Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece
Greece: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.40 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece is 2.40 million people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece peaked at 2.42 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 516,331 people, in 1950.
That places Greece 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 549,437 people | 516,331 people | 590,445 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 715,845 people | 603,960 people | 849,352 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 million people | 927,439 people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million people | 1.23 million people | 1.36 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.80 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.83 million people | 2.10 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million people | 2.13 million people | 2.37 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 million people | 2.39 million people | 2.42 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Greece was 2.40 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 516,331 people in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.