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Demographics: The 3 scenarios for births in 2050 and the regions of Greece that are sending out SOS, see tables

Professor of Demography, Konstantinos Zafiris describes to protothema.gr the "explosive cocktail" of ageing

Japan: Record number of centenarians reaching almost 100,000

The oldest person is Shigeco Kagawa, who is 114 years old and lives in Nara District, near Kyoto

Demographic problem – Greece: 1.5 million population decline by 2050 and increase in the elderly

In recent years, demographic changes in Greece have been of increasing concern to scientists and stakeholders

The population decline in Greece by 2070 will approach 25%

The data was presented by the Head of the Employment Experts Unit, Eirini Andriopoulou, during a discussion on the demographic issue – “If the new generation decides not to have children, future pensions will be zero,” stated former Deputy Minister of Labor, Panos Tsakloglou

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

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

Demographics: Half of the population is over 46 years old – What the government’s action plan predicts

In 2022, for the first time in the country’s history, births fell below 80,000, compared to 150,000 in 1980

Demographics: Concern over ELSTAT data – In 2023 deaths were 56,646 more than births

Births decreased by 6.1% compared to 2022, decrease in marriages, a large increase in civil partnerships & an increase in divorces

Greece among the oldest countries in the EU

Those aged 65 and over increased 4.6 times while those aged 85 and over multiplied by 20

Research: One in three municipalities in Greece has fewer than 10 births per year

Nationally, births fell by 37% between 1979-1983 and 2014-19, and are expected to fall by a further 13% in 2020-25

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