Birth seasonality in Greece
Greece: Birth seasonality was 19.18 births per million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
19.18 births per million people
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
32nd
of 40 countries
All-time high
42.45 births per million people
in 1967
All-time low
19.18 births per million people
in 2019
Years of data
64
1956–2019
Birth seasonality 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 birth seasonality in Greece is 19.18 births per million people, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Greece peaked at 42.45 births per million people in 1967 and was at its lowest, 19.18 births per million people, in 2019.
Greece ranks 32nd 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.
Birth seasonality in Greece, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 38.55 births per million people | — |
| 1957 | 37.16 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 36.54 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 36.87 births per million people | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 28.71 births per million people | -22.1% |
| 1961 | 33.39 births per million people | +16.3% |
| 1962 | 33.93 births per million people | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 32.7 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 38.95 births per million people | +19.1% |
| 1965 | 34.64 births per million people | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 31.81 births per million people | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 42.45 births per million people | +33.4% |
| 1968 | 36.49 births per million people | -14.0% |
| 1969 | 34.92 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 34.32 births per million people | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 31.3 births per million people | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 33.74 births per million people | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 32.49 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 32.95 births per million people | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 34.88 births per million people | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 33.86 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 35.02 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 36.01 births per million people | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 35.89 births per million people | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 34.73 births per million people | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 33.69 births per million people | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 33.44 births per million people | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 30.31 births per million people | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 28.41 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 27.09 births per million people | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 26.13 births per million people | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 27.15 births per million people | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 25.97 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 25.4 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 24.46 births per million people | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 24.36 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.56 births per million people | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 24.02 births per million people | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 26.03 births per million people | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 24.54 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 23.48 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 24.23 births per million people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 22.7 births per million people | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 23.56 births per million people | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 24.09 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.89 births per million people | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 25.15 births per million people | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 24.44 births per million people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 25.02 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 24.73 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.83 births per million people | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 27.72 births per million people | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 26.94 births per million people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 26.55 births per million people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 24.54 births per million people | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 22.11 births per million people | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 22.01 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.05 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 22.11 births per million people | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.39 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.06 births per million people | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 20.36 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.18 births per million people | -5.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.18 births per million people is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.36 births per million people, 82% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.18 births per million people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.39 births per million people, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth seasonality in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +33.4% | 31.81 births per million people | 42.45 births per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.28 births per million people | 36.54 births per million people | 38.55 births per million people | 4 |
| 1960s | 34.8 births per million people | 28.71 births per million people | 42.45 births per million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.05 births per million people | 31.3 births per million people | 36.01 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.23 births per million people | 25.4 births per million people | 34.73 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.29 births per million people | 22.7 births per million people | 26.03 births per million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.12 births per million people | 22.89 births per million people | 27.72 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.14 births per million people | 19.18 births per million people | 26.55 births per million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Greece?
- Birth seasonality in Greece was 19.18 births per million people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 42.45 births per million people in 1967.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 births per million people in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for birth seasonality?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.