Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Greece vs Papua New Guinea 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 3.1 in Papua New Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Greece vs Papua New Guinea 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	2.23	6.02
1961	2.13	6.07
1962	2.16	6.14
1963	2.14	6.15
1964	2.24	6.19
1965	2.25	6.2
1966	2.32	6.23
1967	2.45	6.24
1968	2.42	6.25
1969	2.36	6.26
1970	2.4	6.25
1971	2.32	6.23
1972	2.32	6.2
1973	2.27	6.16
1974	2.38	6.11
1975	2.33	6.07
1976	2.35	6.02
1977	2.27	5.96
1978	2.28	5.88
1979	2.26	5.79
1980	2.23	5.71
1981	2.09	5.65
1982	2.03	5.59
1983	1.94	5.56
1984	1.83	5.51
1985	1.67	5.47
1986	1.6	5.42
1987	1.5	5.36
1988	1.5	5.3
1989	1.4	5.24
1990	1.39	5.18
1991	1.37	5.11
1992	1.36	5.03
1993	1.32	4.96
1994	1.33	4.87
1995	1.28	4.78
1996	1.26	4.73
1997	1.27	4.68
1998	1.24	4.63
1999	1.23	4.59
2000	1.25	4.53
2001	1.25	4.47
2002	1.28	4.42
2003	1.29	4.36
2004	1.31	4.28
2005	1.34	4.22
2006	1.4	4.15
2007	1.41	4.08
2008	1.5	4.01
2009	1.5	3.94
2010	1.48	3.88
2011	1.4	3.82
2012	1.34	3.75
2013	1.29	3.68
2014	1.3	3.63
2015	1.33	3.56
2016	1.38	3.5
2017	1.35	3.43
2018	1.35	3.38
2019	1.34	3.32
2020	1.39	3.27
2021	1.43	3.22
2022	1.32	3.17
2023	1.32	3.1
2024	1.32	3.07
2025	1.33	3.03
2026	1.33	2.99
2027	1.33	2.95
2028	1.34	2.92
2029	1.34	2.88
2030	1.34	2.84
2031	1.35	2.81
2032	1.35	2.78
2033	1.35	2.75
2034	1.35	2.73
2035	1.36	2.69
2036	1.36	2.67
2037	1.36	2.64
2038	1.37	2.61
2039	1.37	2.59
2040	1.37	2.56
2041	1.38	2.54
2042	1.38	2.51
2043	1.39	2.49
2044	1.39	2.48
2045	1.39	2.46
2046	1.39	2.44
2047	1.39	2.42
2048	1.39	2.4
2049	1.4	2.38
2050	1.4	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	Papua New Guinea
1960	26.7%	43.4%
1961	26.4%	43.7%
1962	26.1%	43.9%
1963	26%	44.2%
1964	25.9%	44.4%
1965	25.3%	44.6%
1966	25.5%	44.9%
1967	25.3%	45.1%
1968	25.2%	45.3%
1969	25.2%	45.6%
1970	24.8%	45.8%
1971	25.1%	46%
1972	24.8%	46%
1973	24.5%	45.9%
1974	24.3%	45.8%
1975	24%	45.5%
1976	23.8%	45.2%
1977	23.6%	44.9%
1978	23.5%	44.4%
1979	23.2%	44%
1980	23.4%	43.5%
1981	23.6%	43.2%
1982	23.2%	43%
1983	22.8%	42.9%
1984	22.4%	42.8%
1985	21.9%	42.6%
1986	21.4%	42.5%
1987	20.9%	42.4%
1988	20.5%	42.4%
1989	19.9%	42.3%
1990	19.4%	42.1%
1991	18.9%	41.9%
1992	18.6%	41.7%
1993	18.2%	41.5%
1994	17.8%	41.2%
1995	17.3%	41%
1996	16.9%	40.8%
1997	16.5%	40.6%
1998	16.2%	40.4%
1999	16%	40.2%
2000	15.8%	40%
2001	15.7%	39.8%
2002	15.6%	39.5%
2003	15.4%	39.3%
2004	15.2%	39%
2005	15%	38.8%
2006	14.8%	38.5%
2007	14.7%	38.3%
2008	14.6%	38%
2009	14.6%	37.7%
2010	14.6%	37.5%
2011	14.6%	37.2%
2012	14.7%	37%
2013	14.7%	36.7%
2014	14.6%	36.5%
2015	14.5%	36.2%
2016	14.4%	35.9%
2017	14.4%	35.6%
2018	14.4%	35.3%
2019	14.3%	35%
2020	14.2%	34.7%
2021	14%	34.4%
2022	13.8%	34.1%
2023	13.6%	33.8%
2024	13.2%	33.5%
2025	12.9%	33.1%
2026	12.6%	32.8%
2027	12.3%	32.5%
2028	12.1%	32.1%
2029	11.9%	31.8%
2030	11.7%	31.4%
2031	11.5%	31.1%
2032	11.3%	30.7%
2033	11.2%	30.4%
2034	11.1%	30.1%
2035	11%	29.7%
2036	10.9%	29.4%
2037	10.9%	29.1%
2038	11%	28.8%
2039	11%	28.5%
2040	11.1%	28.3%
2041	11.2%	28%
2042	11.3%	27.8%
2043	11.4%	27.5%
2044	11.5%	27.3%
2045	11.7%	27.1%
2046	11.8%	26.9%
2047	11.9%	26.7%
2048	12%	26.5%
2049	12.1%	26.3%
2050	12.2%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and Papua New Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Papua New Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece and +2% in Papua New Guinea. 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	96,648	56,326
1961	86,500	58,151
1962	85,327	59,974
1963	81,404	62,260
1964	83,402	64,558
1965	83,793	66,693
1966	86,998	69,206
1967	91,183	71,519
1968	87,408	73,983
1969	82,464	76,454
1970	71,222	78,712
1971	67,116	80,599
1972	64,887	82,672
1973	59,824	83,821
1974	68,111	84,829
1975	61,516	85,809
1976	65,236	86,965
1977	59,574	87,954
1978	64,124	88,747
1979	65,882	89,330
1980	60,748	90,266
1981	54,484	91,767
1982	50,906	93,522
1983	42,341	95,982
1984	37,604	98,103
1985	22,849	100,333
1986	20,931	102,346
1987	10,001	104,367
1988	15,055	106,256
1989	9,080	108,199
1990	8,157	110,033
1991	6,192	111,453
1992	6,239	114,818
1993	4,185	118,668
1994	6,307	122,113
1995	1,056	125,410
1996	0	129,802
1997	2,133	134,458
1998	-2,144	136,677
1999	-2,153	143,592
2000	-1,081	147,496
2001	0	151,431
2002	0	155,091
2003	-1,093	158,611
2004	0	161,023
2005	2,197	163,888
2006	6,612	166,540
2007	2,210	169,306
2008	11,077	172,823
2009	8,886	175,421
2010	5,560	178,998
2011	-4,441	181,842
2012	-16,568	183,658
2013	-17,545	185,790
2014	-20,696	187,592
2015	-29,216	188,600
2016	-25,862	189,281
2017	-36,566	189,715
2018	-33,272	190,662
2019	-41,814	190,662
2020	-46,004	189,130
2021	-58,131	183,766
2022	-63,665	186,861
2023	-56,191	187,637

