language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for greek in the European Union using European Commission data published in 2024. Explore which countries greek is most spoken in, compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to see where greek is gaining or losing popularity.
According to European Commission Eurobarometer survey data (2024), the European countries with the highest proportion of Greek speakers are Greece (97.9%), Cyprus (94.1%), and Bulgaria (1.2%).
2.7% of the European Union population speaks Greek (2.5% as a native language and 0.1% as a foreign language).
In the European Union, 2.4% of 15–34 year olds speak Greek, compared to 2.7% of people aged 55 and over.