Marriage rates in Greece

Greece: Marriage rates was 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.2 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
22nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
9.4 per 1,000 people
in 1965
All-time low
2.9 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Marriage rates in Greece, 1960–2022

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Source: OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Greece recorded 4.2 per 1,000 people for marriage rates in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, marriage rates in Greece peaked at 9.4 per 1,000 people in 1965 and was at its lowest, 2.9 per 1,000 people, in 2020.

That places Greece 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.48 per 1,000 people 7 per 1,000 people 9.4 per 1,000 people 10
1970s 7.83 per 1,000 people 6.8 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 10
1980s 6.31 per 1,000 people 4.8 per 1,000 people 7.3 per 1,000 people 10
1990s 5.49 per 1,000 people 4.3 per 1,000 people 6.4 per 1,000 people 10
2000s 5.15 per 1,000 people 4.5 per 1,000 people 5.5 per 1,000 people 10
2010s 4.73 per 1,000 people 4.4 per 1,000 people 5.1 per 1,000 people 10
2020s 3.67 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people 4.2 per 1,000 people 3

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 20 Sweden 4.6 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 21 Costa Rica 4.39 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 22 Belgium 4.2 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 22 Poland 4.2 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 25 Japan 4.1 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is marriage rates in Greece?
Marriage rates in Greece was 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2022, according to OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest marriage rates recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 9.4 per 1,000 people in 1965.
What is the lowest marriage rates recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9 per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Greece rank for marriage rates?
Greece ranks 22nd out of 44 countries with data for 2022.
Is marriage rates rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Marriage rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Marriage rates
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
OECD (2025) and other sources – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,520 data points, 1886–2022
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Number of marriages during a given year per 1,000 people.