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One in Four Greeks Cannot Afford to Heat Their Home

One in four Greeks say that they cannot afford to heat their homes, according to data released on Thursday by the EU statistical service Eurostat. The EU-wide survey for the year 2017 reveals that the largest share of people who...

Greek Unemployment Falls; Still Highest in Europe

The Greek unemployment rate fell slightly to 18.6 percent of the workforce in September 2018 from a level of 18.9 percent in August, Eurostat said on Wednesday. In its latest report, released this week, the E.U. statistics agency said that...

Greece and Cyprus Top EU in Restaurant and Hotel Spending

Some surprising revelations emerged from the results of an EU study announced recently. The 2017 study, by Eurostat, the official statistical authority of the European Union, reported how much the typical European household spends on recreation. The figures, which were released on...

Greeks Pay More For Food and Beverages

  According to data released by Eurostat for the year 2017, seventeen percent of total expenses for Greek households went to pay for food and non-alcoholic beverages last year. The average percentage for all the nations of the entire European...

Greece Has Highest Unemployment in the EU

Although unemployment in Greece dropped from 19 percent in July to 18.9 percent in August, it remains the country with the highest unemployment rate in the EU. According to the EU official statistical authority Eurostat, in October joblessness in the...

Quality of Life Improving for Athenians

A recent survey from Eurostat, the European Statistics Authority, shows how Europeans in major cities feel about their their quality of life. There is some surprising good news for Greece, as Athenians' overall satisfaction with their city increased compared...

ELSTAT: Greek GDP Rises by $4.2 Billion in 2017

According to the final figures for 2017 released by Greece’s Statistics Authority (ELSTAT), Greek GDP increased by €3.75 billion ($4.20 billion). This increase is attributed to economic growth in Greece during 2017. Specifically, the Greek GDP rose from €176.48 billion...

One in Three Greeks Lives In Danger of Poverty, Data Show

34.8 percent of Greeks live in poverty or in danger of poverty, according to data revealed by the European Statistics Authority, Eurostat. More specifically, 20.1 percent of Greeks live in conditions of poverty and social exclusion, with 14.6 percent of the...

Population in Greece will be Older and Decline Dramatically by 2050, Study says

The continuing low birth rate and higher life expectancy in Greece will transform the population. The study conducted by the Hellenic Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology (HAGG) says that the age pyramid in Greece will change dramatically by 2050. The...

Greece Has EU's Lowest Birth Rate Outside of Marriage

Greece continues to have the lowest birth rate outside of marriage in the EU, according to the European Union's statistical authority, Eurostat. Specifically, only 9.4 percent of births in Greece in 2016 were by unmarried couples or single parents, compared...