 -0.458%
2014 10,862,969 5,337,872 5,525,097 -53,105 83.0375 -0.489%
2015 10,806,641 5,305,426 5,501,214 -59,550 82.6069 -0.551%
2016 10,749,742 5,274,016 5,475,726 -54,248 82.172 -0.505%
2017 10,692,228 5,243,374 5,448,855 -60,779 81.7324 -0.568%
2018 10,633,270 5,212,498 5,420,773 -57,137 81.2817 -0.537%
2019 10,574,024 5,182,160 5,391,864 -61,356 80.8288 -0.58%
2020 10,512,232 5,150,987 5,361,245 -62,228 80.3565 -0.592%
2021 10,445,365 5,116,887 5,328,478 -71,506 79.8453 -0.685%
2022 10,384,971 5,082,397 5,302,574 -49,282 79.3837 -0.475%
2023 10,341,277 5,054,142 5,287,136 -38,106 79.0497 -0.368%

Statements that can be derived from Greece's population data

  • Greece has a population of 10,341,277 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Greece's population is equivalent to 0.13% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Greece's population will decrease with -38,106 people.
  • In 2023, 5,000 more people will immigrate to Greece than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Greece is 45.45 years.
  • In Greece there are 79.05 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 3.00 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Greece.
  • In Greece, 5,054,142 of the total population are male, and 5,287,136 are female.

Future Population of Greece (2023 - 2100)

