population

Greece Ranks Among World’s Five Oldest Countries as Nearly 1 in 4 Are Over 65

Nearly one in four people in Greece is aged 65 or older, placing the country among the oldest populations in the world and underlining the scale of its demographic challenge. World Bank data for 2024 show that 23.94 percent of...

Demographic Collapse an ‘Existential Threat for Greece’

The demographic collapse in Greece is becoming an "existential threat" to the future of the nation, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned on Tuesday. In his address to the conference "Demographics 2023, Time for Action", Mitsotakis pointed out that the Hellenic Statistical...

Melbourne Overtakes Sydney as Australia’s Biggest City

Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as Australia's most populous city for the first time since the 19th century, the latest government figures showed. Melbourne, the city that also boasts the largest Greek diaspora community in the world, now has a population...

Population in Greece Reaches 9,716,889 According to 2021 Census

The registered population in Greece was 9,716,889 individuals according to the results of the Hellenic Statistical Authority's 2021 population and housing census. The details per region and municipality that will be published will show that the population was revised downwards...

Elon Musk Calls on the World to Make More Babies

Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk called on the world to consider making more babies, warning that low birth rates pose a "danger" to civilization. Musk, the richest man on the planet and a father to ten children made the...

Census in Greece: Population Shrinks by 3.5 Percent to 10,432,481

The population in Greece has shrunk by 3.5 percent during the last decade according to the census published on Tuesday by the Greek Statistical Service (ELSTAT). According to the preliminary data of the country-wide census of 2021, the current population...

7.9 Billion and Counting: How Much Population Can the Earth Support?

In June 2022, the world population is 7.9 billion individuals. Can the Earth support this many people indefinitely? What will happen if we do nothing to manage future population growth and total resource use? These complex questions are ecological,...

Hostility Towards Census Workers in Greece Leads to Mass Resignations

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) is currently conducting the 2021 Census of the Greek population. Citizens’ hostility has led to mass resignations of census workers. In Patras, the capital of the Prefecture of Achaia, and one of Greece’s most populous...

Parliament Approves 2,000-Euro Benefit for Every Child Born in Greece

Greece has taken a step in trying to stem its decline in population by approving a new law on Tuesday awarding a one-time benefit of 2,000 euros for every child born in the country as of January 1, 2020. According...