Population
621,442
Regional population · 2024
Natural Population Change Rate in Kriti · 2024
Latest value
· 2024
-2.3 Per 1,000 inhabitants
GR -5.5 · +3.2 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs country · Europe -1.6 · -0.7 Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Europe
Population
621,442
Regional population · 2024
Recent trend
Natural population change, defined as live births minus deaths, divided by the average population and expressed per 1,000 inhabitants.
No favorable direction is assigned; higher and lower values are interpreted descriptively.
Data source: Eurostat Crude rate of natural population change demo_r_gind3
Higher is better · Range -8.4–-0.5
Kriti recorded -2.3% in 2024, a more favorable result than the national benchmark for Greece but a less favorable one than the European regional benchmark.
The topic picture is mixed: the result for Birth rate is less favorable than the European regional benchmark, while the result for Death rate is more favorable.