The People of Greece
The People of Greece
Greek People
Population: 10,737,428 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.3% (male 788,722/female 742,270) 15-64 years: 66.6% (male 3,568,660/female 3,578,344) 65 years and over: 19.2% (male 902,617/female 1,156,815) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 41.8 years male: 40.7 years female: 42.9 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.127% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 10.42 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.66 years male: 77.11 years female: 82.37 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.37 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 11,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
Nationality: noun: Greek(s) adjective: Greek
Ethnic groups: population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census) note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Languages: Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97.8% female: 94.2% (2001 census)