~|Greece’s Economic Slump|~ (A personal independent opinion)
In our debt-choked and totally (economically, socially and demographically) imploding mother country; the competent politicians have to focus on the real economy instead of only the fiscal-accounting and monetary indices. In other words, it is not worth taking into account the fiscal indices of an economy if its market and the real population have absolutely collapsed.
In my humble opinion, the case of Latvia which achieved a remarkable degree of fiscal consolidation (after a really tough austerity program) without taking into consideration the unprecedented demographic catastrophe in the general population which dropped by 12% within just 10 years (from 2.35 mil. in 2001 to 2.07 mil. in 2011, a real national disaster!) should strongly be an example to avoid for Greece and its 10.8-million population.
Besides, it is almost impossible for a market without a strong demographic potential to get a significant, healthy and mainly sustainable growth.
[(Nominal GDP growth rate at constant prices 2005_(official data)]:
2006 –> +5.53%
2007 –> +3.63%
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2008 –> -0.20%
2009 –> -3.18%
2010 –> -4.85%
2011 –> -7.15%
2012 –> -6.38%
2013 –> ??? (6th consecutive year of recession)
{Absolute-Unprecedented National Disaster}
Updated Forecasts by European Commission (published on May, 2013)
2013 –>≈ -4.20%
2014 –>≈ +0.60% (In my opinion, it is an overoptimistic expectation)
Postscript: “When I die, do not come near my body, because my hands may not be able to wipe your tears anymore”. (!) I’ll just keep on loving you no matter what happens… Even after death (!)
Official Resident Population of Greece: 10,815,197 (Final 2011 Census Results)
(!) WORTH READING (!)
“The Official Resident Population of Greece stands at 10,815,197 according to the Final Results of last year’s Population and Housing Census (May 2011), announced by the Hellenic Statistical Authority yesterday (December 28, 2012). Unfortunately, the UNBELIEVABLE and UNPRECEDENTED Demographic Collapse was officially confirmed”.
Resident population 2011 (+immigrants): 10,815,197.
Resident population 2001 (+immigrants): 10,934,097.
Increase rate: -1,0874%
You can find the detailed results of the Resident Population to the level of Municipality and for every administrative division of the country down to the level of “oikismos” (read the related link-Excel file) at the following address:
Particularly, there is all the official information about the resident population as it was announced by the Hellenic Statistical Authority at the levels of Region, Regional Unit, Municipality, Municipal Unit, Local Unit and housing estate.
It is important to mention that the Resident Population of Greece is considered as the official population of the country and according to that number (10,815,197) will be calculated all the related macroeconomic and social indices, data and statistical information (electricity, energy demands etc.).
UNBELIEVABLE demographic collapse in Greece!
Mr. Christos Ghikas points out the following: “UNBELIEVABLE demographic collapse in Greece! Greece’s official and legal population stands at 9,903,268 according to the results of last year’s census (May 2011), made public by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) yesterday, (July 31, 2012)”.
Legal (and official) population 2011: 9,903,268
Resident population 2011 (+immigrants): 10,787,690
Legal population 2001: 10,206,539
Resident population 2001 (+immigrants): 10,934,097
MUST READ (!) the following article! -Written by Christos Ghikas (owner & creator of this blog)
It is important to inform you that the hereby article is written in Greek language. [ EXPRESS -> Greek Daily Financial Newspaper] Please Click the following link, Download and Open in order to Read the interesting article (published on Sunday September 4, 2011. (Christos Ghikas/Χρήστος Γκίκας)
Unbelievable and unexpected demographic collapse in Greece!
According to the provisional results of the 2011 Population and Housing Census, Greece’s population is only 10,787,690 residents of whom 5,303,690 men (49.2%) and 5,484,000 women (50.8%) Therefore Greece’s resident population decreased by 1.46% in comparison to the population which had been enumerated in the previous census 2001 (when total number of enumerated residents was about 10,934,097). Main reasons for that dempographic colapse are the unprecented and unexpected fiscal, economic and financial crisis as well as the impacts of the austerity measures which lead to a serious wave of external immigration (negative immigration rate). Greek government must contribute as soon as possible in order to prevent the negative influences of the financial crisis to the demographic situation of the country which is the worst by far in its modern history!
May 10-24, 2011 –> Official Census of the Population in Greece
May 10-24, 2011 is a very important date because it’s the official census date in Greece.
It is significant to mention that according to the results of the previous census of the Hellenic Statistical Authority the population was 10,964,020.
According to the most recent Hellastat & Eurostat estimations (01/01/2010) the population of Greece has reached the number of 11,305,000.
We are looking forward to the next general census… The final and official results are going to greatly influence the government’s policies regarding the confrontation of the demographic and economical situation in the future…
||May 10, 2011||
Coming soon…
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Greek Demographics
The Demographics of Greece refer to the demography of the population that inhabits the Greek peninsula. As of January 2008, the population of Greece is estimated at 11,262,000 by Eurostat.
Christos Ghikas
