Short facts about people of Greece

Population:

10,623,835 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  14.98% (male 820,219; female 771,466) 15-64 years:  67.3% (male 3,580,535; female 3,569,755) 65 years and over:  17.72% (male 834,234; female 1,047,626) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.21% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

9.83 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.73 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.07 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.8 male(s)/female total population:  0.97 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

6.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  78.59 years male:  76.03 years female:  81.32 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.33 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.16% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

8,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 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 99% (official), English, French

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  95% male:  98% female:  93% (1991 est.)

Source: World Factbook