Its authority to this day extends only to the areas included in the independent Greek state before the Balkan Wars of 1912–1913.
The population transfers with Bulgaria and Turkey that took place in the early 20th century, added in total some two million Greeks to the demography of the Greek Kingdom. During the next decades, the population of Greece continued to increase, except during a large part of 1940s due to World War II and subsequent events.
After 1940s the population of Greece continued to grow, though on a decreased pace after 1960s, due to a gradual decrase in fertility and emigration to various countries, such as West Germany, Australia, United Kingdom and many others.
After 1940s the population of Greece continued to grow, though on a decreased pace after 1960s, due to a gradual decrase in fertility and emigration to various countries, such as West Germany, Australia, United Kingdom and many others.
Greece's population census of 1961 found that 10.9% of the total population was above the age of 65, while the percentage of this group age increased to 19.0% in 2011.
The birth rate decreased significantly in 1980s, while in 1987 the Greek population surpassed 10 million.
The birth rate decreased significantly in 1980s, while in 1987 the Greek population surpassed 10 million.
Country comparison to the world: 11th male: 36.4% female: 43.9% (2018 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 20 years male: 20 years female: 20 years (2018) ==Immigration== Greece has received a large number of immigrants since the early 1990s.
As of 2011, the number of foreigners in an enumerated total of 10,815,197 people was 911,299. Foreign-born by country (Eurostat): ===Illegal immigration=== Greece has received many illegal immigrants beginning in the 1990s and continuing during the 2000s and 2010s.
In 2000s the population continued to increase reaching 11 million, thanks to an increased birth rate, a stable influx of migrants from other countries and the return of Greeks from United States, Germany, Australia and other countries.
As of 2011, the number of foreigners in an enumerated total of 10,815,197 people was 911,299. Foreign-born by country (Eurostat): ===Illegal immigration=== Greece has received many illegal immigrants beginning in the 1990s and continuing during the 2000s and 2010s.
Many Greeks emigrated abroad, while more recently the population decrease has been largely stabilised due to foreign immigration. ==Urbanization== ==Population== According to the 2001 census the population of Greece was 10,964,020.
Lexical similarity with standard Greek: 70% or less. |- !colspan=7|Other languages |- | Albanian, Arvanitika | IE, Albanian, Tosk |50,000 (1993 Lunden, 2007 Salminen) | Arvanites | style="text-align:center;" |150,000 | southern Euboea, Salamis, Boeotia, Attica, Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands, Thessaly and Central Greece, Thrace | Heavily influenced by Greek.
Eurostat estimations as of January 2008 gave the number of 11,214,992 inhabitants in the Greek peninsula.
In the 2010s, in the wake of the Greek financial crisis, the population started to decrase and birthrates plummeted, while death rates increased due to an aging population.
As of 2011, the number of foreigners in an enumerated total of 10,815,197 people was 911,299. Foreign-born by country (Eurostat): ===Illegal immigration=== Greece has received many illegal immigrants beginning in the 1990s and continuing during the 2000s and 2010s.
As of 2011, the number of foreigners in an enumerated total of 10,815,197 people was 911,299. Foreign-born by country (Eurostat): ===Illegal immigration=== Greece has received many illegal immigrants beginning in the 1990s and continuing during the 2000s and 2010s.
Greece's population census of 1961 found that 10.9% of the total population was above the age of 65, while the percentage of this group age increased to 19.0% in 2011.
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