Population

Greece

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Total population19602024
8.33M9.03M9.73M10.4M11.1M19602024
Source: World Bank WDI
IndicatorValue
Total population10,000,000–10,400,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 10,050,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 10,410,000 people
Median age46.3 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy81.8–81.9 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 81.84 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 81.86 years
Ethnic groupsGreek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011 est.); note: data represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicityCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
LanguagesGreek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
ReligionsGreek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization80.7% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth-0.0213 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate6.6 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate12.1 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population79 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)Achaean Greek / Ancient North Greek / Apulian-Calabrian Greek / Aromanian / Arvanitika Albanian / Balkan Romani / Bulgarian / Cappadocian Greek / Central Romani / Eteocretan / Gagauz / Greek Sign Language / Ionic-Attic Ancient Greek / Kipchak Urum / Ladino / Lemnian / Macedonian / Megleno-Romanian / Minoan / Modern Greek / Northern Tosk Albanian / Pontic / Romano-Greek / Rumelian Turkish / Sinte-Manus Romani / Tsakonian / Turkish / Vlax Romani / YevanicGlottolog [2026]

Section metadata

Data year2026
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage12/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • UN DESA WPP
    un_desa_wpp
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • UNDP HDI
    undp_hdi
    Edition: 2023
  • CIA World Factbook
    cia_factbook
    Edition: 2025
  • Glottolog
    glottolog_languages
    Edition: 2026
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About this data

Greece's population on Databook compiles 12 indicators from 5 open datasets including UN DESA WPP, World Bank WDI, UNDP HDI. Key figures include total population (10,000,000–10,400,000 people), median age (46.3 years). Data is referenced to 2026. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.