Greece: Population and Key Statistics

EuropeCapital: Athens#46 by population

Greece is a Southeastern European country of 10 million people. After the severe debt crisis of the 2010s, its economy returned to a growth path in the 2020s and its credit rating was restored to investment grade.

Tourism and shipping are the two main pillars of the economy: Greek shipowners control the world's largest merchant fleet by carrying capacity, and the country welcomes more than three times its population in tourists every year.

Population (2025)
10.4 million
10,413,962 people
GDP (2025)
$281bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$26,948
Life expectancy
81.8
years
Area
131,960
km²
Population density
79
people/km²
Median age
46.5
Internet usage
86.3%

Military Strength

Military expenditure (2024)
$8.0bn
8,022 million dollars
Share of GDP
3.13%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
6.58%
Spending per capita
$770
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
147 thousand
147,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
14.1
3.20% of the labor force

Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.

How Greece compares

Greece and Germany — core indicators
020 b40 b60 b80 bGDP per capita ($)Life expectancy (years)Internet usage (%)GDP per capita ($) — Greece: 26.948Life expectancy (years) — Greece: 81,8Internet usage (%) — Greece: 86,3GDP per capita ($) — Germany: 60.496Life expectancy (years) — Germany: 80,8Internet usage (%) — Germany: 93,5
GreeceGermany

The indicators use different scales, so the chart is a rough visual comparison only. For exact figures see the full side-by-side comparison.

Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26