Fertility rate, total in Greece
Greece: Fertility rate, total was 1.24 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Greece, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Greece stood at 1.24 births per woman.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Greece peaked at 2.45 births per woman in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.23 births per woman, in 1999.
Greece ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.32 births per woman | 2.26 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.29 births per woman | 1.48 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Greece
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 51,040 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.26 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 42,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 54,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 51,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 53,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 56,264 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 50,690 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 54,894 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Greece?
- Fertility rate, total in Greece was 1.24 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 births per woman in 1967.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 births per woman in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for fertility rate, total?
- Greece ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.