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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-02
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[01] Greek population increases slightly in '05
[01] Greek population increases slightly in '05
The population of Greece was 11,082,751 people at the start of 2005 and
is estimated to have risen to 11,103,929 by the middle of that year,
the National Statistics Service (NSS) announced on Monday. Based on
the estimated population in mid 2005, the population was made up of
5,497,372 males and 5,606,557 females. The annual rate of increase in
2005 was 3.8 per 1,000 head of population, which is equal to a 0.2
coefficient of natural increase. The natural increase arises from the
difference between the birth rate index of 9.7 and the mortality index
of 0.5 plus the net migration coefficient of 3.6. Thus, on December 31,
2005, the population is estimated to have risen to 11,125,179 people.
According to the NSS, the composition of the population has shifted to
older age groups in recent years, so that the ageing index between
1994-2003 has shown a marked upward trend and in 2005 had reached 127
people aged over 65 for every 100 people aged 0-14 years. An analysis
of NSS demographic figures shows that the Gross Marriageability Index
for 2005 increased to 5.5 marriages per 1,000 head population from 4.6
in 2004 and was 5.5 in 2003. At the start of the 1980s, the Gross
Marriageability index was 7.3 marriages per 1,000 head population.
Fertility rate
The fertility rate in Greece in 2005 decreased slightly, relative to
previous years. The Gross Births Coefficient has tended to decrease
between 1994-2003, falling from 9.8 births per 1,000 head of population
in 1994 to 9.6 births per 1,000 head of population in 2004. It rose
again to 9.7 births per 1,000 head of population in 2005. The Gross
Mortality Index has shown a small but steady increase, starting from
8.9 deaths per 1,000 head of population in 1981 and increasing to 9.5
deaths per 1,000 head of population in 2005. This slight increase is
chiefly due to a larger number of deaths in the over-75 age group as
the population ages. Life expectancy at birth has increased for males
from 75.1 years in 1994 to 76.8 years in 2005 and for females from 79.7
years in 1994 to 81.7 years in 2005.
Caption: A file photo shows the Ermou street pedestrian way in
downtown Athens, one of the Greek capital's most upscale shopping
districts. ANA-MPA / P. Saitas.
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