Greek people

Greeks
Hellenes

Έλληνες
Total population
Greece 9,903,268[1][2] (2011 census)  Cyprus 659,115–721,000[3][4][5][6] (2011 census)
Regions with significant populations
Greece  Cyprus
Languages
Greek language
Religion
Christianity (Greek Orthodox Church)

The Greeks or Hellenes (Greek: Έλληνες, romanized: Éllines) are an ethnic group and nation native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Albania, Anatolia, parts of Italy and Egypt, and to a lesser extent, other countries surrounding the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea. They also form a significant diaspora, with many Greek communities established around the world. They speak the Greek language and are followers of the Christian Greek Orthodox Church.

1. ↑ "2011 Population and Housing Census". Hellenic Statistical Authority. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016. The Resident Population of Greece is 10.816.286, of which 5.303.223 male (49,0%) and 5.513.063 female (51,0%) ... The total number of permanent residents of Greece with foreign citizenship during the Census was 912.000. [See Graph 6: Resident Population by Citizenship]
2. ↑ "Statistical Data on Immigrants in Greece: An Analytic Study of Available Data and Recommendations for Conformity with European Union Standards" (PDF). Archive of European Integration (AEI). University of Pittsburgh. 15 November 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-09. Retrieved 18 May 2016. [p. 5] The Census recorded 762.191 persons normally resident in Greece and without Greek citizenship, constituting around 7% of total population. Of these, 48.560 are EU or EFTA nationals; there are also 17.426 Cypriots with privileged status.
3. ↑ "Population - Country of Birth, Citizenship Category, Country of Citizenship, Language, Religion, Ethnic/Religious Group, 2011". Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
4. ↑ Cole 2011, Yiannis Papadakis, "Cypriots, Greek", pp. 92–95 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFCole2011 (help)
5. ↑ "Where are the Greek communities of the world?". themanews.com. Protothemanews.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
6. ↑ "Statistical Service – Population and Social Conditions – Population Census – Announcements – Preliminary Results of the Census of Population, 2011". Cystat.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2023.