Greece People:
Population:
10,668,354 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male:791,227; female:744,178)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male:3,561,689; female:3,564,675)
65 years and over: 18.8% (male:884,497; female:1,122,088) (2005)
Median age:
total: 40.5 years
male: 39.39 years
female: 41.65 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.19% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
9.72 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.15 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.34 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.53 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 6.08 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 4.94 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 79.09 years (2005 est.)
male: 76.59 years
female: 81.76 years
Total fertility rate:
1.33 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,100 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Greek(s)
adjective: Greek
Ethnic groups:
Greek 98%, other 2%
note: The Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece
Religions:
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Languages:
Greek official 99%, English, French
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: 96.5% (2003)
People — note:
Women, men, and children are trafficked to and within Greece for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor |
