Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece
Greece: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 23.81 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
23.81 births per million people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
31st
of 40 countries
All-time high
58.2 births per million people
in 1959
All-time low
23.81 births per million people
in 2019
Years of data
64
1956–2019
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece, 1956–2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece is 23.81 births per million people, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece peaked at 58.2 births per million people in 1959 and was at its lowest, 23.81 births per million people, in 2019.
Greece ranks 31st of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 54.56 births per million people | — |
| 1957 | 50.85 births per million people | -6.8% |
| 1958 | 56.07 births per million people | +10.2% |
| 1959 | 58.2 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 51.02 births per million people | -12.3% |
| 1961 | 51.89 births per million people | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 53.96 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 48.58 births per million people | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 48.72 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 48.86 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 48.91 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.95 births per million people | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 51.25 births per million people | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 49.76 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 45.88 births per million people | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 43.07 births per million people | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 42.28 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 41.82 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 43.49 births per million people | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 43.6 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 43.65 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 43.35 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 45.46 births per million people | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 45.47 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.44 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 42.99 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 39.87 births per million people | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 39.43 births per million people | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 37.22 births per million people | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 35.24 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 34.7 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 32.35 births per million people | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 31.17 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 30.3 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 29.3 births per million people | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 29.27 births per million people | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.21 births per million people | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.72 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 29.25 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 29.11 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 29.67 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 30.04 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 29.34 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 29.34 births per million people | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.73 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.91 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 28.45 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 29.47 births per million people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29.38 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.53 births per million people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.26 births per million people | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 30.03 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 32.92 births per million people | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 33.55 births per million people | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.39 births per million people | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.9 births per million people | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 26.63 births per million people | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 26.69 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.28 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 26.16 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.99 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.36 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 24.6 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.81 births per million people | -3.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23.81 births per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49 births per million people, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 23.81 births per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62 births per million people, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.92 births per million people | 50.85 births per million people | 58.2 births per million people | 4 |
| 1960s | 50.49 births per million people | 48.58 births per million people | 53.96 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.81 births per million people | 41.82 births per million people | 45.88 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.77 births per million people | 30.3 births per million people | 44.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.32 births per million people | 28.72 births per million people | 30.04 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.12 births per million people | 27.91 births per million people | 33.55 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.68 births per million people | 23.81 births per million people | 31.39 births per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 28 Austria 24.87 births per million people compare
- 29 Bulgaria 24.76 births per million people compare
- 30 Portugal 23.87 births per million people compare
- 32 Finland 22.17 births per million people compare
- 33 Poland 21.57 births per million people compare
- 34 Latvia 20.36 births per million people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Greece was 23.81 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2 births per million people in 1959.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.81 births per million people in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.