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Thessaly village defies Greece’s demographic decline with large families

At a time when the demographic problem is shrinking populations and emptying schools in many parts of Greece, a mountainous Greek village in Thessaly stands out as a bright exception

Greece’s demographic ‘bomb’: Births drop 44% in two decades

Annual births fell from 117,600 in 2008-09 to around 65,000 in 2025-26, while Greek women are having children at increasingly older ages, according to research by the Institute of Demographic Research and Studies

The birth rate in Europe is collapsing & Greece is rock bottom – Record increase in the number of elderly people

Disappointing Eurostat data on births, at 1.24 per woman in Greece - The average age reaches 46.5 years

Japan’s birth rate hits an all-time low in 2024

The number of deaths (1,620,000) increased by 1.8% compared to 2023

Russia wants to ban “propaganda for life without children”

Latest children's figures show that the country's birth rate had fallen to its lowest level in 25 years

New program for the support of maternity & young families by the Region of Central Macedonia

The "Babybox" was presented by the vice-regional head of health and social solidarity Melina Dermenzopoulou

Elon Musk: “Greece is experiencing demographic collapse” – A warning about declining birth rates

Based on these facts, the Greeks will be extinct around the middle of the following century...

Greece is “shrinking” – 10.3% decrease in births in 2022, according to ELSTAT

Deaths in 2022 amounted to 140,801

Fewer babies born in Greece despite Covid-19 lockdown

The results were contrary to projections

Greek population drops by 355.000 in last decade!

The Greek state could introduce initiatives supporting motherhood and births, regardless of the number of children a couple might already have

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