Greece

Europe · Southern Europe · capital Athens

About Greece

The capital of Greece is Athens. Athens is the seat of national government for Greece, a country in Southern Europe.

Greece has a population of about 10.4 million people, the 92nd largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Greece covers 131,990 square kilometers (50,962 square miles), making Greece the 97th largest country in the world by area.

Greece borders 4 countries: Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey.

Life expectancy at birth in Greece is 81.5 years, the 40th highest of any country in the world.

Greece is in Europe, in the Southern Europe region. Greece is one of 53 countries and territories in Europe.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Greece
Populationtotal people	10.4Mpeople	92nd
Land Areatotal km²	132.0Kkm²	97th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$23.3K	60th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$242.9B	54th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	81.5years	40th
Urban Population% living in cities	78.8%	64th
Internet Users% of people online	85.0%	77th
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.32births/woman	190th
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	32.7Marrivals/year	8th
Forest Cover% of land forested	30.3%	108th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	11.0%	34th
Military Spending% of GDP	2.9%of GDP	27th
Renewable Energy% of energy use	21.5%	101st
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	3.5%	144th
Beer Consumptionliters per year	38L/year	43rd
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	5.4kg/year	14th
Wine Consumptionliters per year	23L/year	10th
Education Spending% of GDP	3.4%of GDP	123rd
Health Spending% of GDP	8.4%of GDP	54th
Arable Land% of land arable	14.4%	75th
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$4.7B	48th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 GR · alpha-3 GRC · Southern Europe