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Religion in Greece is dominated by Christianity, in particular the Greek Orthodox Church, which is within the larger communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church.It represented 90% of the total population in 2015 [1] and is constitutionally recognized as the "prevailing religion" of Greece.
The Demographics of Greece refer to the demography of the population that inhabits the Greek peninsula. The population of Greece was estimated by the United Nations to be 10,445,365 in 2021 (including displaced refugees ).
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
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]
Greek Orthodoxy has also been defined as a religious tradition rooted in preserving the Greek identity. [14] In 2022, U.S. government estimated that 81-90% of the population of Greece identified as Greek Orthodox.
The Catholic Church itself states that "the total population of Catholics in Greece exceeds 350,000". [2] Other estimates suggested that there were 133,000 Catholics in Greece (1.22% of the population) in 2020. [3] The Catholic Church is recognised by the Greek government and Catholic schools operate in the country. [4]
The Greek constitution defines the Eastern Orthodox Church as the "prevailing religion" in Greece, and over 95% of the population claim membership in it. Any other religion not explicitly defined by law (e.g. unlike Islam and Judaism, which are explicitly recognized) may acquire the status of a "known religion", a status which allows the religion's adherents to worship freely, and to have ...
Following the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish War and the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, Greece and Turkey agreed to a population transfer based on cultural and religious identity. About 500,000 Muslims from Greece, predominantly those defined as Turks, but also Greek Muslims , were exchanged with approximately 1.5 million Greeks from Turkey.