| Population |
10,647,529 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 14.5% (male 792,938; female 746,119)
15-64 years: 67% (male 3,563,703; female 3,566,549)
65 years and over: 18.6% (male 873,540; female 1,104,680) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 40.2 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 41.3 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
0.2% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
9.73 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
10.08 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
2.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 6.19 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 78.94 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 81.59 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.32 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.2% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
8,800 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: greek(s)
adjective: greek |
| Ethnic groups |
Greek 98%, other 2%
note: the greek government states there are no ethnic divisions in greece |
| Religions |
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
| Languages |
Greek 99% (official), English, French |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: hellenic republic
conventional short form: greece
local short form: ellas or ellada
former: kingdom of greece
local long form: elliniki dhimokratia |