Greece birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Greece chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1981. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.32 — a +0% increase in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Greece	World
1960	2.23	4.69
1961	2.13	4.56
1962	2.16	5.02
1963	2.14	5.31
1964	2.24	5.13
1965	2.25	5.08
1966	2.32	4.97
1967	2.45	4.87
1968	2.42	4.98
1969	2.36	4.88
1970	2.4	4.84
1971	2.32	4.69
1972	2.32	4.55
1973	2.27	4.42
1974	2.38	4.26
1975	2.33	4.07
1976	2.35	3.97
1977	2.27	3.84
1978	2.28	3.77
1979	2.26	3.76
1980	2.23	3.73
1981	2.09	3.71
1982	2.03	3.72
1983	1.94	3.59
1984	1.83	3.57
1985	1.67	3.53
1986	1.6	3.51
1987	1.5	3.48
1988	1.5	3.39
1989	1.4	3.35
1990	1.39	3.31
1991	1.37	3.13
1992	1.36	3.04
1993	1.32	2.97
1994	1.33	2.92
1995	1.28	2.87
1996	1.26	2.82
1997	1.27	2.78
1998	1.24	2.75
1999	1.23	2.72
2000	1.25	2.73
2001	1.25	2.69
2002	1.28	2.66
2003	1.29	2.64
2004	1.31	2.63
2005	1.34	2.61
2006	1.4	2.61
2007	1.41	2.6
2008	1.5	2.6
2009	1.5	2.59
2010	1.48	2.57
2011	1.4	2.55
2012	1.34	2.56
2013	1.29	2.53
2014	1.3	2.52
2015	1.33	2.49
2016	1.38	2.49
2017	1.35	2.46
2018	1.35	2.39
2019	1.34	2.35
2020	1.39	2.28
2021	1.43	2.25
2022	1.32	2.22
2023	1.32	2.2
2024	1.32	2.19
2025	1.33	2.18
2026	1.33	2.18
2027	1.33	2.17
2028	1.34	2.16
2029	1.34	2.15
2030	1.34	2.14
2031	1.35	2.13
2032	1.35	2.12
2033	1.35	2.12
2034	1.35	2.11
2035	1.36	2.1
2036	1.36	2.09
2037	1.36	2.09
2038	1.37	2.08
2039	1.37	2.08
2040	1.37	2.08
2041	1.38	2.07
2042	1.38	2.07
2043	1.39	2.07
2044	1.39	2.07
2045	1.39	2.06
2046	1.39	2.06
2047	1.39	2.06
2048	1.39	2.05
2049	1.4	2.05
2050	1.4	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.56% were to women under 20 years old, 27.8% to women ages 20-29, and 69.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 7.18%, 65.7%, and 27.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Greece by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Greece	World
1960	26.7%	37.4%
1961	26.4%	37.5%
1962	26.1%	37.6%
1963	26%	37.8%
1964	25.9%	38%
1965	25.3%	38%
1966	25.5%	38%
1967	25.3%	38%
1968	25.2%	37.9%
1969	25.2%	37.8%
1970	24.8%	37.7%
1971	25.1%	37.6%
1972	24.8%	37.5%
1973	24.5%	37.3%
1974	24.3%	37.2%
1975	24%	37.1%
1976	23.8%	36.9%
1977	23.6%	36.7%
1978	23.5%	36.3%
1979	23.2%	35.9%
1980	23.4%	35.5%
1981	23.6%	35.2%
1982	23.2%	34.9%
1983	22.8%	34.6%
1984	22.4%	34.3%
1985	21.9%	34%
1986	21.4%	33.8%
1987	20.9%	33.6%
1988	20.5%	33.4%
1989	19.9%	33.2%
1990	19.4%	33%
1991	18.9%	32.9%
1992	18.6%	32.7%
1993	18.2%	32.5%
1994	17.8%	32.3%
1995	17.3%	32.1%
1996	16.9%	31.8%
1997	16.5%	31.5%
1998	16.2%	31.1%
1999	16%	30.8%
2000	15.8%	30.4%
2001	15.7%	30%
2002	15.6%	29.6%
2003	15.4%	29.2%
2004	15.2%	28.8%
2005	15%	28.5%
2006	14.8%	28.1%
2007	14.7%	27.9%
2008	14.6%	27.6%
2009	14.6%	27.5%
2010	14.6%	27.3%
2011	14.6%	27.1%
2012	14.7%	27%
2013	14.7%	26.9%
2014	14.6%	26.8%
2015	14.5%	26.6%
2016	14.4%	26.5%
2017	14.4%	26.4%
2018	14.4%	26.2%
2019	14.3%	26%
2020	14.2%	25.8%
2021	14%	25.6%
2022	13.8%	25.3%
2023	13.6%	25%
2024	13.2%	24.7%
2025	12.9%	24.4%
2026	12.6%	24.1%
2027	12.3%	23.8%
2028	12.1%	23.4%
2029	11.9%	23.1%
2030	11.7%	22.8%
2031	11.5%	22.6%
2032	11.3%	22.3%
2033	11.2%	22.1%
2034	11.1%	21.9%
2035	11%	21.7%
2036	10.9%	21.6%
2037	10.9%	21.5%
2038	11%	21.4%
