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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 19,049,936 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Guatemala's population is 1.87 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th 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 -0.47% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19M (42.5% growth).

Greece vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Guatemala
2100 6,463,085 26,157,456
2099 6,505,287 26,245,641
2098 6,547,164 26,331,619
2097 6,589,081 26,416,090
2096 6,630,487 26,497,966
2095 6,671,006 26,577,430
2094 6,710,734 26,654,549
2093 6,749,510 26,728,912
2092 6,787,596 26,800,726
2091 6,824,775 26,869,103
2090 6,862,164 26,933,745
2089 6,900,089 26,994,393
2088 6,937,116 27,051,725
2087 6,973,450 27,105,725
2086 7,010,676 27,155,743
2085 7,048,751 27,200,252
2084 7,086,818 27,240,081
2083 7,124,743 27,274,635
2082 7,164,627 27,304,601
2081 7,205,487 27,328,275
2080 7,248,512 27,346,322
2079 7,292,836 27,358,846
2078 7,338,859 27,364,710
2077 7,387,671 27,363,544
2076 7,437,562 27,356,220
2075 7,489,139 27,343,275
2074 7,543,259 27,324,366
2073 7,600,155 27,298,193
2072 7,659,253 27,264,801
2071 7,719,672 27,224,139
2070 7,782,317 27,176,996
2069 7,847,153 27,121,679
2068 7,913,682 27,058,279
2067 7,980,659 26,987,818
2066 8,047,692 26,909,977
2065 8,114,348 26,825,610
2064 8,181,923 26,733,472
2063 8,250,274 26,634,443
2062 8,318,463 26,529,537
2061 8,386,919 26,418,318
2060 8,454,179 26,300,043
2059 8,522,250 26,175,298
2058 8,589,200 26,043,910
2057 8,655,428 25,905,522
2056 8,720,012 25,761,415
2055 8,783,558 25,611,347
2054 8,844,935 25,455,341
2053 8,903,834 25,292,387
2052 8,961,755 25,124,081
2051 9,018,494 24,950,631
2050 9,072,676 24,772,432
2049 9,126,801 24,588,164
2048 9,177,973 24,398,840
2047 9,228,605 24,205,409
2046 9,275,381 24,005,250
2045 9,321,349 23,799,564
2044 9,367,130 23,587,909
2043 9,411,608 23,370,717
2042 9,454,837 23,147,742
2041 9,499,098 22,919,092
2040 9,543,726 22,684,402
2039 9,588,298 22,443,876
2038 9,633,708 22,196,908
2037 9,679,362 21,945,561
2036 9,724,905 21,689,784
2035 9,771,397 21,429,391
2034 9,817,355 21,165,636
2033 9,863,589 20,899,157
2032 9,911,215 20,630,118
2031 9,956,924 20,359,005
2030 10,002,298 20,085,689
2029 10,047,641 19,810,652
2028 10,092,845 19,534,112
2027 10,137,354 19,255,397
2026 10,181,414 18,973,755
2025 10,223,023 18,690,875
2024 10,405,134 18,406,359
2023 10,407,351 18,124,838
2022 10,436,882 17,847,877
2021 10,569,207 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,781,176 people (a 17.1% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th 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 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Guatemala will increase by 30% to 24,772,432 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 6.46M 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 -1.75% 1.55%
2024 -0.02% 1.55%
2023 -0.28% 1.55%
2022 -1.25% 1.42%
2021 -1.21% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.55%.

Live population counters

Greece Guatemala
Current population
10181414
19049936
Population rank 96/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.23%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.87 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
6.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +771
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +281,521
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 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 - -122,772 - -7,725
2023 -56,200 -159,430 289,635 -8,940
2022 -63,665 -53,997 281,675 -8,463
2021 -58,131 -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 51.9% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people). In Guatemala 89.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,077,847 people) and 10.2% is from migration (a loss of 347,818 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
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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