| Population: |
10,623,835 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.21% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
9.83 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.73 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
1.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
6.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
78.59 years
male:
76.03 years
female:
81.32 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.33 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.16% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
8,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Greek(s)
adjective:
Greek
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| Ethnic groups: |
Greek 98%, other 2%
note:
the Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece
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| Religions: |
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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| Languages: |
Greek 99% (official), English, French
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
95%
male:
98%
female:
93% (1991 est.)
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