Demographics

Demographics of Greece in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

10.722 million

TFR

1.37 Child

Median Age

45.1 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

56.4 %

Life Expectancy

80.6 Years

Net Migration Rate

0.5 ‰

Executive Summary

Greece - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

-49 k people

Birth

77 k people

Death

131 k people

Net Migration

5 k people

Greece - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Greece - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

-5.2 ‰

Net Migration

0.5 ‰

Young Dependency

21 %

Old Dependency

35.4 %

Greece - Median Age
Note: Age
Greece - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011)

Language Used

Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Religion

Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est. by CIA)

Greece - Education
Note: %
Greece - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Greece - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Greece - Labor Participation by Groups
Note: %
Greece - Labor Participation By Sectors
Note: %

Regional Brief

Greece - Population in Key Regions
Greece - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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