Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece
Greece: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.33 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.33 live births per woman
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.57 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.29 live births per woman
in 2013
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece stood at 1.33 live births per woman.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece peaked at 2.57 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.29 live births per woman, in 2013.
That places Greece 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.57 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.48 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1952 | 2.42 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1953 | 2.39 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.4 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 2.42 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 2.33 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1958 | 2.31 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 2.33 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 2.24 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 2.24 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.24 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.31 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 2.33 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 2.4 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.48 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 2.47 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.43 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 2.44 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.41 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.39 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 2.43 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.42 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 2.42 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.38 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.37 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 2.36 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.17 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.08 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 1.99 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.87 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.74 live births per woman | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.66 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.58 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.54 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.49 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.47 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.43 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.41 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.39 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.36 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.36 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.33 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.33 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.33 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.34 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.36 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.49 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.51 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.49 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.33 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 live births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.35 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.34 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.39 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.31 live births per woman | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 live births per woman | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Greece was 1.33 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 live births per woman in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Greece ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.