Share of the population that is female in Greece
Greece: Share of the population that is female was 51.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.7%
in 2016
All-time low
50.6%
in 2002
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Greece stood at 51.5%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Greece peaked at 51.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2002.
That places Greece 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.7% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 51.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 6 |
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More gender data for Greece
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 38,197 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 40,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Greece?
- Share of the population that is female in Greece was 51.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for share of the population that is female?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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