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Greece

Greece / GR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Greece in numbers.

Area131,960 kmยฒWorld # 97 โ†’Population10.4MWorld # 93 โ†’Population density78.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 120 โ†’Life expectancy81.8 yearsWorld # 39 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 26,948World # 62 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Greece across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area131,960 kmยฒWorld # 97 / 2023 โ†’Population10.4MWorld # 93 / 2025 โ†’Population density78.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 120 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,830World # 151 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.1%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 193 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 205 / 2024 โ†’Death rate12.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 16 / 2024 โ†’Median age45.7 yearsWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+24.4%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1412.9%World # 204 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.2%World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Net migration16.6KWorld # 37 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 52 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.2%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.8 yearsWorld # 39 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy68.6 yearsWorld # 30 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people6.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 4 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate30.2%World # 28 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 26,948World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 280.6BWorld # 52 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 45,264World # 59 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.1%World # 143 / 2025 โ†’Inflation2.5%World # 108 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment8.5%World # 49 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment21.4%World # 44 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,893 hours/yearWorld # 74 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)33.4World # 102 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 128 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people5,283.4 per million peopleWorld # 23 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)1.5%World # 30 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million people37.8 per million peopleWorld # 42 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,382 kcal/dayWorld # 40 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person82 kg/person/yearWorld # 44 / 2023 โ†’Rice production250.1K tWorld # 62 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.2M tWorld # 46 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area30.3%World # 108 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,686 kWh/personWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person5.3 tWorld # 61 / 2024 โ†’Internet use86.3%World # 81 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions113.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 151 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate8.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 134 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3.1%World # 27 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament22.9%World # 111 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals7.4MWorld # 27 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 6.2BWorld # 28 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites20 sitesWorld # 17 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2015 / 85.5%Main languageGreekMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal13,094 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightGreekLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresHellen