Share of births that are twins in Greece
Greece: Share of births that are twins was 2.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of births that are twins in Greece, 1956–2022
Source: Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of births that are twins in Greece stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births that are twins in Greece peaked at 2.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1978.
Greece ranks 1st of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births that are twins in Greece?
- Share of births that are twins in Greece was 2.9% in 2022, according to Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births that are twins recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of births that are twins recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1978.
- How does Greece rank for share of births that are twins?
- Greece ranks 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of births that are twins rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Human Multiple Births Database (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births that are twins. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.