Fertility Rate: Greece
Greece's fertility rate is currently 1.24 births per woman as of 2024. # Greece Fertility Rate Greece's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.24 births per woman
-1.6% y/y
Peak (1967)
2.45 births per woman
Low (1999)
1.23 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Greece
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Greece
Analysis# Greece Fertility Rate
Greece's fertility rate stands at 1.24 births per woman in 2024, near its all-time low of 1.23 recorded in 1999. This represents a dramatic 44.4% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 2.45 births per woman in 1967. The country now ranks among Europe's lowest fertility nations, reflecting broader demographic shifts across the continent.
Recent years show continued decline after a modest recovery between 2015 and 2021, when the rate climbed to 1.43. Since 2021, Greece's fertility has contracted again, dropping 0.19 births per woman over three years. With no clear reversal in sight, sustained low fertility threatens population aging and workforce shrinkage, presenting long-term policy challenges for Greece's economy and social systems.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.24 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 2023 | 1.26 births per woman | -4.55% |
| 2022 | 1.32 births per woman | -7.69% |
| 2021 | 1.43 births per woman | +2.88% |
| 2020 | 1.39 births per woman | +3.73% |
| 2019 | 1.34 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 2018 | 1.35 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.35 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 2016 | 1.38 births per woman | +3.76% |
| 2015 | 1.33 births per woman | +2.31% |
| 2014 | 1.3 births per woman | +0.78% |
| 2013 | 1.29 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 2012 | 1.34 births per woman | -4.29% |
| 2011 | 1.4 births per woman | -5.41% |
| 2010 | 1.48 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 2009 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2008 | 1.5 births per woman | +6.38% |
| 2007 | 1.41 births per woman | +0.71% |
| 2006 | 1.4 births per woman | +4.48% |
| 2005 | 1.34 births per woman | +2.29% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.31 births per woman | +1.55% |
| 2003 | 1.29 births per woman | +0.78% |
| 2002 | 1.28 births per woman | +2.40% |
| 2001 | 1.25 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2000 | 1.25 births per woman | +1.63% |
| 1999 | 1.23 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1998 | 1.24 births per woman | -2.36% |
| 1997 | 1.27 births per woman | +0.79% |
| 1996 | 1.26 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1995 | 1.28 births per woman | -3.76% |
| 1994 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.76% |
| 1993 | 1.32 births per woman | -2.94% |
| 1992 | 1.36 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 1991 | 1.37 births per woman | -1.44% |
| 1990 | 1.39 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 1989 | 1.4 births per woman | -6.67% |
| 1988 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1987 | 1.5 births per woman | -6.25% |
| 1986 | 1.6 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1985 | 1.67 births per woman | -8.74% |
| 1984 | 1.83 births per woman | -5.67% |
| 1983 | 1.94 births per woman | -4.43% |
| 1982 | 2.03 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1981 | 2.09 births per woman | -6.28% |
| 1980 | 2.23 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1979 | 2.26 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1978 | 2.28 births per woman | +0.44% |
| 1977 | 2.27 births per woman | -3.40% |
| 1976 | 2.35 births per woman | +0.86% |
| 1975 | 2.33 births per woman | -2.10% |
| 1974 | 2.38 births per woman | +4.85% |
| 1973 | 2.27 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1972 | 2.32 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1971 | 2.32 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 1970 | 2.4 births per woman | +1.69% |
| 1969 | 2.36 births per woman | -2.48% |
| 1968 | 2.42 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1967 | 2.45 births per woman | +5.60% |
| 1966 | 2.32 births per woman | +3.11% |
| 1965 | 2.25 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 1964 | 2.24 births per woman | +4.67% |
| 1963 | 2.14 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1962 | 2.16 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 1961 | 2.13 births per woman | -4.48% |
| 1960 | 2.23 births per woman | — |
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