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.
