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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.84 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Greece vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Guatemala
2100 6,583,798 26,153,266
2099 6,626,788 26,241,436
2098 6,669,448 26,327,401
2097 6,712,148 26,411,858
2096 6,754,327 26,493,721
2095 6,795,603 26,573,173
2094 6,836,072 26,650,279
2093 6,875,572 26,724,630
2092 6,914,370 26,796,433
2091 6,952,243 26,864,799
2090 6,990,331 26,929,431
2089 7,028,964 26,990,069
2088 7,066,683 27,047,391
2087 7,103,695 27,101,383
2086 7,141,616 27,151,393
2085 7,180,403 27,195,895
2084 7,219,180 27,235,718
2083 7,257,814 27,270,266
2082 7,298,443 27,300,227
2081 7,340,066 27,323,897
2080 7,383,894 27,341,942
2079 7,429,047 27,354,464
2078 7,475,929 27,360,327
2077 7,525,653 27,359,161
2076 7,576,476 27,351,838
2075 7,629,016 27,338,895
2074 7,684,147 27,319,989
2073 7,742,105 27,293,820
2072 7,802,307 27,260,434
2071 7,863,855 27,219,778
2070 7,927,670 27,172,642
2069 7,993,717 27,117,335
2068 8,061,488 27,053,945
2067 8,129,716 26,983,495
2066 8,198,001 26,905,666
2065 8,265,902 26,821,312
2064 8,334,739 26,729,190
2063 8,404,367 26,630,176
2062 8,473,829 26,525,287
2061 8,543,564 26,414,086
2060 8,612,080 26,295,830
2059 8,681,422 26,171,105
2058 8,749,623 26,039,738
2057 8,817,088 25,901,372
2056 8,882,878 25,757,288
2055 8,947,611 25,607,244
2054 9,010,135 25,451,264
2053 9,070,133 25,288,335
2052 9,129,136 25,120,056
2051 9,186,935 24,946,634
2050 9,242,128 24,768,464
2049 9,297,265 24,584,225
2048 9,349,392 24,394,931
2047 9,400,970 24,201,532
2046 9,448,620 24,001,405
2045 9,495,447 23,795,751
2044 9,542,082 23,584,131
2043 9,587,391 23,366,974
2042 9,631,428 23,144,034
2041 9,676,515 22,915,420
2040 9,721,977 22,680,768
2039 9,767,381 22,440,281
2038 9,813,639 22,193,352
2037 9,860,147 21,942,046
2036 9,906,540 21,686,309
2035 9,953,900 21,425,958
2034 10,000,716 21,162,245
2033 10,047,814 20,895,809
2032 10,096,329 20,626,813
2031 10,142,892 20,355,744
2030 10,189,114 20,082,472
2029 10,235,303 19,807,478
2028 10,281,352 19,530,983
2027 10,326,692 19,252,313
2026 10,371,575 18,970,716
2025 10,413,962 18,687,881
2024 10,405,134 18,406,359
2023 10,407,351 18,124,838
2022 10,437,805 17,847,877
2021 10,570,130 17,598,650
2020 10,698,599 17,357,325
2019 10,721,582 17,103,803
2018 10,732,882 16,845,685
2017 10,754,679 16,567,357
2016 10,775,971 16,268,760
2015 10,820,883 15,971,743
2014 10,892,413 15,681,725
2013 10,965,211 15,387,337
2012 11,045,011 15,089,647
2011 11,104,899 14,792,126
2010 11,121,341 14,500,112
2009 11,107,017 14,215,611
2008 11,077,841 13,935,174
2007 11,048,473 13,652,040
2006 11,020,362 13,367,459
2005 10,987,314 13,087,629
2004 10,955,141 12,807,402
2003 10,928,070 12,525,842
2002 10,902,022 12,246,915
2001 10,862,132 11,969,422
2000 10,805,808 11,697,592
1999 10,761,698 11,422,965
1998 10,720,509 11,139,145
1997 10,661,259 10,857,754
1996 10,608,800 10,583,526
1995 10,562,153 10,312,996
1994 10,512,922 10,043,718
1993 10,460,415 9,779,761
1992 10,399,061 9,522,266
1991 10,319,927 9,272,584
1990 10,196,792 9,024,773
