Share of births that are twins in Greece
Greece: Share of births that are twins was 2.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
1st
of 23 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2021
All-time low
0.9%
in 1978
Years of data
67
1956–2022
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.
Share of births that are twins in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 1.2% | — |
| 1957 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 1.2% | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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Number of twin deliveries per 100 deliveries.