Country profile
Greece
- Continent: Europe
- Surface area: 131,960 km²
- Population density: 78.9/km²
At a glance
- Greece has a population of about 10.4M; its total GDP of $280.6B ranks #50 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 131,960 km² is about 67% of the world median of 198,330 km².
- Population growth stands out most against the median: 0.1% — rank #136 of 169 countries with data.
Where Greece stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Greece: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 10.4M (2025) | −4% | #93 / 169 | median 11.5M · 90% |
| Population growth | 0.1% (2025) | −77% | #136 / 169 | median 1.1% · 8% |
| Urban population share | 79.2% (2025) | +8% | #42 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.2× |
| Population aged 65+ | 24.4% (2025) | +39% | #5 / 169 | median 7.4% · 3.3× |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 (2024) | −3% | #154 / 169 | median 2.1 · 59% |
| Birth rate | 6.6‰ (2024) | −31% | #162 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 41% |
| Death rate | 12.1‰ (2024) | +27% | #15 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 1.7× |
| Net migration | 16.6K (2025) | −35% | #34 / 169 | N/A |
| Surface area | 131,960 km² (2023) | #100 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 67% | |
| Population density derived | 78.9/km² (2025) | −4% | #79 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 1.0× |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $280.6B (2025) | +87% | #50 / 168 | median $80.7B · 3.5× |
| GDP per capita | $26,948 (2025) | +96% | #43 / 168 | median $6,834 · 3.9× |
| GNI per capita | $25,360 (2025) | +95% | #43 / 168 | median $6,350 · 4.0× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 2.1% (2025) | −56% | #111 / 168 | median 3.1% · 67% |
| Inflation rate | 2.5% (2025) | −32% | #98 / 162 | median 3.3% · 75% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5% (2025) | −17% | #43 / 168 | median 5.1% · 1.7× |
| Gini index | 33.4 (2023) | −6% | #97 / 153 | median 35.3 · 95% |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.6% (2023) | +50% | #108 / 153 | median 2.5% · 24% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 39.5% (2025) | +94% | #72 / 163 | median 35.0% · 1.1× |
| Imports share of GDP | 44.0% (2025) | +48% | #69 / 163 | median 40.2% · 1.1× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 3.6% (2025) | −32% | #110 / 168 | median 7.2% · 50% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 9.1% (2025) | −12% | #107 / 165 | median 11.2% · 81% |
| International tourist arrivals | 7.4M (2020) | −50% | #26 / 162 | median 1.1M · 6.6× |
| Tourism receipts | $6.2B (2020) | −38% | #28 / 165 | median $705M · 8.8× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 81.8 years (2024) | +4% | #27 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.1× |
| Infant mortality | 3.2‰ (2024) | −33% | #142 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 25% |
| Under-five mortality | 3.8‰ (2024) | −32% | #142 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 24% |
| DPT immunization | 95.0% (2024) | +3% | #51 / 166 | median 90.5% · 1.0× |
| Hospital beds | 4.3 per 1,000 (2022) | −10% | #31 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 2.1× |
| Health spending share of GDP | 8.4% (2023) | −1% | #46 / 165 | median 6.5% · 1.3× |
| Secondary school enrollment | 105.2% (2023) | +7% | #31 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.2× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 3.4% (2022) | −4% | #108 / 165 | median 4.1% · 81% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.908 (2023) | +9% | #28 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.2× |
| Internet users | 86.3% (2024) | +488% | #66 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.1× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 113.6 per 100 (2024) | +33% | #91 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 98% |
| Fixed broadband | 44.7 per 100 (2024) | +46463% | #8 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 3.7× |
| Electricity access | 100.0% (2024) | +0% | #27 / 169 | median 99.9% · 1.0× |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 5.0 t (2024) | −44% | #47 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 1.9× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 52.5 Mt (2024) | −46% | #55 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 2.5× |
| Renewable electricity share | 40.6% (2021) | +422% | #71 / 169 | median 34.1% · 1.2× |
| Renewable energy consumption | 21.5% (2021) | +195% | #95 / 169 | median 26.9% · 80% |
| Forest area | 30.3% (2023) | +7% | #88 / 169 | median 32.4% · 93% |
| Agricultural land | 41.7% (2023) | −36% | #85 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.0× |
| Arable land | 14.4% (2023) | −31% | #67 / 168 | median 11.0% · 1.3× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 14.1 µg/m³ (2023) | −44% | #121 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 71% |
| Military spending | 3.1% (2024) | −1% | #28 / 157 | median 1.8% · 1.7× |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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