EL · 2021 · demo_pjan
Population on 1 January by age and sex
Greece, 2021
Population on 1 January by age and sex
5,157,227
Greece, 2021
▼ 0.5% vs 2020 (5,180,864)
Analysis
In 2021, Greece's population on 1 january by age and sex decreased by 0.5% compared to 2020, reaching 5,157,227.
Greece accounts for 2.4% of the EU-27 total of 217,953,504.
Greece ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.9% (from 5,206,084 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset demo_pjan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
2.4%
EU-27: 217,953,504
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · demo_pjan