Number of one year olds in Greece

Greece: Number of one year olds was 37,545 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
37,545
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
118th
of 236 countries
All-time high
78,493
in 1982
All-time low
37,545
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Greece, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of one year olds in Greece is 37,545, 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 one year olds in Greece peaked at 78,493 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 37,545, 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 one year olds in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Greece, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 75,716 —
1951 73,462 -3.0%
1952 70,841 -3.6%
1953 70,092 -1.1%
1954 70,325 +0.3%
1955 71,703 +2.0%
1956 73,789 +2.9%
1957 75,141 +1.8%
1958 75,184 +0.1%
1959 75,326 +0.2%
1960 76,471 +1.5%
1961 76,015 -0.6%
1962 73,897 -2.8%
1963 72,752 -1.5%
1964 72,307 -0.6%
1965 71,924 -0.5%
1966 71,528 -0.6%
1967 73,512 +2.8%
1968 75,412 +2.6%
1969 75,306 -0.1%
1970 75,425 +0.2%
1971 75,939 +0.7%
1972 70,634 -7.0%
1973 64,950 -8.0%
1974 64,476 -0.7%
1975 65,916 +2.2%
1976 67,830 +2.9%
1977 68,561 +1.1%
1978 69,314 +1.1%
1979 70,711 +2.0%
1980 72,215 +2.1%
1981 78,352 +8.5%
1982 78,493 +0.2%
1983 69,211 -11.8%
1984 64,635 -6.6%
1985 61,752 -4.5%
1986 58,261 -5.7%
1987 55,391 -4.9%
1988 53,086 -4.2%
1989 51,681 -2.6%
1990 51,153 -1.0%
1991 51,361 +0.4%
1992 51,468 +0.2%
1993 50,852 -1.2%
1994 50,291 -1.1%
1995 50,213 -0.2%
1996 50,061 -0.3%
1997 49,754 -0.6%
1998 50,131 +0.8%
1999 50,230 +0.2%
2000 50,510 +0.6%
2001 51,611 +2.2%
2002 52,400 +1.5%
2003 52,220 -0.3%
2004 51,791 -0.8%
2005 51,345 -0.9%
2006 51,480 +0.3%
2007 52,681 +2.3%
2008 53,113 +0.8%
2009 54,072 +1.8%
2010 55,946 +3.5%
2011 55,191 -1.3%
2012 52,638 -4.6%
2013 49,910 -5.2%
2014 47,004 -5.8%
2015 44,956 -4.4%
2016 44,824 -0.3%
2017 45,783 +2.1%
2018 45,310 -1.0%
2019 43,761 -3.4%
2020 42,285 -3.4%
2021 40,619 -3.9%
2022 40,014 -1.5%
2023 37,545 -6.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 37,545 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,586, 3.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 37,545 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29,966, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 73,158 70,092 75,716 10
1960s 73,912 71,528 76,471 10
1970s 69,376 64,476 75,939 10
1980s 64,308 51,681 78,493 10
1990s 50,551 49,754 51,468 10
2000s 52,122 50,510 54,072 10
2010s 48,532 43,761 55,946 10
2020s 40,116 37,545 42,285 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 115 Namibia 41,505 compare
  2. 116 Portugal 40,153 compare
  3. 117 Gambia 38,538 compare
  4. 119 Belarus 37,100 compare
  5. 120 Panama 34,434 compare
  6. 121 Mongolia 33,242 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Greece?
Number of one year olds in Greece was 37,545 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 78,493 in 1982.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 37,545 in 2023.
How does Greece rank for number of one year olds?
Greece ranks 118th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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