The looming threat of a depleting population is nothing new. Experts across Europe have spent decades monitoring the trend and warning about the consequences of consistently low birth rates and an aging population. However, although the EU has acknowledged the problem, it would seem to have consigned the demographic issue to the backburner. Until now, […]

Greece has among the lowest birth rates in the EU

All new mothers in Greece will now be entitled to 9 months of paid maternity leave, regardless of where they work, and a higher one-off financial support payment upon giving birth

Greece’s resident population decreased by 0.5% in 2023 compared to the previous year, the country’s statistics authority (EL.STAT) announced on Friday, confirming an increasingly acute demographic crisis recorded over the past few decades. EL.STAT recorded 10,413,982 residents in the country as of Jan. 1, 2023, down from 10,461,627 a year earlier. As with similar such […]