Fertility & birth rates in Greece and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Greece vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Greece vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	2.23	6.38
1961	2.13	6.3
1962	2.16	6.23
1963	2.14	6.16
1964	2.24	6.07
1965	2.25	5.98
1966	2.32	5.87
1967	2.45	5.75
1968	2.42	5.61
1969	2.36	5.47
1970	2.4	5.32
1971	2.32	5.17
1972	2.32	5.04
1973	2.27	4.91
1974	2.38	4.79
1975	2.33	4.69
1976	2.35	4.59
1977	2.27	4.49
1978	2.28	4.4
1979	2.26	4.3
1980	2.23	4.2
1981	2.09	4.1
1982	2.03	4.01
1983	1.94	3.93
1984	1.83	3.86
1985	1.67	3.79
1986	1.6	3.73
1987	1.5	3.67
1988	1.5	3.6
1989	1.4	3.52
1990	1.39	3.45
1991	1.37	3.37
1992	1.36	3.29
1993	1.32	3.22
1994	1.33	3.15
1995	1.28	3.08
1996	1.26	3.02
1997	1.27	2.97
1998	1.24	2.91
1999	1.23	2.86
2000	1.25	2.79
2001	1.25	2.78
2002	1.28	2.74
2003	1.29	2.7
2004	1.31	2.64
2005	1.34	2.63
2006	1.4	2.6
2007	1.41	2.52
2008	1.5	2.48
2009	1.5	2.42
2010	1.48	2.4
2011	1.4	2.4
2012	1.34	2.38
2013	1.29	2.33
2014	1.3	2.3
2015	1.33	2.25
2016	1.38	2.22
2017	1.35	2.18
2018	1.35	2.15
2019	1.34	2.13
2020	1.39	2.12
2021	1.43	2.11
2022	1.32	2.09
2023	1.32	2.08
2024	1.32	2.08
2025	1.33	2.06
2026	1.33	2.04
2027	1.33	2.03
2028	1.34	2.01
2029	1.34	2
2030	1.34	1.99
2031	1.35	1.98
2032	1.35	1.97
2033	1.35	1.96
2034	1.35	1.95
2035	1.36	1.94
2036	1.36	1.93
2037	1.36	1.92
2038	1.37	1.91
2039	1.37	1.91
2040	1.37	1.9
2041	1.38	1.89
2042	1.38	1.88
2043	1.39	1.87
2044	1.39	1.86
2045	1.39	1.86
2046	1.39	1.85
2047	1.39	1.84
2048	1.39	1.84
2049	1.4	1.83
2050	1.4	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Greece	Venezuela
1960	26.7%	46.8%
1961	26.4%	46.9%
1962	26.1%	47%
1963	26%	47%
1964	25.9%	47%
1965	25.3%	46.9%
1966	25.5%	46.8%
1967	25.3%	46.6%
1968	25.2%	46.3%
1969	25.2%	46%
1970	24.8%	45.6%
1971	25.1%	45.2%
1972	24.8%	44.7%
1973	24.5%	44.3%
1974	24.3%	43.8%
1975	24%	43.3%
1976	23.8%	42.9%
1977	23.6%	42.5%
1978	23.5%	42.1%
1979	23.2%	41.7%
1980	23.4%	41.3%
1981	23.6%	41%
1982	23.2%	40.6%
1983	22.8%	40.3%
1984	22.4%	39.9%
1985	21.9%	39.6%
1986	21.4%	39.3%
1987	20.9%	39%
1988	20.5%	38.7%
1989	19.9%	38.4%
1990	19.4%	38.1%
1991	18.9%	37.8%
1992	18.6%	37.4%
1993	18.2%	37%
1994	17.8%	36.6%
1995	17.3%	36.2%
1996	16.9%	35.8%
1997	16.5%	35.3%
1998	16.2%	34.9%
1999	16%	34.5%
2000	15.8%	34%
2001	15.7%	33.6%
2002	15.6%	33.1%
2003	15.4%	32.7%
2004	15.2%	32.2%
2005	15%	31.8%
2006	14.8%	31.4%
2007	14.7%	31%
2008	14.6%	30.6%
2009	14.6%	30.3%
2010	14.6%	29.9%
2011	14.6%	29.5%
2012	14.7%	29.2%
2013	14.7%	28.9%
2014	14.6%	28.5%
2015	14.5%	28.2%
2016	14.4%	27.9%
2017	14.4%	27.8%
2018	14.4%	27.9%
2019	14.3%	28%
2020	14.2%	27.8%
2021	14%	27.4%
2022	13.8%	26.8%
2023	13.6%	26.2%
2024	13.2%	25.5%
2025	12.9%	24.9%
2026	12.6%	24.3%
2027	12.3%	23.8%
2028	12.1%	23.2%
2029	11.9%	22.8%
2030	11.7%	22.4%
2031	11.5%	22%
2032	11.3%	21.7%
2033	11.2%	21.5%
2034	11.1%	21.4%
2035	11%	21.4%
2036	10.9%	21.4%
2037	10.9%	21.5%
2038	11%	21.5%
2039	11%	21.4%
2040	11.1%	21.4%
2041	11.2%	21.3%
2042	11.3%	21.2%
2043	11.4%	21.1%
2044	11.5%	20.9%
2045	11.7%	20.7%
2046	11.8%	20.5%
2047	11.9%	20.3%
2048	12%	20%
2049	12.1%	19.8%