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Papua New Guinea

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 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	Papua New Guinea
1985	9	393
1986	8	386
1987	9	379
1988	7	377
1989	7	369
1990	7	360
1991	6	354
1992	6	340
1993	5	333
1994	5	324
1995	5	318
1996	4	316
1997	4	316
1998	4	325
1999	4	321
2000	4	323
2001	3	325
2002	3	329
2003	3	328
2004	3	326
2005	3	326
2006	3	325
2007	3	326
2008	3	315
2009	3	302
2010	4	289
2011	4	271
2012	4	257
2013	4	243
2014	4	232
2015	5	221
2016	5	214
2017	5	207
2018	5	205
2019	5	199
2020	7	194
2021	9	223
2022	10	189
2023	5	189

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece and 4.03% in Papua New Guinea. 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	4.62%	19.8%
1961	4.51%	19.2%
1962	4.39%	18.6%
1963	4.25%	18%
1964	4.1%	17.4%
1965	3.97%	16.9%
1966	3.86%	16.3%
1967	3.73%	15.8%
1968	3.54%	15.2%
1969	3.33%	14.7%
1970	3.13%	14.2%
1971	2.96%	13.7%
1972	2.84%	13.3%
1973	2.76%	12.9%
1974	2.7%	12.4%
1975	2.62%	12.1%
1976	2.51%	11.7%
1977	2.38%	11.3%
1978	2.24%	11%
1979	2.09%	10.7%
1980	1.96%	10.4%
1981	1.83%	10.2%
1982	1.71%	9.94%
1983	1.62%	9.71%
1984	1.54%	9.5%
1985	1.46%	9.3%
1986	1.37%	9.12%
1987	1.27%	8.96%
1988	1.19%	8.78%
1989	1.11%	8.63%
1990	1.05%	8.47%
1991	0.99%	8.31%
1992	0.95%	8.17%
1993	0.91%	8.03%
1994	0.88%	7.89%
1995	0.85%	7.77%
1996	0.81%	7.64%
1997	0.77%	7.52%
1998	0.73%	7.41%
1999	0.69%	7.3%
2000	0.64%	7.19%
2001	0.6%	7.08%
2002	0.56%	6.96%
2003	0.52%	6.84%
2004	0.49%	6.71%
2005	0.46%	6.58%
2006	0.43%	6.44%
2007	0.41%	6.31%
2008	0.4%	6.16%
2009	0.4%	6.02%
2010	0.39%	5.88%
2011	0.4%	5.73%
2012	0.4%	5.59%
2013	0.41%	5.44%
2014	0.42%	5.3%
2015	0.43%	5.17%
2016	0.43%	5.02%
2017	0.43%	4.87%
2018	0.42%	4.72%
2019	0.41%	4.59%
2020	0.4%	4.45%
2021	0.39%	4.31%
2022	0.38%	4.17%
2023	0.37%	4.03%