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Last update: 2025-08-05
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2121,96 (2023)
Inflation rate
3.46% (2023)
Unemployment rate
11% (2023)
Below the poverty line
18.8% (2021)
Gini coefficient
32.9 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
33.5%
Smoking men
36.5%
Smoking women
30.5%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
131957
Land area
130647
Water area
1310
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
76.55%
iOS
22.53%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+30
Internet domain
.gr
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
109 (2022)
Internet user penetration
85% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
44% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
EU
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-1
ISO code
GR
Capital
Athens
Official language
Greek
Average consumer spendings
Food products
16.4%
Alcohol and tobacco
4.4%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
6.33
Beer
2.13
Wine
2.66
Spirits
1.45
Other alcohol
0.08
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
10461091
Male population
5117862
Female population
5343229
Population growth rate
-0.35% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
7.4 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
12 (2024)
Urbanization
80.7% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB (2020)
Moody's
Ba3 (2020)
Standard & Poors
BB- (2019)
Age structure
0-14 years
13.8%
15-64 years
62.6%
65+ years
23.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
4-15%
Not specified
1%
Current as of
2015
Last update: 2025-08-05