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After 1940s the population of Greece continued to grow, though on a decreased pace after 1960s, due to a gradual decrease in fertility and emigration to various countries, such as West Germany, Australia, United Kingdom and many others. The birth rate decreased significantly in 1980s, while in 1987 the Greek population surpassed 10 million.
The 2011 Greek census showed that the percentage of people of Greece had declined by 0.88%, compared to the 2001 Greek census, to 10,815,197 people. [5] This demographic trend is expected to continue if fertility rates remain low, with the Hellenic Statistical Authority estimating the decline of the total population of Greece to 9.7 million by 2050 in that scenario. [6]
Population censuses in Greece take place the first year of every decade. There have been 28 censuses in the history of modern Greece, [1] conducted in various times, starting from 1828 at the end of the Greek War of Independence.
The table below lists the largest cities in Greece, by population size, using the official census results of 1991, [1] 2001, [2] 2011 [3] and 2021. [ 4 ] Census-designated places
Constantinople had a majority Greek population from the 8th century BCE until the Ottoman conquest in 1453. After 1453, there remained a group of prominent ethnic Greeks and/or people adopting Greek culture, the Phanariotes, based in the neighbourhood of Phanar, now Fener, in Fatih. About eleven families were a part of the Phanariotes. [36]
Map of the world in 323 BC Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 100 BC. Classical demography refers to the study of human demography in the Classical period.It often focuses on the absolute number of people who were alive in civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea between the Bronze Age and the fall of the Western Roman Empire, but in recent decades historians have been more interested in ...
The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...
Demographic history of modern Greece; L. List of Greek regions by life expectancy This page was last edited on 12 May 2022, at 22:39 (UTC). Text is ...