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Greece
The cradle of Western civilization, democracy, and the Olympic Games, Greece occupies the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula and thousands of Aegean and Ionian islands. The capital Athens, dominated by the ancient Acropolis, has been continuously inhabited for over 3,000 years. Greece's economy relies heavily on tourism, shipping — it has the world's largest merchant fleet — and agriculture.
Major cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion
2024
10.0M
UN
2050
8.8M
UN
2100
6.3M
UN
~2200
3.0M
GPU
~2500
1.0M
GPU
Population10.0M
Fertility (TFR)1.34
Life expectancy82.0
Median age45.7
Infant mortality3.2 per 1,000
Pop. density81/km²
Urbanization79%
Youth share (0-14)14%
Land area128,900 km²
LanguageGreek 99%
ReligionChristian
HDI0.908 (#34)
RegionEurope
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.65M | 2.57 | 66.2 | 20.3 | 9.4 | -22K | 1.1% |
| 1955 | 7.98M | 2.42 | 68.6 | 20.5 | 8.2 | -22K | 1.2% |
| 1960 | 8.38M | 2.29 | 70.5 | 19.9 | 7.4 | -16K | 1.2% |
| 1965 | 8.52M | 2.33 | 71.5 | 19.3 | 7.6 | -82K | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 8.75M | 2.44 | 72.7 | 16.7 | 8.4 | -54K | 0.8% |
| 1975 | 9.02M | 2.42 | 73.5 | 16.3 | 8.9 | +61K | 0.7% |
| 1980 | 9.65M | 2.30 | 74.5 | 15.7 | 8.9 | +47K | 0.7% |
| 1985 | 10.0M | 1.74 | 76.1 | 12.3 | 8.7 | +16K | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.3M | 1.47 | 77.3 | 10.6 | 8.9 | +26K | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.5M | 1.39 | 77.9 | 10.2 | 9.4 | +43K | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 10.8M | 1.33 | 78.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | +55K | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.0M | 1.36 | 79.7 | 9.9 | 9.6 | +33K | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1M | 1.48 | 80.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | +2K | 0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8M | 1.33 | 80.8 | 8.5 | 11.4 | -43K | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7M | 1.39 | 81.5 | 7.9 | 11.5 | +6K | -0.4% |
| 2024Now | 10.0M | 1.34 | 82.0 | 7.1 | 12.5 | -123K | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 9.94M | 1.34 | 82.2 | 6.9 | 12.6 | +17K | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 9.72M | 1.36 | 83.1 | 6.8 | 12.6 | +13K | -0.6% |
| 2035 | 9.50M | 1.37 | 83.9 | 7.1 | 12.8 | +9K | -0.6% |
| 2040 | 9.28M | 1.39 | 84.6 | 7.7 | 13.2 | +8K | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 9.06M | 1.40 | 85.2 | 7.9 | 13.8 | +8K | -0.6% |
| 2050 | 8.81M | 1.41 | 85.8 | 7.6 | 14.4 | +7K | -0.7% |
| 2055 | 8.53M | 1.42 | 86.4 | 7.1 | 15.1 | +6K | -0.8% |
| 2060 | 8.20M | 1.44 | 87.0 | 6.8 | 15.6 | +7K | -0.9% |
| 2065 | 7.87M | 1.44 | 87.6 | 6.8 | 16.0 | +7K | -0.9% |
| 2070 | 7.55M | 1.46 | 88.2 | 7.2 | 15.8 | +4K | -0.9% |
| 2075 | 7.27M | 1.46 | 88.7 | 7.6 | 15.2 | +5K | -0.8% |
| 2080 | 7.04M | 1.47 | 89.3 | 7.7 | 14.2 | +4K | -0.7% |
| 2085 | 6.85M | 1.48 | 89.8 | 7.6 | 13.5 | +3K | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 6.67M | 1.48 | 90.3 | 7.2 | 13.2 | +3K | -0.6% |
| 2095 | 6.48M | 1.49 | 90.9 | 7.0 | 13.5 | +3K | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 6.28M | 1.50 | 91.4 | 7.0 | 14.2 | +4K | -0.7% |