Greece
Population 2026
9,897,119
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.42%
- Density
- 77 per km²
- Land area
- 128,900 km²
- Capital
- Athens
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- EL-GR, EN, FR
- Urban population
- 79.2%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 67,3612026
- Deaths
- 124,9382026
- Birth rate
- 6.6per 1,000
- Death rate
- 12.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.24
- Life expectancy
- 81.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 47.1
- Net migration
- 16,636
Age distribution
- 0–1412.9%
- 15–6462.7%
- 65+24.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $281B
- GDP per capita
- $26.9K
- GDP growth
- +2.1%
- Inflation
- 2.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.5%
- Exports
- $111B
- Imports
- $123B
- Tourism receipts
- 10.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.6%
- Industry15.2%
- Manufacturing9.1%
- Services67.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture10.7%
- Industry16.3%
- Services73.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AthensAttica | 664,0462026 |
| 2 | ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia | 317,7782025 |
| 3 | PátraWest Greece | 168,0342026 |
| 4 | PiraeusAttica | 163,6882019 |
| 5 | LárisaThessaly | 146,9262025 |
| 6 | PeristériAttica | 139,9812019 |
| 7 | IrákleionCrete | 137,1542025 |
| 8 | KallithéaAttica | 100,6412021 |
| 9 | AcharnésAttica | 99,3462019 |
| 10 | KalamariáCentral Macedonia | 91,5182024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9,897,119 | 67.4K | 125K |
| 2020 | 10,699,370 | 84.7K | 123K |
| 2010 | 11,124,666 | 115K | 111K |
| 2000 | 10,782,638 | 107K | 105K |
| 1990 | 10,258,494 | 108K | 91.5K |
| 1980 | 9,653,419 | 152K | 86.0K |
| 1970 | 8,747,778 | 146K | 73.9K |
| 1960 | 8,384,484 | 167K | 62.3K |
| 1950 | 7,651,080 | 156K | 71.8K |