Population
According to the 2001 census the population of Greece was 10,964,020. Eurostat estimations as of January 2008 gave the number of 11,214,992 inhabitants in the Greek peninsula. According to the official 2011 census, which used sophisticated methodology, the population of Greece was 10,787,690.
| Census | Population | Change |
| 1971 | 8,768,372 | - |
| 1981 | 9,739,589 | 11.1% |
| 1991 | 10,259,900 | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 10,964,020 | 6.9% |
| 2011 | 10,787,690 | -1.6% |
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