Population in Cyprus compared to Greece: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Cyprus and Greece: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cyprus	Greece	Cyprus	Greece
1960	586,490	8,331,725	-	-
1961	595,514	8,398,050	1.54%	0.8%
1962	601,466	8,448,233	1%	0.6%
1963	607,252	8,479,625	0.96%	0.37%
1964	612,521	8,510,429	0.87%	0.36%
1965	617,736	8,550,333	0.85%	0.47%
1966	623,390	8,613,651	0.92%	0.74%
1967	629,251	8,684,088	0.94%	0.82%
1968	635,157	8,740,765	0.94%	0.65%
1969	641,189	8,772,764	0.95%	0.37%
1970	647,446	8,792,806	0.98%	0.23%
1971	654,050	8,831,036	1.02%	0.43%
1972	661,063	8,888,628	1.07%	0.65%
1973	665,937	8,929,086	0.74%	0.46%
1974	663,254	8,962,022	-0.4%	0.37%
1975	659,405	9,046,541	-0.58%	0.94%
1976	662,032	9,188,150	0.4%	1.57%
1977	667,101	9,308,479	0.77%	1.31%
1978	672,249	9,429,959	0.77%	1.31%
1979	677,549	9,548,258	0.79%	1.25%
1980	683,076	9,642,505	0.82%	0.99%
1981	688,893	9,729,350	0.85%	0.9%
1982	696,497	9,789,513	1.1%	0.62%
1983	707,225	9,846,627	1.54%	0.58%
1984	719,334	9,895,801	1.71%	0.5%
1985	731,277	9,934,300	1.66%	0.39%
1986	743,105	9,967,213	1.62%	0.33%
1987	754,785	10,000,595	1.57%	0.33%
1988	766,235	10,036,983	1.52%	0.36%
1989	777,420	10,089,498	1.46%	0.52%
1990	788,351	10,196,792	1.41%	1.06%
1991	798,944	10,319,927	1.34%	1.21%
1992	810,341	10,399,061	1.43%	0.77%
1993	826,034	10,460,415	1.94%	0.59%
1994	844,667	10,512,922	2.26%	0.5%
1995	862,695	10,562,153	2.13%	0.47%
1996	880,290	10,608,800	2.04%	0.44%
1997	897,568	10,661,259	1.96%	0.49%
1998	914,548	10,720,509	1.89%	0.56%
1999	931,234	10,761,698	1.82%	0.38%
2000	947,667	10,805,808	1.76%	0.41%
2001	964,127	10,862,132	1.74%	0.52%
2002	981,440	10,902,022	1.8%	0.37%
2003	999,590	10,928,070	1.85%	0.24%
2004	1,017,875	10,955,141	1.83%	0.25%
2005	1,036,151	10,987,314	1.8%	0.29%
2006	1,054,418	11,020,362	1.76%	0.3%
2007	1,072,714	11,048,473	1.74%	0.26%
2008	1,091,026	11,077,841	1.71%	0.27%
2009	1,109,371	11,107,017	1.68%	0.26%
2010	1,127,816	11,121,341	1.66%	0.13%
2011	1,146,493	11,104,899	1.66%	-0.15%
2012	1,165,397	11,045,011	1.65%	-0.54%
2013	1,183,895	10,965,211	1.59%	-0.72%
2014	1,201,801	10,892,413	1.51%	-0.66%
2015	1,219,502	10,820,883	1.47%	-0.66%
2016	1,237,112	10,775,971	1.44%	-0.42%
2017	1,254,275	10,754,679	1.39%	-0.2%
2018	1,270,737	10,732,882	1.31%	-0.2%
2019	1,286,671	10,721,582	1.25%	-0.11%
2020	1,302,247	10,698,599	1.21%	-0.21%
2021	1,317,309	10,569,207	1.16%	-1.21%
2022	1,331,370	10,436,882	1.07%	-1.25%
2023	1,344,976	10,407,351	1.02%	-0.28%
2024	1,358,282	10,405,134	0.99%	-0.02%
2025	1,370,750	10,292,291	0.92%	-1.08%
2026	1,382,331	10,249,082	0.84%	-0.42%
2027	1,393,332	10,204,400	0.8%	-0.44%
2028	1,403,777	10,159,146	0.75%	-0.44%
2029	1,413,339	10,113,475	0.68%	-0.45%
2030	1,422,317	10,067,720	0.64%	-0.45%
2031	1,430,677	10,021,773	0.59%	-0.46%
2032	1,438,502	9,974,701	0.55%	-0.47%
2033	1,445,956	9,927,344	0.52%	-0.47%
2034	1,452,842	9,880,848	0.48%	-0.47%
2035	1,459,190	9,834,216	0.44%	-0.47%
2036	1,465,171	9,787,786	0.41%	-0.47%
2037	1,470,712	9,741,790	0.38%	-0.47%
2038	1,475,792	9,695,855	0.35%	-0.47%
2039	1,480,540	9,650,459	0.32%	-0.47%
2040	1,484,845	9,605,475	0.29%	-0.47%
2041	1,488,688	9,560,641	0.26%	-0.47%
2042	1,492,043	9,516,502	0.23%	-0.46%
2043	1,494,983	9,472,263	0.2%	-0.46%
2044	1,497,653	9,426,737	0.18%	-0.48%
2045	1,500,062	9,380,458	0.16%	-0.49%
2046	1,502,255	9,333,671	0.15%	-0.5%
2047	1,504,222	9,284,541	0.13%	-0.53%
2048	1,505,909	9,233,189	0.11%	-0.55%
2049	1,507,311	9,180,074	0.09%	-0.58%
2050	1,508,478	9,125,443	0.08%	-0.6%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cyprus increased by 182,694 people (a 17.3% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cyprus gained 145,339 (a 11.7% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -526,889 (a 4.89% decline).

Cyprus was ranked 153rd most populous country in 2006 and is still 153rd in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cyprus' population will grow by 9.12% to 1,508,478 people with a rank change from 153rd to 154th. The population of Greece will decrease by 11% to 9,125,443 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.