Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

In 1972, Greece's population change increased by 2.4% compared to 1971, reaching 8.6.

The figure is below the EU-27 average of 10.2.

Greece ranks 22nd out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.6% (from 8.3 in 1967).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_gind, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.