Fertility rate, total in Greece
Greece: Fertility rate, total was 1.32 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Greece, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Greece stood at 1.32 births per woman.
That represents a change of up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Greece peaked at 2.4 births per woman in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.23 births per woman, in 1999.
Greece ranks 186th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.32 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.658 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.24 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 116,450 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.24 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.521 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.33 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Greece?
- Fertility rate, total in Greece was 1.32 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 births per woman in 1970.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 births per woman in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for fertility rate, total?
- Greece ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release