Greece

Τhe ageing of Greece's population is progressing faster than forecasts predicted, according to a briefing given by experts to a committee in Parliament on Wednesday. According to figures released by the United Nations, Greece ranked 6th in the world for...

Greece's population is expected to grow from 11.3 million in January 2010 to 11.6 million in 2035 (2.7%), but will then follow a downward tendency and will reach 11.2 million in 2060 (-0.1%). This analysis comes from Eurostat for...

Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ such as the Greek island of Icaria share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.  By Justin Roberts, Joseph Lillis & Mark Cortnage Ageing is an inevitable part of...

A perennial concoction of legislative omissions, bureaucratic limitations, heavy taxation, and lack of financial state support is the reason why hundreds of historical listed buildings in Greece have been falling into disrepair and decay, private owners complain. The situation has...

by Shir Shimoni* The elderly have come to occupy a central place in our news bulletins these days. Headlines were quick to inform the public that the highest mortality rate from COVID-19 is in people aged 70 and over. Experts...

The number of people who suffer from the effects of cannabis abuse in Greece soared to 35 percent in 2017 from 14 percent in 2006, according to a report published by Kethea, the largest rehabilitation and social reintegration network in...

Brian Eno -- prolific English musician, composer, singer, writer, visual artist and friend of Yanis Varoufakis -- is presenting his "The Ship" at the Onassis Cultural Center's Exhibition Hall. The conceptual starting point of the work is the Titanic,...

Greece comes second on pension spending, according to an Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report. Greek pensioners, however, may have to wait up to three years until they get the first full pension check. The countries spending...

According to a research conducted by the Institute of Demographics and Migration Policies, Greek Cypriots are a minority group in Cyprus. The Greek Cypriot population was 572,000 in 2011 with declining tendencies. Demographics researcher Penelope Christoforidou indicated that demographic changes in...

According to a recent survey by the associate professor at the University of Thessaly, Marie-Noel Dyken, Greece is one of the most "aged" countries in the EU. Only Italy and Germany are presenting highest rates of population aging. Dyken studying data from...

The percentage of people that use computers between the ages of 16 and 74 in Greece is among the lowest in the European Union, based on a Eurostat report unveiled on Monday. Based on Eurostat's figures, as Athens News...

The average life expectancy of the contemporary generation will be diminished up to two years due to the financial crisis, which is also increasing the suicide rates by 30%. Another consequence of the crisis: many more people above the...

The use of personal computers and internet use is rising in Greece. According to a survey carried out by the Greek statistical authority, regarding the first quarter of 2010 and quoted by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) office in Athens,...