Greece Demographics Profile 2009

Population

10,737,428 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.3% (male 788,722/female 742,270)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 3,568,660/female 3,578,344)
65 years and over: 19.2% (male 902,617/female 1,156,815) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 41.8 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.127% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

9.45 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

10.51 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 79.66 years
male: 77.11 years
female: 82.37 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

11,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2007 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)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2006)

Education expenditures

4.4% of GDP (2005)