This statistic displays the population of Greece from January 1st, 2008 to 1 January, 2016. Throughout this period there has been a net decrease in the number of inhabitants living in Greece. The population grew annually from 2008 to 2011, before decreasing annually and shrinking below 10.8 million inhabitants by 2016.
These summary metadata refer to the first results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference.
The first results on the main demographic developments in the year of reference (T) contain the total population figure on 31 December of year T (further published by Eurostat as Population on 1 January of year T+1), and total births and total deaths during that year. While submitting this data is a legal requirement from EU Member States (EU Regulation No 1260/2013 on European Demographic Statistics, which entered into force on 1 January 2014), countries submit on voluntary basis data also on immigration and emigration that occurred during the course of the year (T).
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Eurostat. (December 13, 2016). Total population of Greece from 2007 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/620396/population-of-greece/
Eurostat. "Total population of Greece from 2007 to 2016." Chart. December 13, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/620396/population-of-greece/
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Total population of Greece from 2007 to 2016 [Graph], Eurostat, December 13, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/620396/population-of-greece/