1989 10,089,498 8,775,546
1988 10,036,983 8,532,099
1987 10,000,595 8,296,485
1986 9,967,213 8,070,818
1985 9,934,300 7,849,693
1984 9,895,801 7,630,682
1983 9,846,627 7,419,642
1982 9,789,513 7,240,241
1981 9,729,350 7,075,648
1980 9,642,505 6,900,212
1979 9,548,258 6,727,797
1978 9,429,959 6,561,534
1977 9,308,479 6,401,515
1976 9,188,150 6,262,404
1975 9,046,541 6,128,731
1974 8,962,022 5,981,197
1973 8,929,086 5,831,631
1972 8,888,628 5,682,833
1971 8,831,036 5,538,355
1970 8,792,806 5,396,966
1969 8,772,764 5,257,081
1968 8,740,765 5,118,111
1967 8,684,088 4,978,862
1966 8,613,651 4,840,958
1965 8,550,333 4,704,965
1964 8,510,429 4,571,109
1963 8,479,625 4,440,264
1962 8,448,233 4,312,044
1961 8,398,050 4,186,201
1960 8,331,725 4,063,655

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Guatemala is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 27.4M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Guatemala
2100 -0.65% -0.34%
2099 -0.64% -0.33%
2098 -0.64% -0.32%
2097 -0.62% -0.31%
2096 -0.61% -0.3%
2095 -0.59% -0.29%
2094 -0.57% -0.28%
2093 -0.56% -0.27%
2092 -0.54% -0.25%
2091 -0.54% -0.24%
2090 -0.55% -0.22%
2089 -0.53% -0.21%
2088 -0.52% -0.2%
2087 -0.53% -0.18%
2086 -0.54% -0.16%
2085 -0.54% -0.15%
2084 -0.53% -0.13%
2083 -0.56% -0.11%
2082 -0.57% -0.09%
2081 -0.59% -0.07%
2080 -0.61% -0.05%
2079 -0.63% -0.02%
2078 -0.66% 0.004%
2077 -0.67% 0.03%
2076 -0.69% 0.05%
2075 -0.72% 0.07%
2074 -0.75% 0.1%
2073 -0.77% 0.12%
2072 -0.78% 0.15%
2071 -0.8% 0.17%
2070 -0.83% 0.2%
2069 -0.84% 0.23%
2068 -0.84% 0.26%
2067 -0.83% 0.29%
2066 -0.82% 0.31%
2065 -0.83% 0.34%
2064 -0.83% 0.37%
2063 -0.82% 0.4%
2062 -0.82% 0.42%
2061 -0.8% 0.45%
2060 -0.8% 0.48%
2059 -0.78% 0.5%
2058 -0.77% 0.53%
2057 -0.74% 0.56%
2056 -0.72% 0.59%
2055 -0.69% 0.61%
2054 -0.66% 0.64%
2053 -0.65% 0.67%
2052 -0.63% 0.7%
2051 -0.6% 0.72%
2050 -0.59% 0.75%
2049 -0.56% 0.78%
2048 -0.55% 0.8%
2047 -0.5% 0.83%
2046 -0.49% 0.86%
2045 -0.49% 0.9%
2044 -0.47% 0.93%
2043 -0.46% 0.96%
2042 -0.47% 1%
2041 -0.47% 1.03%
2040 -0.46% 1.07%
2039 -0.47% 1.11%
2038 -0.47% 1.15%
2037 -0.47% 1.18%
2036 -0.48% 1.22%
2035 -0.47% 1.25%
2034 -0.47% 1.28%
2033 -0.48% 1.3%
2032 -0.46% 1.33%
2031 -0.45% 1.36%
2030 -0.45% 1.39%
2029 -0.45% 1.42%
2028 -0.44% 1.45%
2027 -0.43% 1.48%
2026 -0.41% 1.51%
2025 0.08% 1.53%
2024 -0.02% 1.55%
2023 -0.29% 1.55%
2022 -1.25% 1.42%
2021 -1.2% 1.39%
2020 -0.21% 1.48%
2019 -0.11% 1.53%
2018 -0.2% 1.68%
2017 -0.2% 1.84%
2016 -0.42% 1.86%
2015 -0.66% 1.85%
2014 -0.66% 1.91%
2013 -0.72% 1.97%
2012 -0.54% 2.01%
2011 -0.15% 2.01%
2010 0.13% 2%
2009 0.26% 2.01%
2008 0.27% 2.07%
2007 0.26% 2.13%
2006 0.3% 2.14%
2005 0.29% 2.19%
2004 0.25% 2.25%
2003 0.24% 2.28%
2002 0.37% 2.32%
2001 0.52% 2.32%
2000 0.41% 2.4%
1999 0.38% 2.55%
1998 0.56% 2.59%
1997 0.49% 2.59%
1996 0.44% 2.62%
1995 0.47% 2.68%
1994 0.5% 2.7%
1993 0.59% 2.7%
1992 0.77% 2.69%
1991 1.21% 2.75%
1990 1.06% 2.84%
1989 0.52% 2.85%
1988 0.36% 2.84%
1987 0.33% 2.8%
1986 0.33% 2.82%
1985 0.39% 2.87%
1984 0.5% 2.84%
1983 0.58% 2.48%
1982 0.62% 2.33%
1981 0.9% 2.54%
1980 0.99% 2.56%
1979 1.25% 2.53%
1978 1.31% 2.5%
1977 1.31% 2.22%
1976 1.57% 2.18%
