Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Greece vs Luxembourg chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Greece was 1.32 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.25 in Luxembourg in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Greece vs Luxembourg population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Greece	Luxembourg
1960	2.23	2.29
1961	2.13	-
1962	2.16	2.37
1963	2.14	-
1964	2.24	2.34
1965	2.25	2.42
1966	2.32	2.34
1967	2.45	2.24
1968	2.42	2.12
1969	2.36	2.02
1970	2.4	1.97
1971	2.32	1.95
1972	2.32	1.75
1973	2.27	1.58
1974	2.38	1.58
1975	2.33	1.55
1976	2.35	1.48
1977	2.27	1.5
1978	2.28	1.48
1979	2.26	1.48
1980	2.23	1.5
1981	2.09	1.55
1982	2.03	1.49
1983	1.94	1.43
1984	1.83	1.42
1985	1.67	1.38
1986	1.6	1.43
1987	1.5	1.4
1988	1.5	1.51
1989	1.4	1.52
1990	1.39	1.6
1991	1.37	1.6
1992	1.36	1.64
1993	1.32	1.7
1994	1.33	1.72
1995	1.28	1.7
1996	1.26	1.77
1997	1.27	1.71
1998	1.24	1.68
1999	1.23	1.74
2000	1.25	1.76
2001	1.25	1.66
2002	1.28	1.63
2003	1.29	1.62
2004	1.31	1.66
2005	1.34	1.63
2006	1.4	1.65
2007	1.41	1.61
2008	1.5	1.61
2009	1.5	1.59
2010	1.48	1.63
2011	1.4	1.52
2012	1.34	1.57
2013	1.29	1.55
2014	1.3	1.5
2015	1.33	1.47
2016	1.38	1.41
2017	1.35	1.39
2018	1.35	1.38
2019	1.34	1.34
2020	1.39	1.36
2021	1.43	1.38
2022	1.32	1.31
2023	1.32	1.25
2024	1.32	1.25
2025	1.33	1.26
2026	1.33	1.26
2027	1.33	1.27
2028	1.34	1.27
2029	1.34	1.28
2030	1.34	1.28
2031	1.35	1.29
2032	1.35	1.29
2033	1.35	1.29
2034	1.35	1.29
2035	1.36	1.3
2036	1.36	1.3
2037	1.36	1.3
2038	1.37	1.3
2039	1.37	1.3
2040	1.37	1.31
2041	1.38	1.31
2042	1.38	1.31
2043	1.39	1.31
2044	1.39	1.32
2045	1.39	1.32
2046	1.39	1.32
2047	1.39	1.32
2048	1.39	1.32
2049	1.4	1.33
2050	1.4	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	Luxembourg
1960	26.7%	21.2%
1961	26.4%	21.5%
1962	26.1%	21.7%
1963	26%	21.9%
1964	25.9%	22.1%
1965	25.3%	22.3%
1966	25.5%	22.5%
1967	25.3%	22.6%
1968	25.2%	22.5%
1969	25.2%	22.4%
1970	24.8%	22.2%
1971	25.1%	22%
1972	24.8%	21.6%
1973	24.5%	21.2%
1974	24.3%	20.9%
1975	24%	20.5%
1976	23.8%	20.2%
1977	23.6%	19.9%
1978	23.5%	19.5%
1979	23.2%	19.2%
1980	23.4%	18.8%
1981	23.6%	18.4%
1982	23.2%	18.1%
1983	22.8%	17.8%
1984	22.4%	17.5%
1985	21.9%	17.2%
1986	21.4%	17%
1987	20.9%	16.9%
1988	20.5%	17%
1989	19.9%	17.2%
1990	19.4%	17.4%
1991	18.9%	17.6%
1992	18.6%	17.8%
1993	18.2%	18%
1994	17.8%	18.3%
1995	17.3%	18.4%
1996	16.9%	18.6%
1997	16.5%	18.7%
1998	16.2%	18.8%
1999	16%	18.9%
2000	15.8%	18.9%
2001	15.7%	18.9%
2002	15.6%	18.9%
2003	15.4%	18.8%
2004	15.2%	18.7%
2005	15%	18.5%
2006	14.8%	18.4%
2007	14.7%	18.2%
2008	14.6%	18%
2009	14.6%	17.8%
2010	14.6%	17.7%
2011	14.6%	17.4%
2012	14.7%	17.1%
2013	14.7%	16.9%
2014	14.6%	16.7%
2015	14.5%	16.6%
2016	14.4%	16.4%
2017	14.4%	16.2%
2018	14.4%	16.1%
2019	14.3%	16%
2020	14.2%	16%
2021	14%	15.9%
2022	13.8%	15.9%
2023	13.6%	15.8%
2024	13.2%	15.8%
2025	12.9%	15.7%
2026	12.6%	15.7%
2027	12.3%	15.7%
2028	12.1%	15.6%
2029	11.9%	15.5%
2030	11.7%	15.4%
2031	11.5%	15.3%
2032	11.3%	15.2%
2033	11.2%	15.1%
2034	11.1%	15%
2035	11%	14.9%
2036	10.9%	14.7%
2037	10.9%	14.6%
2038	11%	14.5%
2039	11%	14.3%
2040	11.1%	14.2%
2041	11.2%	14%
2042	11.3%	13.9%
2043	11.4%	13.8%
2044	11.5%	13.7%
2045	11.7%	13.6%
2046	11.8%	13.5%
2047	11.9%	13.5%
