Europe & Central Asia · High income
Greece: key statistics
Greece has 10.4m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $26,948. Below: 73 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Athens
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- euro EUR
- Languages
- Greek
- ISO codes
- GRGRC
- Land neighbours
- Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Türkiye
Population10.4m2025 · rank 93 of 217GDP$281bn2025 · rank 52 of 211GDP per capita$26,9482025 · rank 63 of 211Life expectancy81.8 yrs2024 · rank 39 of 217Internet users86.3%2024 · rank 77 of 188Fertility1.242024 · rank 195 of 217CO₂ per person5.05 t2024 · rank 53 of 203Inflation2.5%2025 · rank 102 of 180
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Greece, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Greece by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.4m | 2025 | 93/217 | 19/58 | −3.8% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.08% | 2025 | 165/217 | 35/58 | +0.7 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 79.2% | 2025 | 63/217 | 19/58 | +1.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.24 | 2024 | 195/217 | 48/58 | −4.6% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 24.4% | 2025 | 6/217 | 4/58 | +3.3 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.9% | 2025 | 206/217 | 52/58 | −1.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 80.7 | 2024 | 122/216 | 33/57 | −4.5% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 6.6 | 2024 | 207/217 | 53/58 | −22% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 131,960 km² | 2024 | 97/216 | 21/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $281bn | 2025 | 52/211 | 22/57 | +44% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $26,948 | 2025 | 63/211 | 34/57 | +50% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $45,264 | 2025 | 59/199 | 35/53 | +70% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $25,360 | 2025 | 57/201 | 30/53 | +27% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 2.1% | 2025 | 144/210 | 28/56 | +2.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.0% | 2025 | 116/210 | 28/56 | +1.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 3.6% | 2025 | 119/198 | 21/56 | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 15.2% | 2025 | 160/201 | 50/57 | +0.8 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 67.4% | 2025 | 46/201 | 13/57 | −2.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 17.2% | 2025 | 141/175 | 49/51 | +5.2 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 11.4% | 2025 | 142/163 | 46/49 | +1.3 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5% | 2025 | 102/180 | 33/49 | +4.2 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 0.88 | 2025 | 186/210 | 40/57 | −1.8% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 27.4% | 2024 | 7/142 | 3/48 | +2.0 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 47.3% | 2023 | 7/142 | 2/47 | −14.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 2.99% | 2025 | 32/156 | 11/47 | +0.5 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 39.5% | 2025 | 87/184 | 37/52 | +7.3 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 44.0% | 2025 | 91/184 | 35/52 | +10.9 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 83.5% | 2025 | 90/184 | 34/52 | +18.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -5.6% | 2025 | 138/185 | 41/50 | −4.1 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 4.8% | 2025 | 43/197 | 7/51 | +4.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.2% | 2025 | 152/178 | 44/50 | −0.1 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 7.4m | 2020 | 27/196 | 17/51 | −57% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 8.5% | 2025 | 49/187 | 11/49 | −16.4 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 21.4% | 2025 | 44/187 | 12/49 | −28.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 52.0% | 2025 | 154/187 | 43/49 | +0.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 44.7% | 2025 | 139/187 | 40/49 | +0.6 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme poverty | 0.6% | 2023 | 104/151 | 18/47 | −0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.8% | 2023 | 112/151 | 20/47 | −2.0 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 18.8% | 2021 | 85/145 | 17/47 | −4.3 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 33.4 | 2023 | 92/151 | 15/47 | −7.5% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 128/167 | 22/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 22.9% | 2025 | 110/190 | 42/52 | +3.2 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 93.9% | 2009 | 70/141 | 27/27 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 91.8% | 2009 | 79/147 | 28/28 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 102.0% | 2023 | 73/191 | 22/53 | +3.3 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.2% | 2023 | 39/176 | 22/53 | −2.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 165.1% | 2023 | 1/172 | 1/52 | +52.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.9% | 2023 | 35/168 | 13/47 | +4.5 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 9.4 | 2017 | 166/173 | 43/48 | −8.8% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.4% | 2022 | 124/184 | 40/49 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.8 yrs | 2024 | 39/217 | 23/58 | +0.6% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 3.2 | 2024 | 167/196 | 29/52 | −11% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.8 | 2024 | 168/196 | 29/52 | −9.5% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 5 | 2023 | 169/194 | 32/51 | +25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 8.4% | 2023 | 54/193 | 21/52 | −0.1 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,963 | 2023 | 41/193 | 28/52 | +7.1% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 6.58 | 2022 | 4/180 | 2/50 | +14% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 91% | 2024 | 89/193 | 31/51 | −6.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.3% | 2024 | 83/153 | 8/35 | +0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 1.5% | 2003 | — | — | — | — | |
| Basic water | 100.0% | 2024 | 11/206 | 6/56 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.0% | 2024 | 54/203 | 24/54 | +0.2 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 86.3% | 2024 | 77/188 | 42/51 | +23.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 113.6 | 2024 | 110/210 | 40/56 | +1.9% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 44.7 | 2024 | 15/208 | 10/55 | +54% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 41/215 | 22/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 17/192 | 8/51 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 5.05 t | 2024 | 53/203 | 26/49 | −23% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 21.5% | 2021 | 101/212 | 23/54 | +10.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 40.6% | 2021 | 71/206 | 22/51 | +26.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 36.9% | 2024 | 88/214 | 18/57 | +5.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 14.2% | 2024 | 77/206 | 32/53 | −3.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 17.3% | 2022 | 67/177 | 20/47 | +0.2 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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