Greece

The Greek unemployment rate fell to 23.1 pct of the workforce in December 2016, from 24.1 pct in the same month in 2015, but remained unchanged from November 2016 (figure revised upwards to 23.1 pct), Hellenic Statistical Authority said...

Greek unemployment rate eased to 24.1 pct of the workforce in March, from 24.2 pct in February and 25.7 pct in March last year, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a report, said that the number...

According to a health survey conducted by the Hellenic Statistical Authority, the number of smokers in Greece has decreased greatly. The Institute of Public Health attributes the results to the fact that "prevention is one of the most important...

Retail trade turnover, minus automotive fuel, plunged 19.9 percent in December 2010, against the same month in 2009.  This conclusion is according to provisional figures released on Tuesday by the independent Hellenic Statistical Authority (Elstat). Retail trade also posted...

Greece's population is at 11.3 million people , but how many of these are actually Greeks?  Data was released on Monday afternoon by the Hellenic Statistical Authority. The information highlights facts that might prove elusive when analyzed in absolute numbers. These facts determine...

Building activity dropped 29.1% in volume in July this year, with a 24.8% decline in the January-July period, substantially contributing to an economic recession in the country, the Hellenic Statistical Authority stated on Monday. The statistics agency reported a total...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced a lower 2015 primary surplus and higher debt than the one initial figures had indicated in data released for the second Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) notification of 2016. These figures have been passed...

The Greek economy is in a better shape than it was feared according to official data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Friday.

The population of Greece faced a slight decline in 2020, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).

Greece has one of the highest rates of vacant houses in Europe, according to a report by the Eteron Institute for Research and Social Change. Vacant houses in Greece are mostly concentrated in large urban centers, the research highlights, with...

Due to the country's economic crisis, many vacation destinations in Greece have become exceedingly expensive, so much so that average Greeks cannot afford to travel in their own country. Much like in many parts of the world, the inflation rate...

Much like in many parts of the world, the inflation rate in Greece has soared to its highest rate in nearly thirty years this month. The Greek inflation rate reached 11.3 percent in May alone, which is up from 10.2...

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) is currently conducting the 2021 Census of the Greek population. Citizens’ hostility has led to mass resignations of census workers. In Patras, the capital of the Prefecture of Achaia, and one of Greece’s most populous...

A new baby was recently born on Ag. Eftratios, an island of 270; this is of enormous import in the effort to increase Greece's birth rate.

Although many expected the birth rate to increase during lockdown, when couples are stuck indoors with little to do, the number of births in Greece has actually declined compared to figures recorded in years before. According to data released by...