The current population of Greece is 10,276,140 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 10,388,805 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Greece accounts for 0.12% of the world's population.
- For the last 20 years, Greece has had an average decline rate of -0.32% per year.
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 11M people to 10.3M (-6.47% decline in 20 years).
- The UN estimates that Greece's population is going to decline by -11.3% to 9.11M people by 2050.
- Greece is ranked 95/197 by population and was ranked 74th in 2005.
- Greece's population peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and has been in decline since.
Greece population clock
Greece
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World
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10276140
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 95/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | N/A |
| One net population change |
31.3 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.14 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | -46 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -16,783 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.16% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 175/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -122,772 | N/A |
Greece population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,331,725 | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | 0.8% |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | 0.37% |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | 0.36% |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | 0.47% |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | 0.74% |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | 0.82% |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | 0.65% |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | 0.37% |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | 0.23% |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | 0.43% |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | 0.46% |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | 0.37% |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | 0.94% |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | 1.57% |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | 1.31% |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | 1.31% |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | 1.25% |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | 0.9% |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | 0.62% |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | 0.5% |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | 0.39% |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | 0.33% |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | 0.36% |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | 0.52% |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 1.06% |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 0.59% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 0.5% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 0.47% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 0.49% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 0.56% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 0.38% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 0.41% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 0.52% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 0.37% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 0.25% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 0.29% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 0.3% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 0.26% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 0.27% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 0.26% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | -0.54% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | -0.72% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | -0.66% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | -0.66% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | -0.42% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | -0.11% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | -0.21% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | -1.21% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | -1.25% |
| 2023 | 10,405,588 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 10,388,805 | -0.16% |
| 2025 | 10,276,140 | -1.08% |
| 2026 | 10,232,997 | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 10,188,386 | -0.44% |
| 2028 | 10,143,203 | -0.44% |
| 2029 | 10,097,603 | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 10,051,921 | -0.45% |
| 2031 | 10,006,045 | -0.46% |
| 2032 | 9,959,048 | -0.47% |
| 2033 | 9,911,765 | -0.47% |
| 2034 | 9,865,342 | -0.47% |
| 2035 | 9,818,783 | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 9,772,426 | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 9,726,502 | -0.47% |
| 2038 | 9,680,639 | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 9,635,315 | -0.47% |
| 2040 | 9,590,401 | -0.47% |
| 2041 | 9,545,637 | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 9,501,568 | -0.46% |
| 2043 | 9,457,398 | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 9,411,943 | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 9,365,737 | -0.49% |
| 2046 | 9,319,023 | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 9,269,970 | -0.53% |
| 2048 | 9,218,699 | -0.55% |
| 2049 | 9,165,668 | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 9,111,122 | -0.6% |
Greece has a population of 10.3M as of 2025, compared to 10.8M in 2015, 11M in 2005, and 10.6M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.5% per year. Greece is ranked 182nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Greece will have 9,365,737 people (-8.86% decline) with a rank change from 95th to 102nd.
By the year 2100, Greece's population is projected to decline by 36.9% to 6.49M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Greece
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Greece population statistics
|
Greece
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 208.7 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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