The demographic transition in Sweden in Greece

Greece: The demographic transition in Sweden was 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 56 countries
All-time high
35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 1890
All-time low
9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
in 2002
Years of data
115
1860–2009

The demographic transition in Sweden in Greece, 1860–2009

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Source: Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 (in the entire population).

Analysis

Greece recorded 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) for the demographic transition in sweden in 2009.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, the demographic transition in sweden in Greece peaked at 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1890 and was at its lowest, 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population), in 2002.

Greece ranks 45th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 115 years of available data.

The demographic transition in Sweden in Greece, year by year

Annual values for The demographic transition in Sweden in Greece, 1860 to 2009.
Year per 1,000 (in the entire population) Change
1860 28.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1861 29.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.9%
1864 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.4%
1865 29.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.3%
1866 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.4%
1867 30.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.3%
1868 28.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.0%
1869 28.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1870 28.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.4%
1871 28.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1872 28.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.7%
1873 27.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.5%
1874 29.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.8%
1875 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.4%
1876 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.0%
1877 28.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.7%
1878 27.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.6%
1879 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -8.8%
1880 24.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1881 24.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1882 25.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1883 25 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.8%
1884 28.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +14.4%
1885 28.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.3%
1889 34.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +19.6%
1890 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.5%
1921 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -39.9%
1922 21.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.4%
1923 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -11.6%
1924 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.6%
1925 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +34.9%
1926 30 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +14.1%
1927 28.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.0%
1928 30.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.9%
1929 28.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.2%
1930 31.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.3%
1931 30.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1932 28.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.5%
1933 28.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.4%
1934 31.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +8.7%
1935 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -9.3%
1936 27.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1937 26.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.1%
1938 25.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1939 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.2%
1940 24.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.2%
1941 18.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -25.3%
1942 18.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.1%
1943 16.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.7%
1944 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +19.8%
1945 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +25.5%
1946 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +12.4%
1947 27.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.8%
1948 27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.5%
1949 18.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -31.1%
1950 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +7.5%
1951 20.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1952 19.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.9%
1953 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -4.7%
1954 19.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.3%
1955 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1956 19.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.5%
1957 19.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1958 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.6%
1959 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.1%
1960 18.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.6%
1961 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.3%
1962 18 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.6%
1963 17.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.8%
1964 18 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +2.9%
1965 17.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.7%
1966 17.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
1967 18.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.5%
1968 18.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.1%
1969 17.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.8%
1970 16.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.3%
1971 16 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.0%
1972 15.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.6%
1973 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1974 16.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +4.5%
1975 15.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.5%
1976 16 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.9%
1977 15.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.1%
1978 15.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.3%
1979 15.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
1980 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.9%
1981 14.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.8%
1982 14 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.4%
1983 13.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.6%
1984 12.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.9%
1985 11.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -7.9%
1986 11.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.4%
1987 10.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.2%
1988 10.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.9%
1989 10.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -5.6%
1990 10.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1991 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1992 10.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1993 9.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -3.0%
1994 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -2.0%
1995 9.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1996 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1997 9.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
1998 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -1.0%
1999 11 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +14.6%
2000 11.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +6.4%
2001 10.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -12.8%
2002 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -6.9%
2003 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +0.0%
2004 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.1%
2005 9.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +1.0%
2006 10.05 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +3.6%
2007 10 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.5%
2008 10.53 per 1,000 (in the entire population) +5.3%
2009 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) -0.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population), 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where The demographic transition in Sweden in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1921 -39.9% 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 21.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1925 +34.9% 19.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 26.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1949 -31.1% 27 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 18.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1945 +25.5% 20 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 25.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population)
1941 -25.3% 24.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 18.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 28.85 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 27.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 8
1870s 28.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 29.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1880s 27.19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 34.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 7
1890s 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 1
1920s 25.08 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 19 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 30.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9
1930s 28.33 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 24.8 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 31.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1940s 22.39 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 28.2 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1950s 19.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 18.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 20.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1960s 18.05 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 17.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 18.9 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1970s 15.85 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 16.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1980s 12.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10.1 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 15.4 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
1990s 9.93 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9.6 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 11 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10
2000s 10.12 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 11.7 per 1,000 (in the entire population) 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 42 Canada 11.34 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  2. 43 Netherlands 11.07 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  3. 44 Poland 10.82 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  4. 46 Spain 10.42 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  5. 47 Switzerland 10.22 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare
  6. 48 Bulgaria 10.02 per 1,000 (in the entire population) compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is the demographic transition in sweden in Greece?
The demographic transition in sweden in Greece was 10.45 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2009, according to Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 35.3 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 1890.
What is the lowest the demographic transition in sweden recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5 per 1,000 (in the entire population) in 2002.
How does Greece rank for the demographic transition in sweden?
Greece ranks 45th out of 56 countries with data for 2009.
Is the demographic transition in sweden rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of The demographic transition in Sweden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
The demographic transition in Sweden
Unit
per 1,000 (in the entire population)
Source
Mitchell (2013) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
56 places, 6,669 data points, 1749–2010
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Birth and death rates are expressed per 1,000 of the population.