Number of children under 5 in Greece
Greece: Number of children under 5 was 397,773 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of children under 5 in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 397,773 people for number of children under 5 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Greece peaked at 783,253 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 397,773 people, in 2023.
Greece ranks 118th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 752,289 people | 734,425 people | 776,731 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 755,584 people | 732,257 people | 783,253 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 716,767 people | 690,006 people | 755,712 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 682,089 people | 559,764 people | 767,892 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 530,038 people | 520,119 people | 544,080 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 534,517 people | 523,269 people | 548,802 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 507,793 people | 464,316 people | 555,460 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 427,546 people | 397,773 people | 455,917 people | 4 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7668 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.16 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.73 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Greece?
- Number of children under 5 in Greece was 397,773 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 783,253 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,773 people in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for number of children under 5?
- Greece ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.