Greece's population is set to decrease in the future from 10,341,277 people to 6,380,722 people. A decrease of the population size by -16.8% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 10,341,277 5,054,142 5,287,136 -38,106 79.0497 -0.368%
2024 10,302,720 5,029,981 5,272,740 -39,007 78.7549 -0.379%
2025 10,263,298 5,006,263 5,257,034 -39,839 78.4536 -0.388%
2026 10,223,280 4,983,074 5,240,206 -40,197 78.1477 -0.393%
2027 10,182,866 4,960,430 5,222,437 -40,629 77.8388 -0.399%
2028 10,142,119 4,938,289 5,203,830 -40,866 77.5273 -0.403%
2029 10,101,028 4,916,604 5,184,424 -41,316 77.2132 -0.409%
2030 10,059,703 4,895,363 5,164,340 -41,334 76.8973 -0.411%
2031 10,018,532 4,874,690 5,143,842 -41,008 76.5826 -0.409%
2032 9,977,332 4,854,417 5,122,914 -41,393 76.2676 -0.415%
2033 9,935,884 4,834,373 5,101,510 -41,503 75.9508 -0.418%
2034 9,894,267 4,814,547 5,079,720 -41,730 75.6327 -0.422%
2035 9,852,472 4,794,889 5,057,583 -41,861 75.3132 -0.425%
2036 9,810,567 4,775,389 5,035,178 -41,948 74.9929 -0.428%
2037 9,768,566 4,756,054 5,012,511 -42,055 74.6718 -0.431%
2038 9,726,290 4,736,778 4,989,511 -42,497 74.3486 -0.437%
2039 9,683,690 4,717,490 4,966,200 -42,702 74.023 -0.441%
2040 9,640,504 4,698,074 4,942,430 -43,671 73.6929 -0.453%
2041 9,596,379 4,678,330 4,918,050 -44,577 73.3556 -0.465%
2042 9,551,108 4,658,141 4,892,968 -45,966 73.0095 -0.481%
2043 9,504,635 4,637,472 4,867,163 -46,980 72.6543 -0.494%
2044 9,457,172 4,616,419 4,840,754 -47,945 72.2915 -0.507%
2045 9,408,564 4,594,884 4,813,680 -49,272 71.9199 -0.524%
2046 9,358,679 4,572,792 4,785,886 -50,498 71.5386 -0.54%
2047 9,307,472 4,550,139 4,757,333 -51,917 71.1472 -0.558%
2048 9,254,790 4,526,839 4,727,952 -53,445 70.7445 -0.577%
2049 9,200,690 4,502,910 4,697,780 -54,757 70.3309 -0.595%
2050 9,144,951 4,478,218 4,666,732 -56,720 69.9048 -0.62%
2051 9,087,386 4,452,678 4,634,708 -58,409 69.4648 -0.643%
2052 9,028,172 4,426,386 4,601,786 -60,020 69.0122 -0.665%
2053 8,967,332 4,399,324 4,568,008 -61,661 68.5471 -0.688%
2054 8,904,969 4,371,486 4,533,483 -63,064 68.0704 -0.708%
2055 8,841,209 4,342,944 4,498,266 -64,456 67.583 -0.729%
2056 8,775,992 4,313,701 4,462,291 -65,978 67.0845 -0.752%
2057 8,709,564 4,283,858 4,425,706 -66,878 66.5767 -0.768%
2058 8,642,205 4,253,528 4,388,678 -67,840 66.0618 -0.785%
2059 8,574,086 4,222,756 4,351,330 -68,399 65.5411 -0.798%
2060 8,505,561 4,191,740 4,313,821 -68,650 65.0173 -0.807%
2061 8,436,722 4,160,548 4,276,174 -69,027 64.4911 -0.818%
2062 8,367,879 4,129,336 4,238,544 -68,660 63.9648 -0.821%
2063 8,299,349 4,098,264 4,201,085 -68,400 63.441 -0.824%
2064 8,231,119 4,067,296 4,163,822 -68,060 62.9194 -0.827%
2065 8,163,274 4,036,441 4,126,832 -67,631 62.4008 -0.828%
2066 8,096,022 4,005,807 4,090,215 -66,872 61.8867 -0.826%
2067 8,029,584 3,975,537 4,054,047 -66,004 61.3789 -0.822%
2068 7,963,887 3,945,613 4,018,274 -65,390 60.8767 -0.821%
2069 7,899,234 3,916,152 3,983,083 -63,915 60.3825 -0.809%
2070 7,835,960 3,887,293 3,948,666 -62,635 59.8988 -0.799%
2071 7,773,954 3,859,007 3,914,947 -61,376 59.4248 -0.79%
2072 7,713,320 3,831,338 3,881,982 -59,891 58.9613 -0.776%
2073 7,654,240 3,804,376 3,849,864 -58,271 58.5097 -0.761%
2074 7,596,644 3,778,051 3,818,594 -56,919 58.0694 -0.749%
2075 7,540,448 3,752,308 3,788,139 -55,475 57.6399 -0.736%
2076 7,485,785 3,727,240 3,758,545 -53,850 57.222 -0.719%
2077 7,432,715 3,702,865 3,729,850 -52,290 56.8164 -0.704%
2078 7,381,135 3,679,115 3,702,020 -50,870 56.4221 -0.689%
2079 7,330,862 3,655,881 3,674,981 -49,677 56.0378 -0.678%
2080 7,281,893 3,633,126 3,648,768 -48,260 55.6635 -0.663%
2081 7,234,143 3,610,794 3,623,349 -47,240 55.2984 -0.653%
2082 7,187,333 3,588,748 3,598,585 -46,381 54.9406 -0.645%
2083 7,141,290 3,566,890 3,574,400 -45,704 54.5887 -0.64%
2084 7,095,968 3,545,192 3,550,776 -44,941 54.2422 -0.633%
2085 7,051,248 3,523,566 3,527,682 -44,499 53.9004 -0.631%
2086 7,006,902 3,501,901 3,505,001 -44,193 53.5614 -0.631%
2087 6,962,777 3,480,154 3,482,624 -44,056 53.2241 -0.633%
2088 6,918,759 3,458,256 3,460,503 -43,980 52.8876 -0.636%
2089 6,874,766 3,436,189 3,438,577 -44,007 52.5513 -0.64%
2090 6,830,644 3,413,920 3,416,724 -44,236 52.2141 -0.648%
2091 6,786,377 3,391,444 3,394,933 -44,298 51.8757 -0.653%
2092 6,741,942 3,368,758 3,373,184 -44,571 51.536 -0.661%
2093 6,697,152 3,345,816 3,351,336 -45,009 51.1936 -0.672%
2094 6,652,010 3,322,653 3,329,358 -45,275 50.8486 -0.681%
2095 6,606,713 3,299,400 3,307,313 -45,320 50.5023 -0.686%
2096 6,561,368 3,276,172 3,285,196 -45,369 50.1557 -0.691%
2097 6,516,002 3,252,994 3,263,008 -45,365 49.8089 -0.696%
2098 6,470,736 3,229,935 3,240,802 -45,165 49.4629 -0.698%
2099 6,425,640 3,207,030 3,218,610 -45,028 49.1182 -0.701%
2100 6,380,722 3,184,289 3,196,433 -44,808 48.7748 -0.702%

