Greece is facing a severe population decline, potentially becoming the first country to experience a “population collapse.” Mortality rates have increased due to heart failure, stroke, blood clots, and cancer among otherwise healthy young people.
- The birth rate has dropped significantly, leading to fewer births than deaths, with just one birth per two deaths recorded in 2021.
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has referred to the situation as a “ticking time bomb.”
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projects further population decline, with Greece’s population expected to be just over 10 million by 2030.
Q: What term describes the phenomenon where a country’s population declines significantly, leading to fewer births than deaths?
A. Population surge
B. Demographic boom
C. Population collapse
D. Demographic implosion
Answer: C. Population collapse
Q: Which country is facing a severe population decline, potentially becoming the first country to experience a “population collapse”?
a) Italy
b) Greece
c) Japan
d) South Korea
Ans : b) Greece
