Country Sheet : Greece

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Last Update on 28th September 2026

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GREECE

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Geography

Area : 131,957 km²

Borders : 1,110 km (Albania 212 km, Bulgaria 472 km, Turkey 192 km, North Macedonia 234 km)

Coastline : 13,676 km

Capital : Athens

Official language : Greek

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Population

Population : 10,372,335 (2025)

Crude natural change rate : -5.5‰ (2024 est.)

Population repartition: 12,8% under 15 years old; 23,7% over 65 years old (2025)

Foreign residents: 2% EU nationals, 7% non-EU nationals (2021)

Crude net migration rate: 5,2‰ (2024 est.)

First time asylum applicants: 55,380 (2025)

Life expectancy: men 79,4 years, women 84.4 years (2024)

Religions: Orthodox 81-90%, none 4-15%, other 3%, Muslim 2%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)

Source : Eurostat

Economy

Currency: Euro

GDP: € 248,354 billion (2025)

GDP per capita (PPS): € 32,220 (2024)

GDP growth : 2,1% (2025)

Inflation: 3,8 % (August 2026)

Public debt: 146,1% of GDP (2025)

Unemployment: 9% (March 2026)

Stock of foreign direct investment from the entire world: 29,3% of GDP (2024)

Budget balance: 1,7% of GDP (2025)

Source : Eurostat, Countryeconomy, Trading Economics

Political system

Republic, unicameral parliamentary democracy

Head of State: Konstantinos Tasoulas was elected President by the Vouli on February 12th 2025. He took office on March 13th 2025.

Head of Government: Kyriakos Mitsotakis (New Democracy) was reinstated Prime Minister on 26 June 2023 following the early parliamentary elections of June 25th 2023. His party emerged victorious with an absolute majority in the Vouli.

The Vouli ton Ellinon (“Council of the Greeks”) numbers 300 members, elected by proportional vote for a term of four years.

Political representation

Composition of the Parliament (since June 2023):

  • 156 seats ND (New Democracy)
  • 52 seats Independents
  • 34 seats PASOK-KINAL (Movement for Change)
  • 21 seats KKE (Communist Party of Greece)
  • 11 seats EL (Greek Solution)
  • 10 seats Syriza (Radical Left Coalition - Progressive Alliance)
  • 8 seats NIKH (Democratic Patriotic Movement - Victory)
  • 5 seats PE (Course of Freedom)
  • 3 vacant seats

Women's representations

  • in the government - 5/21
  • in the Vouli - 71/300

Next Elections:

  • legislative elections in 2027 and presidential in 2030
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