2048	12%	13.5%
2049	12.1%	13.5%
2050	12.2%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and Luxembourg compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Luxembourg by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece and +0.33% in Luxembourg. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Greece	Luxembourg
1960	96,648	1,319
1961	86,500	1,489
1962	85,327	1,091
1963	81,404	1,199
1964	83,402	1,377
1965	83,793	1,260
1966	86,998	1,168
1967	91,183	837
1968	87,408	604
1969	82,464	303
1970	71,222	272
1971	67,116	69
1972	64,887	-35
1973	59,824	-421
1974	68,111	-390
1975	61,516	-395
1976	65,236	-578
1977	59,574	-36
1978	64,124	-145
1979	65,882	72
1980	60,748	37
1981	54,484	329
1982	50,906	183
1983	42,341	37
1984	37,604	146
1985	22,849	74
1986	20,931	331
1987	10,001	222
1988	15,055	747
1989	9,080	679
1990	8,157	1,145
1991	6,192	1,239
1992	6,239	1,098
1993	4,185	1,470
1994	6,307	1,652
1995	1,056	1,634
1996	0	1,781
1997	2,133	1,552
1998	-2,144	1,486
1999	-2,153	1,808
2000	-1,081	1,963
2001	0	1,766
2002	0	1,607
2003	-1,093	1,220
2004	0	1,878
2005	2,197	1,721
2006	6,612	1,748
2007	2,210	1,584
2008	11,077	2,003
2009	8,886	1,991
2010	5,560	2,129
2011	-4,441	1,814
2012	-16,568	2,124
2013	-17,545	2,336
2014	-20,696	2,225
2015	-29,216	2,107
2016	-25,862	2,095
2017	-36,566	1,968
2018	-33,272	1,945
2019	-41,814	1,922
2020	-46,004	1,828
2021	-58,131	2,240
2022	-63,665	2,024
2023	-56,191	1,933

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Luxembourg

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Greece, compared to 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	Luxembourg
1985	9	24
1986	8	24
1987	9	23
1988	7	24
1989	7	21
1990	7	24
1991	6	25
1992	6	26
1993	5	20
1994	5	20
1995	5	22
1996	4	23
1997	4	22
1998	4	18
1999	4	21
2000	4	18
2001	3	19
2002	3	17
2003	3	15
2004	3	17
2005	3	17
2006	3	16
2007	3	14
2008	3	13
2009	3	15
2010	4	17
2011	4	13
2012	4	13
2013	4	15
2014	4	13
2015	5	13
2016	5	13
2017	5	15
2018	5	9
2019	5	12
2020	7	6
2021	9	6
2022	10	6
2023	5	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece and 0.23% in Luxembourg. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Greece	Luxembourg
1960	4.62%	3.72%
1961	4.51%	3.54%
1962	4.39%	3.36%
1963	4.25%	3.2%
1964	4.1%	3.04%
1965	3.97%	2.89%
1966	3.86%	2.75%
1967	3.73%	2.61%
1968	3.54%	2.48%
1969	3.33%	2.36%
1970	3.13%	2.24%
1971	2.96%	2.11%
1972	2.84%	1.99%
1973	2.76%	1.88%
1974	2.7%	1.77%
1975	2.62%	1.67%
1976	2.51%	1.58%
1977	2.38%	1.51%
1978	2.24%	1.44%
1979	2.09%	1.39%
1980	1.96%	1.34%
1981	1.83%	1.29%
1982	1.71%	1.25%
1983	1.62%	1.21%
1984	1.54%	1.16%
1985	1.46%	1.12%
1986	1.37%	1.07%
1987	1.27%	1.02%
1988	1.19%	0.97%
1989	1.11%	0.93%
1990	1.05%	0.88%
1991	0.99%	0.83%
1992	0.95%	0.78%
1993	0.91%	0.73%
1994	0.88%	0.68%
1995	0.85%	0.64%
1996	0.81%	0.6%
1997	0.77%	0.56%
1998	0.73%	0.53%
1999	0.69%	0.5%
2000	0.64%	0.47%
2001	0.6%	0.44%
2002	0.56%	0.42%
2003	0.52%	0.39%
2004	0.49%	0.37%
2005	0.46%	0.35%
2006	0.43%	0.33%
2007	0.41%	0.31%
2008	0.4%	0.3%
2009	0.4%	0.29%
2010	0.39%	0.28%
2011	0.4%	0.27%
2012	0.4%	0.27%
2013	0.41%	0.26%
2014	0.42%	0.26%
2015	0.43%	0.26%
2016	0.43%	0.25%
2017	0.43%	0.25%
2018	0.42%	0.25%
2019	0.41%	0.25%
2020	0.4%	0.25%
2021	0.39%	0.24%
2022	0.38%	0.24%
2023	0.37%	0.23%