Greece Fertility Rate
Total fertility rate SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Greece's fertility rate was 1.32 in 2025, ranked 184th globally. This represents a 0.3% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1960–2025.
Overview
Greece's fertility rate stood at 1.32 in 2025, a decline of +0.00 from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 1.32 by 2025. Greece ranked 184th globally.
Greece’s total fertility rate has fallen dramatically over the 65‑year series, slipping from a 1960 level of 2.23 births per woman to an all‑time peak of 2.45 in 1967 before reaching a historic low of 1.23 in 1999. The most recent World Bank estimate for 2025 records the rate at 1.32, placing Greece 184th worldwide and tying it with Albania while trailing Uruguay’s 1.31 and edging past Mauritius’s 1.34. The post‑1990s decline mirrors broader Southern European patterns of delayed marriage, rising female labor participation, and persistent economic uncertainty, which together have reduced childbearing incentives. Although the 2025 figure signals a modest rebound from the 1999 trough, it remains well below the replacement threshold of 2.10 and continues to lag behind many peer nations. Sustained policy measures that improve childcare affordability, parental leave, and labour‑market flexibility would be required to alter the current downward trajectory and move Greece toward a more stable fertility outlook.
Data & projection
| Year | Fertility Rate | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 1.31 | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 1.32 | - | - |
| 2025 | 1.32 | −0.00 | #184 |
| 2023 | 1.32 | +0.00 | #27 |
| 2022 | 1.32 | −0.11 | #23 |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +0.04 | #34 |
| 2020 | 1.39 | +0.05 | #28 |
| 2019 | 1.34 | −0.01 | #16 |
| 2018 | 1.35 | +0.00 | #17 |
| 2017 | 1.35 | −0.03 | #16 |
| 2016 | 1.38 | +0.05 | #17 |
| 2015 | 1.33 | +0.03 | #14 |
| 2014 | 1.30 | +0.01 | #10 |
| 2013 | 1.29 | −0.05 | #10 |
| 2012 | 1.34 | −0.06 | #11 |
| 2011 | 1.40 | −0.08 | #16 |
| 2010 | 1.48 | −0.02 | #25 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Greece matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 1996. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (117 out of 307) saw fertility rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Greece's fertility rate was 1.32 in 2025. Ranked 184th globally. This represents a 0.3% decrease from the previous year.
Greece's fertility rate peaked at 2.45 in 1967.
The lowest fertility rate in Greece was 1.23 in 1999.
Greece ranks 184th globally in fertility rate as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SP.DYN.TFRT.IN. Data sourced from World Bank.
Greece's fertility rate is projected to reach 1.32 by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The fertility rate of Greece in 2025 was 1.32. This ranks 184th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_greece_fertility-rate,
title = {Greece Fertility Rate},
url = {https://historysaid.com/greece/fertility-rate/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}