SocietyFalling numbers: Thymaina's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

Desertification in rural areas and on the islands is forcing schools to close. On the small eastern Aegean island of Thymaina, residents describe soaring costs, isolation and a future without children.

population declineGreeceThymainarural depopulation

Eeuronews★★☆☆☆2026-10-01 10:25Original