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Live births fell 4.2% in 2025

Live births in Greece decreased by 4.2% in 2025, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The total number of births was 65,594, with a notable drop compared to 2024. The data also indicates a long-term decline of 39% in live births since 2005. There has been a shift toward older maternal ages, with significant increases in births to women aged 40–44 and 45–49. Births to women under 20 have also decreased. The proportion of births to foreign mothers has fallen to 10.1%, and most Greek regions experienced declines in birth rates, except Crete.

Live births in Greece fell 4.2% in 2025, according to new data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), underscoring a continued demographic downturn.

A total of 65,594 babies were born last year – 33,620 boys and 31,974 girls – down by 2,873 births compared with 2024, when 68,467 births were recorded. Stillbirths also declined by 7.5%, to 420 cases.

Over a longer horizon, the data highlights a steep decline of live births by 39% since 2005.

At the same time, childbirth is increasingly shifting to older age groups. Births to women aged 40–44 rose by 105% over the past two decades, reaching 5,780 in 2025, while births among women aged 45–49 increased by 324% to 1,115. There were also 290 births to women over 50.

A total of 1,823 children were born to women aged 19 or younger.

The share of births to foreign mothers dropped to 10.1%, down from 14.8% in 2020.

Regionally, births declined in 12 of 13 regions, with the sharpest falls recorded in Epirus (10.8 %), Central Greece (-8.2%) and the Northern Aegean (-6.4%). Only Crete registered an increase, up 2.5%.

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Source document: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT)

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Live births fell 4.2% in 2025

Live births in Greece decreased by 4.2% in 2025, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The total number of births was 65,594, with a notable drop compared to 2024. The data also indicates a long-term decline of 39% in live births since 2005. There has been a shift toward older maternal ages, with significant increases in births to women aged 40–44 and 45–49. Births to women under 20 have also decreased. The proportion of births to foreign mothers has fallen to 10.1%, and most Greek regions experienced declines in birth rates, except Crete.

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