Population  10.74 million (estimate at July 2009)
Life expectancy (at birth): 77.1 years (male), 82.4 years (female) (est. 2009)

Ethnic groups: Greece does not collect data on ethnicity.   In the 2001 census  93% of the population was termed Greek, 7% other (i.e. foreign citizens).  Earlier, in the 1970s, there were complaints that ethnic Macedonians (Slav-speaking) and Turks had been the subject of human rights abuses.

Language – Greek

Religion: There are no official figures but it is estimated 97% identify themselves as Greek Orthodox.