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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TODAY: GREECE

The People of Greece Population: 10,768,477 (July 2017 est.) Ethnic Groups: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% note: data represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect

data on ethnicity Age Structure:

0–14 years: 13.83% 15–24 years: 9.67% 25–54 years: 42.45% 55–64 years: 13.13% 65 years and over: 20.91%

Population Growth Rate: -0.06% (2017 est.) Birth Rate: 8.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.) Death Rate: 11.3 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.) Migration Rate: 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Infant Mortality Rate: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth: Total population: 80.7 years Male: 78 years Female: 83.4 years (2017 est.) Total Fertility Rate: 1.43 children born/woman (2017 est.) Religions: Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% Languages: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1% Literacy Rate: 97.7%

Source: www.cia.gov 2017

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