Greece Demographics Profile 2008

Population

10,722,816 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.3% (male 789,137/female 742,469)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 3,568,101/female 3,575,572)
65 years and over: 19.1% (male 898,337/female 1,149,200) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 41.5 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 42.6 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

0.146% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

9.54 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

10.42 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.52 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 82.21 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

9,100 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2003 est.)

Nationality

noun: Greek(s)
adjective: Greek

Ethnic groups

population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census)
note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity

Religions

Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Languages

Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.8%
female: 94.2% (2001 census)