Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece
Greece: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 37,545 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37,545 people
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
118th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78,493 people
in 1982
All-time low
37,545 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece is 37,545 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece peaked at 78,493 people in 1982 and was at its lowest, 37,545 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.
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 75,716 people | — |
| 1951 | 73,462 people | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 70,841 people | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 70,092 people | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 70,325 people | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 71,703 people | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 73,789 people | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 75,141 people | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 75,184 people | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 75,326 people | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 76,471 people | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 76,015 people | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 73,897 people | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 72,752 people | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 72,307 people | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 71,924 people | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 71,528 people | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 73,512 people | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 75,412 people | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 75,306 people | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 75,425 people | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 75,939 people | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 70,634 people | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 64,950 people | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 64,476 people | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 65,916 people | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 67,830 people | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 68,561 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 69,314 people | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 70,711 people | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 72,215 people | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 78,352 people | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 78,493 people | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 69,211 people | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 64,635 people | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 61,752 people | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 58,261 people | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 55,391 people | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 53,086 people | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 51,681 people | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 51,153 people | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 51,361 people | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51,468 people | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 50,852 people | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 50,291 people | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 50,213 people | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 50,061 people | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 49,754 people | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 50,131 people | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 50,230 people | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 50,510 people | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 51,611 people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 52,400 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 52,220 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 51,791 people | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 51,345 people | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 51,480 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 52,681 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 53,113 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54,072 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 55,946 people | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 55,191 people | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 52,638 people | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 49,910 people | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 47,004 people | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 44,956 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 44,824 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45,783 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 45,310 people | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43,761 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 42,285 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 40,619 people | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 40,014 people | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 37,545 people | -6.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 37,545 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586 people, 3.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 37,545 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966 people, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73,158 people | 70,092 people | 75,716 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 73,912 people | 71,528 people | 76,471 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 69,376 people | 64,476 people | 75,939 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,308 people | 51,681 people | 78,493 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,551 people | 49,754 people | 51,468 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,122 people | 50,510 people | 54,072 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,532 people | 43,761 people | 55,946 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,116 people | 37,545 people | 42,285 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece?
- Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Greece was 37,545 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78,493 people in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,545 people in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
- Greece ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.