Greece vs Poland
Greece vs Poland: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.33 births per woman in Greece and 1.3 births per woman in Poland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Greece, by 0.04 births per woman, or 1.03 times that in Poland.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2023, Greece ranked 200 and Poland ranked 203 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at 1.5 births per woman and Poland at 1.49 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Greece | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.33 | 1.3 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.31 | 1.26 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.3 | 1.32 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.4 | 1.34 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.49 | 1.41 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.51 | 1.4 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.42 | 1.31 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.4 | 1.27 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.36 | 1.24 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.33 | 1.37 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.33 | 1.38 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.34 | 1.44 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.36 | 1.52 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.37 | 1.59 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.41 | 1.8 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.43 | 1.87 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.45 | 1.96 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.46 | 2.07 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.47 | 2.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.49 | 2.1 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.54 | 2.14 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.58 | 2.16 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.66 | 2.22 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.74 | 2.32 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.87 | 2.38 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.99 | 2.42 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 2.08 | 2.34 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 2.17 | 2.25 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 2.3 | 2.28 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2.36 | 2.28 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.37 | 2.23 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.38 | 2.25 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.42 | 2.31 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.43 | 2.27 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.37 | 2.25 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.39 | 2.24 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.41 | 2.25 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.44 | 2.25 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.43 | 2.26 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.47 | 2.3 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.48 | 2.35 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.4 | 2.45 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.33 | 2.54 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.31 | 2.6 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.24 | 2.7 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.24 | 2.74 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.24 | 2.86 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.29 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.33 | 3.25 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.31 | 3.39 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.33 | 3.5 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.38 | 3.46 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.42 | 3.56 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.4 | 3.55 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.39 | 3.59 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.42 | 3.64 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.49 | 3.7 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.57 | 3.65 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Greece | Poland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.341.16–1.5 | 1.31.14–1.46 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.341.13–1.55 | 1.311.12–1.5 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.341.11–1.59 | 1.311.11–1.53 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.351.09–1.61 | 1.321.08–1.56 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.351.08–1.62 | 1.321.07–1.58 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.361.09–1.64 | 1.331.05–1.6 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.361.07–1.65 | 1.331.04–1.61 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.361.05–1.67 | 1.331.03–1.64 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.361.04–1.7 | 1.341.01–1.66 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.371.03–1.7 | 1.341.02–1.68 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.371.02–1.72 | 1.351.01–1.7 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.370.99–1.73 | 1.351–1.71 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.381–1.74 | 1.361–1.73 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.380.99–1.77 | 1.360.99–1.74 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.380.98–1.77 | 1.360.95–1.75 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.390.98–1.78 | 1.370.94–1.76 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.390.97–1.8 | 1.370.92–1.78 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.390.96–1.81 | 1.370.92–1.79 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.40.97–1.82 | 1.380.91–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.40.95–1.85 | 1.380.91–1.82 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.40.96–1.86 | 1.380.89–1.82 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.40.94–1.86 | 1.390.9–1.84 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.40.93–1.87 | 1.390.9–1.85 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.410.92–1.86 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.410.9–1.89 | 1.390.9–1.86 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.410.91–1.89 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.410.91–1.89 | 1.40.89–1.88 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.420.9–1.9 | 1.40.88–1.89 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.420.88–1.91 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.420.9–1.9 | 1.40.87–1.9 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.420.88–1.92 | 1.40.87–1.91 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.430.88–1.93 | 1.410.84–1.92 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.430.88–1.93 | 1.410.86–1.92 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.430.87–1.93 | 1.410.84–1.95 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.430.87–1.93 | 1.420.82–1.96 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.430.86–1.94 | 1.420.81–1.95 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.440.86–1.96 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.440.87–1.96 | 1.420.82–1.97 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.440.84–1.97 | 1.430.82–1.97 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.440.86–1.98 | 1.430.79–1.98 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.440.86–1.98 | 1.430.79–1.99 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.440.86–1.97 | 1.440.81–2.01 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.450.86–1.98 | 1.440.81–2 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.450.84–1.98 | 1.440.8–1.99 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.450.85–1.98 | 1.440.8–2.01 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.460.83–1.98 | 1.440.79–2.01 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.460.84–2 | 1.450.79–2.01 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.460.82–1.99 | 1.440.78–2.04 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.460.82–2.01 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.460.82–2 | 1.450.8–2.05 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.460.81–2.01 | 1.450.79–2.03 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.460.8–2.02 | 1.450.79–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.470.81–2.03 | 1.450.78–2.04 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.470.82–2.03 | 1.460.79–2.06 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.470.82–2.04 | 1.460.81–2.05 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.470.8–2.04 | 1.460.79–2.04 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.470.79–2.07 | 1.460.78–2.04 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.470.79–2.07 | 1.460.79–2.05 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.480.79–2.09 | 1.460.77–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.480.78–2.09 | 1.460.76–2.07 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.480.79–2.1 | 1.460.76–2.06 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.480.8–2.1 | 1.460.78–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.480.78–2.1 | 1.460.77–2.07 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.480.79–2.11 | 1.460.76–2.08 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.480.77–2.12 | 1.470.76–2.09 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.480.76–2.13 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.480.76–2.12 | 1.470.75–2.08 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.480.78–2.12 | 1.470.73–2.09 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.490.79–2.13 | 1.470.74–2.09 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.490.78–2.12 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.490.77–2.1 | 1.480.74–2.1 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.490.78–2.13 | 1.480.74–2.08 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.490.78–2.12 | 1.480.75–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.490.78–2.15 | 1.490.74–2.09 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.50.79–2.13 | 1.490.74–2.08 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.50.75–2.15 | 1.490.73–2.07 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.50.76–2.12 | 1.490.73–2.1 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Poland
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Poland: 78.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Poland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Poland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Poland: 88.9% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Poland: 2.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Poland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Poland: 38.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Poland: -0.26% a year in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Poland: 60.1% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Poland: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Poland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Poland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Poland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Poland: $42.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Poland: $1,219 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Poland: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Poland: 189,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Poland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Poland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Poland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Poland: 59 million TIV in 2025