1975 0.94% 2.47%
1974 0.37% 2.56%
1973 0.46% 2.62%
1972 0.65% 2.61%
1971 0.43% 2.62%
1970 0.23% 2.66%
1969 0.37% 2.72%
1968 0.65% 2.8%
1967 0.82% 2.85%
1966 0.74% 2.89%
1965 0.47% 2.93%
1964 0.36% 2.95%
1963 0.37% 2.97%
1962 0.6% 3.01%
1961 0.8% 3.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Greece Guatemala
Current population
10371575
19115361
Population rank 94/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.23%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
1.87 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
1.38 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +771
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 69/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -7,959
Net migration rank 37/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -7,959
2024 -57,229 -122,772 290,066 -7,725
2023 -56,200 -159,430 289,635 -8,940
2022 -63,671 -53,997 281,675 -8,463
2021 -58,135 -160,277 255,145 -29,908
2020 -46,004 6,353 281,328 -23,927
2019 -41,814 36,762 307,389 -57,746
2018 -33,272 17,938 323,100 -56,487
2017 -36,566 10,483 332,838 -42,779
2016 -25,862 10,484 338,114 -30,980
2015 -29,216 -43,462 335,072 -48,179
2014 -20,696 -46,678 333,551 -40,409
2013 -17,545 -59,323 331,321 -35,698
2012 -16,568 -65,364 332,365 -32,624
2011 -4,441 -31,786 328,548 -33,238
2010 5,560 2,001 324,802 -36,076
2009 8,886 18,182 323,320 -43,046
2008 11,077 27,081 323,226 -42,624
2007 2,210 25,400 326,298 -40,632
2006 6,612 27,621 325,604 -42,118
2005 2,197 33,297 325,816 -49,636
2004 0 29,039 331,699 -47,409
2003 -1,093 25,323 333,539 -54,701
2002 0 25,692 334,255 -55,247
2001 0 60,387 335,503 -59,536
2000 -1,081 54,661 332,891 -65,197
1999 -2,153 49,930 328,890 -47,325
1998 -2,144 47,856 325,174 -39,104
1997 2,133 45,671 320,087 -43,377
1996 0 43,444 315,252 -43,501
1995 1,056 42,674 309,236 -39,917
1994 6,307 42,897 302,708 -33,462
1993 4,185 39,829 295,515 -36,848
1992 6,239 41,000 288,411 -32,093
1991 6,192 37,917 283,917 -40,868
1990 8,157 26,294 280,318 -27,735
1989 9,080 18,862 276,736 -30,860
1988 15,055 20,557 271,466 -30,450
1987 10,001 19,005 261,746 -31,539
1986 20,931 19,064 252,754 -31,631
1985 22,849 16,093 246,119 -24,991
1984 37,604 19,767 241,892 -25,010
1983 42,341 18,655 238,059 -32,877
1982 50,906 19,675 199,809 -46,174
1981 54,484 25,061 221,044 -45,490
1980 60,748 47,460 218,460 -43,144
1979 65,882 72,184 216,810 -47,278
1978 64,124 60,775 211,301 -48,309
1977 59,574 19,193 203,299 -46,249
1976 65,236 89,601 171,903 -50,745
1975 61,516 61,265 188,501 -42,329
1974 68,111 -22,590 184,992 -36,089
1973 59,824 -42,387 179,871 -29,641
1972 64,887 -3,589 173,162 -25,807
1971 67,116 -12,747 165,104 -23,513
1970 71,222 -54,166 155,946 -14,755
1969 82,464 -118,544 149,516 -10,937
1968 87,408 -429 146,946 -7,589
1967 91,183 -55,853 143,859 -4,715
1966 86,998 21,206 140,494 -3,824
1965 83,793 -81,576 135,997 -681
1964 83,402 -76,678 132,832 -440
1963 81,404 -77,345 129,065 240
1962 85,327 -74,972 126,429 713
1961 86,500 -61,102 123,753 797
1960 96,648 -15,996 120,728 -186

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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