Greece’s population has decreased to 10,432,481 – by 384,005 people or 3.5 percent – compared to 2011, according to the preliminary results of the cencus 2021, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday.
The 2011 census showed that Greece’s population stood at 10,816,286.
There are 5,075,249 men and 5,357,232 women, data showed.
According to the same data, Attica is the country’s most densely populated region with 3,792,469 people, which is 35,965 fewer people than in 2011.
Also Central Macedonia recorded 90,039 fewer inhabitants compared to 2011. Current population: 1,792,069 inhabitants.
Out of the 13 Regions of the country, 12 saw a decrease in population, while in one, in the South Aegean, there was an increase. In the South Aegean, from 309,000 inhabitants in 2011, now 324,000 inhabitants have been recorded.
More details in ELSTAT website
As I said in a blog post back in 2011 “Imperfect monetary unions [euro] replace exchange rates with demographics to restore competitiveness ..” – unless there a central EU fiscal authority to complement the ECB, and allow euro trading deficit countries to run fiscal budget deficits and be financed by euro trading surplus countries. Depopulation by fiscal primary surpluses, with cheap properties for tax exempt digital nomads
Exacerbated by the fertility rate in Greece dropping to less than 1.3 live births per woman in the last few years. Similarly in Italy and Spain, both traditionally high birth rate countries.