What is Greece’s population?
According to Eurostat, in January, 2002 Greece’s estimated population was 10,998,000, while in January, 2003, the estimate rose to 11,018,000 with 9.0 births per thousand people and 9.4 deaths per thousand people recorded. This means that Greece has recorded a natural – biological decrease in its birth rate of -0.4%. The increase in Greece’s population is due to the massive influx of immigrants. With 1,400 islands, Greece’s porous borders makes it one of the EU’s primary immigrant reception countries, with a percentage of +3.2‰.
