Birth rate and death rate in Greece
Greece: Birth rate and death rate was 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Birth rate and death rate in Greece, 1981–2019
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate and death rate in Greece is 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate and death rate in Greece peaked at 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.58 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1982.
Greece ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,321 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 52,941 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 47,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 53,127 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 47,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 53,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 48,348 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate and death rate in Greece?
- Birth rate and death rate in Greece was 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2019, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate and death rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.62 deaths per 1,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest birth rate and death rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.58 deaths per 1,000 people in 1982.
- How does Greece rank for birth rate and death rate?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2019.
- Is birth rate and death rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate and death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the year.