2050	12.2%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.2% of the population in Greece and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 19.4% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Greece and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Greece vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.39% in Greece and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	96,648	285,105
1961	86,500	292,109
1962	85,327	299,345
1963	81,404	307,279
1964	83,402	314,397
1965	83,793	321,695
1966	86,998	329,697
1967	91,183	335,813
1968	87,408	340,973
1969	82,464	343,596
1970	71,222	350,709
1971	67,116	355,212
1972	64,887	360,749
1973	59,824	367,612
1974	68,111	375,678
1975	61,516	385,045
1976	65,236	395,344
1977	59,574	405,315
1978	64,124	414,032
1979	65,882	421,256
1980	60,748	425,613
1981	54,484	432,059
1982	50,906	436,564
1983	42,341	443,569
1984	37,604	449,186
1985	22,849	455,517
1986	20,931	468,252
1987	10,001	474,204
1988	15,055	477,569
1989	9,080	478,053
1990	8,157	478,168
1991	6,192	477,917
1992	6,239	474,824
1993	4,185	473,189
1994	6,307	469,178
1995	1,056	469,267
1996	0	468,653
1997	2,133	472,002
1998	-2,144	469,123
1999	-2,153	463,787
2000	-1,081	459,802
2001	0	451,487
2002	0	466,821
2003	-1,093	456,902
2004	0	455,881
2005	2,197	463,260
2006	6,612	460,152
2007	2,210	452,482
2008	11,077	435,870
2009	8,886	427,257
2010	5,560	425,397
2011	-4,441	425,958
2012	-16,568	420,758
2013	-17,545	408,930
2014	-20,696	395,088
2015	-29,216	384,560
2016	-25,862	359,651
2017	-36,566	340,222
2018	-33,272	317,302
2019	-41,814	274,826
2020	-46,004	237,223
2021	-58,131	207,746
2022	-63,665	216,619
2023	-56,191	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Greece vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Greece	Venezuela
1985	9	83
1986	8	81
1987	9	81
1988	7	80
1989	7	80
1990	7	83
1991	6	80
1992	6	82
1993	5	82
1994	5	84
1995	5	84
1996	4	86
1997	4	82
1998	4	82
1999	4	88
2000	4	86
2001	3	101
2002	3	87
2003	3	97
2004	3	94
2005	3	93
2006	3	96
2007	3	92
2008	3	103
2009	3	109
2010	4	110
2011	4	104
2012	4	113
2013	4	123
2014	4	133
2015	5	136
2016	5	162
2017	5	195
2018	5	205
2019	5	202
2020	7	207
2021	9	251
2022	10	219
2023	5	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Greece and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	4.62%	7.97%
1961	4.51%	7.72%
1962	4.39%	7.49%
1963	4.25%	7.3%
1964	4.1%	7.14%
1965	3.97%	7%
1966	3.86%	6.87%
1967	3.73%	6.75%
1968	3.54%	6.61%
1969	3.33%	6.47%
1970	3.13%	6.3%
1971	2.96%	6.12%
1972	2.84%	5.94%
1973	2.76%	5.75%
1974	2.7%	5.57%
1975	2.62%	5.38%
1976	2.51%	5.2%
1977	2.38%	5.01%
1978	2.24%	4.82%
1979	2.09%	4.62%
1980	1.96%	4.42%
1981	1.83%	4.24%
1982	1.71%	4.07%
1983	1.62%	3.91%
1984	1.54%	3.77%
1985	1.46%	3.64%
1986	1.37%	3.5%
1987	1.27%	3.37%
1988	1.19%	3.23%
1989	1.11%	3.09%
1990	1.05%	2.96%
1991	0.99%	2.86%
1992	0.95%	2.78%
1993	0.91%	2.73%
1994	0.88%	2.68%
1995	0.85%	2.63%
1996	0.81%	2.55%
1997	0.77%	2.45%
1998	0.73%	2.34%
1999	0.69%	2.24%
2000	0.64%	2.15%
2001	0.6%	2.09%
2002	0.56%	2.03%
2003	0.52%	1.98%
2004	0.49%	1.91%
2005	0.46%	1.85%
2006	0.43%	1.79%
2007	0.41%	1.74%
2008	0.4%	1.72%
2009	0.4%	1.71%
2010	0.39%	1.72%
2011	0.4%	1.73%
2012	0.4%	1.76%
2013	0.41%	1.79%
2014	0.42%	1.83%
2015	0.43%	1.92%
2016	0.43%	2.43%
2017	0.43%	2.43%
2018	0.42%	2.43%
2019	0.41%	2.43%
2020	0.4%	2.43%
2021	0.39%	2.43%
2022	0.38%	2.43%
2023	0.37%	2.43%