Population Density of Greece

Today, Greece has a population density of 79.0497 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 58.6233 people/km² since the 1950 to 79.0497 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Greece is projected to reach a population density of 48.7748 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Greece Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Greece's Population

The population growth rate of Greece currently stands at -0.368% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.107 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Greece will decrease to -0.368%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Greece's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.702% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.274%
1960 0.465%
1970 0.303%
1980 1.214%
1990 0.872%
2000 0.351%
2010 -0.22%
2020 -0.592%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.411%
2040 -0.453%
2050 -0.62%
2060 -0.807%
2070 -0.799%
2080 -0.663%
2090 -0.648%
2100 -0.702%
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Life Expectancy of Greece

Today, Greece has an average life expectancy of 81.9951 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 66.4479 years since the 1950 to 81.9951 years in 2023. In the future, Greece is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 91.8893 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 66,447
1960 69,351
1970 72,822
1980 74,577
1990 77,295
2000 78,377
2010 80,510
2020 80,909
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 83,266
2040 84,744
2050 86,041
2060 87,247
2070 88,422
2080 89,589
2090 90,726
2100 91,889
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Migration to and from Greece

In 2023 Greece will see net migrations of 5,000 people. This means that 5,000 more people will immigrate to Greece than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Greece was 5,000.

Net Migration for Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 16,001
1960 -51,051
1970 -41,226
1980 56,793
1990 74,412
2000 35,798
2010 -25,002
2020 -17,853
Year Net Migration
2030 5,000
2040 5,000
2050 5,000
2060 5,000
2070 5,000
2080 5,000
2090 5,000
2100 5,000
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Births in Greece

In 2023, Greece will see 76,080 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Greece in 2022, when the country saw 77,141 new borns.

Births Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 153,300
1960 168,206
1970 146,828
1980 145,799
1990 109,946
2000 110,427
2010 110,900
2020 81,073
Year Births
2030 74,849
2040 76,204
2050 67,586
2060 58,058
2070 56,978
2080 54,153
2090 48,027
2100 44,863
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Deaths in Greece

In 2023, 119,187 people will die in Greece. That is a decrease of Greece's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 131,429 deaths.

Deaths Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 71,635
1960 77,640
1970 79,732
1980 89,568
1990 94,524
2000 107,513
2010 110,125
2020 125,443
Year Births
2030 121,179
2040 124,877
2050 129,308
2060 131,709
2070 124,613
2080 107,413
2090 97,268
2100 94,671
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Median Age in Greece

The median age of Greece has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Greece will reach 53.855 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 24.5833
1960 27.9269
1970 32.9243
1980 33.7248
1990 35.0139
2000 37.2861
2010 40.5037
2020 44.3513
Year Median Age
2030 48.067
2040 50.1043
2050 50.6695
2060 52.0606
2070 53.1507
2080 52.8664
2090 53.0437
2100 53.855
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Fertility Rate in Greece

The fertility rate of Greece has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Greece will reach 1.5289 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 2.5419
1960 2.3068
1970 2.4704
1980 2.3165
1990 1.486
2000 1.3282
2010 1.4449
2020 1.3617
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.41
2040 1.4503
2050 1.4771
2060 1.4901
2070 1.5017
2080 1.5181
2090 1.529
2100 1.5289
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Infant Mortality Rate in Greece

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Greece while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Greece has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 47.0476. Today, Greece has a much better infant mortality rate of 2.9965 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Greece is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 0.6263 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Greece Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 47.0476
1960 38.7983
1970 26.7123
1980 17.1904
1990 9.2463
2000 5.6687
2010 3.4131
2020 3.5542
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 2.2778
2040 1.7023
2050 1.3586
2060 1.1268
2070 0.9571
2080 0.8244
2090 0.7183
2100 0.6263
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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