THESSALIA - Population
Returning migrant workers
Thessalia accounts for some 7% of the total national population. The region's increase in population between 1970 and 1990 was due mainly to its economic development and the return of emigrant workers from other parts of Greece and abroad. 40% of the population lives in urban areas, 14% in semi-urban and 46% in rural areas, which underlines the agricultural nature of the region. However, over the past few years there has been some migration from the mountainous and semi-mountainous areas to the cities, particularly Volos and Larisa. In 1951, some 52% of the region's population was under 25, but this was down to 33% in 1991 and 30% in 2000. The number of people aged 65 and over in the region was 134 900 in the year 2000 which represents 18% of the national Greek population over 65.
Thessalia has suffered a dramatic decline in immigration from 868 000 in 1990 to 387 000 in 1998. The birth rate has slowly fallen from 11.9 per thousand in 1985, to 8.9 in 1999. The death rate conversely has been slowly increasing during the same period from 9.3 to 10.4. The population density has increased from 49.3 inhabitants per km2 in 1980 to 52.9 in 1999.
If information is available, please add comments on the following subjects:
- Infant mortality
- Life expectancy
- Resident population of foreign nationality
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