Birth rate in Greece
Greece: Birth rate was 7.19 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.19 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Greece peaked at 20.51 births per 1,000 people in 1955 and was at its lowest, 7.12 births per 1,000 people, in 2022.
That places Greece 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.1 births per 1,000 people | 19.7 births per 1,000 people | 20.51 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.03 births per 1,000 people | 17.37 births per 1,000 people | 20.41 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.38 births per 1,000 people | 16.09 births per 1,000 people | 16.7 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.93 births per 1,000 people | 10.67 births per 1,000 people | 15.73 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.25 births per 1,000 people | 9.86 births per 1,000 people | 10.57 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.08 births per 1,000 people | 9.83 births per 1,000 people | 10.62 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.74 births per 1,000 people | 7.8 births per 1,000 people | 10.33 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.59 births per 1,000 people | 7.12 births per 1,000 people | 8.14 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More population data for Greece
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 116,450 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Greece?
- Birth rate in Greece was 7.19 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.51 births per 1,000 people in 1955.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 births per 1,000 people in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for birth rate?
- Greece ranks 220th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.