2039	11%	21.3%
2040	11.1%	21.2%
2041	11.2%	21.1%
2042	11.3%	21%
2043	11.4%	21%
2044	11.5%	20.9%
2045	11.7%	20.8%
2046	11.8%	20.7%
2047	11.9%	20.7%
2048	12%	20.6%
2049	12.1%	20.5%
2050	12.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Greece was 26.7% in 1960, 18.2% in 1993, and 13.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Greece.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Greece, excluding migration, has been -0.39% annually. On average, -41,141 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Greece
1960	96,648
1961	86,500
1962	85,327
1963	81,404
1964	83,402
1965	83,793
1966	86,998
1967	91,183
1968	87,408
1969	82,464
1970	71,222
1971	67,116
1972	64,887
1973	59,824
1974	68,111
1975	61,516
1976	65,236
1977	59,574
1978	64,124
1979	65,882
1980	60,748
1981	54,484
1982	50,906
1983	42,341
1984	37,604
1985	22,849
1986	20,931
1987	10,001
1988	15,055
1989	9,080
1990	8,157
1991	6,192
1992	6,239
1993	4,185
1994	6,307
1995	1,056
1996	0
1997	2,133
1998	-2,144
1999	-2,153
2000	-1,081
2001	0
2002	0
2003	-1,093
2004	0
2005	2,197
2006	6,612
2007	2,210
2008	11,077
2009	8,886
2010	5,560
2011	-4,441
2012	-16,568
2013	-17,545
2014	-20,696
2015	-29,216
2016	-25,862
2017	-36,566
2018	-33,272
2019	-41,814
2020	-46,004
2021	-58,131
2022	-63,665
2023	-56,191

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Greece was 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.005% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +25% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	World
1985	9	460
1986	8	438
1987	9	429
1988	7	414
1989	7	401
1990	7	391
1991	6	395
1992	6	395
1993	5	389
1994	5	382
1995	5	371
1996	4	366
1997	4	358
1998	4	360
1999	4	340
2000	4	328
2001	3	321
2002	3	311
2003	3	301
2004	3	291
2005	3	283
2006	3	276
2007	3	269
2008	3	264
2009	3	258
2010	4	253
2011	4	247
2012	4	239
2013	4	235
2014	4	231
2015	5	228
2016	5	220
2017	5	215
2018	5	211
2019	5	207
2020	7	211
2021	9	242
2022	10	203
2023	5	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Greece was 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.37% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 6.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Greece	World
1960	4.62%	18.5%
1961	4.51%	18.1%
1962	4.39%	17.8%
1963	4.25%	17.5%
1964	4.1%	17.7%
1965	3.97%	17.5%
1966	3.86%	17.3%
1967	3.73%	17%
1968	3.54%	16.5%
1969	3.33%	15.5%
1970	3.13%	15.2%
1971	2.96%	15.1%
1972	2.84%	14.4%
1973	2.76%	14.1%
1974	2.7%	13.7%
1975	2.62%	13.4%
1976	2.51%	13%
1977	2.38%	12.5%
1978	2.24%	12.1%
1979	2.09%	11.7%
1980	1.96%	11.4%
1981	1.83%	11%
1982	1.71%	10.8%
1983	1.62%	10.6%
1984	1.54%	10.4%
1985	1.46%	10.1%
1986	1.37%	9.81%
1987	1.27%	9.47%
1988	1.19%	9.31%
1989	1.11%	9.02%
1990	1.05%	8.81%
1991	0.99%	8.66%
1992	0.95%	8.46%
1993	0.91%	8.19%
1994	0.88%	7.98%
1995	0.85%	7.76%
1996	0.81%	7.52%
1997	0.77%	7.28%
1998	0.73%	7.05%
1999	0.69%	6.76%
2000	0.64%	6.48%
2001	0.6%	6.21%
2002	0.56%	5.94%
2003	0.52%	5.65%
2004	0.49%	5.43%
2005	0.46%	5.16%
2006	0.43%	4.92%
2007	0.41%	4.7%
2008	0.4%	4.5%
2009	0.4%	4.31%
2010	0.39%	4.11%
2011	0.4%	3.97%
2012	0.4%	3.77%
2013	0.41%	3.61%
2014	0.42%	3.48%
2015	0.43%	3.35%
2016	0.43%	3.23%
2017	0.43%	3.11%
2018	0.42%	2.97%
2019	0.41%	2.86%
2020	0.4%	2.75%
2021	0.39%	2.66%
2022	0.38%	2.59%
2023	0.37%	2.49%