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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 15,099,727 people in Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 15,624,314 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 1.51 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.53% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.6M (65.5% growth).

Greece vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Guinea
2100 6,583,798 32,364,089
2099 6,626,788 32,335,737
2098 6,669,448 32,301,888
2097 6,712,148 32,264,245
2096 6,754,327 32,223,409
2095 6,795,603 32,180,906
2094 6,836,072 32,128,461
2093 6,875,572 32,070,233
2092 6,914,370 32,004,039
2091 6,952,243 31,938,993
2090 6,990,331 31,865,431
2089 7,028,964 31,784,278
2088 7,066,683 31,695,025
2087 7,103,695 31,604,442
2086 7,141,616 31,501,968
2085 7,180,403 31,385,846
2084 7,219,180 31,266,394
2083 7,257,814 31,137,977
2082 7,298,443 31,006,787
2081 7,340,066 30,862,718
2080 7,383,894 30,721,315
2079 7,429,047 30,567,350
2078 7,475,929 30,411,381
2077 7,525,653 30,251,450
2076 7,576,476 30,082,310
2075 7,629,016 29,901,467
2074 7,684,147 29,719,623
2073 7,742,105 29,532,278
2072 7,802,307 29,339,197
2071 7,863,855 29,136,328
2070 7,927,670 28,929,558
2069 7,993,717 28,713,370
2068 8,061,488 28,491,765
2067 8,129,716 28,263,091
2066 8,198,001 28,028,228
2065 8,265,902 27,789,471
2064 8,334,739 27,544,497
2063 8,404,367 27,289,819
2062 8,473,829 27,030,698
2061 8,543,564 26,767,195
2060 8,612,080 26,502,170
2059 8,681,422 26,227,034
2058 8,749,623 25,942,870
2057 8,817,088 25,657,776
2056 8,882,878 25,365,788
2055 8,947,611 25,067,342
2054 9,010,135 24,767,401
2053 9,070,133 24,455,823
2052 9,129,136 24,145,399
2051 9,186,935 23,832,003
2050 9,242,128 23,515,546
2049 9,297,265 23,200,886
2048 9,349,392 22,883,237
2047 9,400,970 22,559,713
2046 9,448,620 22,232,988
2045 9,495,447 21,903,369
2044 9,542,082 21,575,120
2043 9,587,391 21,238,706
2042 9,631,428 20,901,770
2041 9,676,515 20,563,787
2040 9,721,977 20,221,476
2039 9,767,381 19,882,253
2038 9,813,639 19,544,803
2037 9,860,147 19,207,349
2036 9,906,540 18,867,323
2035 9,953,900 18,529,941
2034 10,000,716 18,196,482
2033 10,047,814 17,857,890
2032 10,096,329 17,516,126
2031 10,142,892 17,173,592
2030 10,189,114 16,827,321
2029 10,235,303 16,484,980
2028 10,281,352 16,139,132
2027 10,326,692 15,792,131
2026 10,371,575 15,447,070
2025 10,413,962 15,099,727
2024 10,405,134 14,754,785
2023 10,407,351 14,405,468
2022 10,437,805 14,055,137
2021 10,570,130 13,710,513
2020 10,698,599 13,371,183
2019 10,721,582 13,034,346
2018 10,732,882 12,704,774
2017 10,754,679 12,385,659
2016 10,775,971 12,073,030
2015 10,820,883 11,767,070
2014 10,892,413 11,472,924
2013 10,965,211 11,191,873
2012 11,045,011 10,921,581
2011 11,104,899 10,656,810
2010 11,121,341 10,396,086
2009 11,107,017 10,143,534
2008 11,077,841 9,898,870
2007 11,048,473 9,662,281
2006 11,020,362 9,441,171
2005 10,987,314 9,245,844
2004 10,955,141 9,062,726
2003 10,928,070 8,870,781
2002 10,902,022 8,674,066
2001 10,862,132 8,539,960
2000 10,805,808 8,428,832
1999 10,761,698 8,265,123
1998 10,720,509 8,081,990
1997 10,661,259 7,931,370
1996 10,608,800 7,770,035
1995 10,562,153 7,553,249
1994 10,512,922 7,345,107
1993 10,460,415 7,128,177
1992 10,399,061 6,914,366
1991 10,319,927 6,697,166
1990 10,196,792 6,434,374
1989 10,089,498 6,215,811
1988 10,036,983 6,056,574
1987 10,000,595 5,900,198
1986 9,967,213 5,750,668
1985 9,934,300 5,610,373
1984 9,895,801 5,480,096
1983 9,846,627 5,359,814
1982 9,789,513 5,247,672
1981 9,729,350 5,143,288
1980 9,642,505 5,047,419
1979 9,548,258 4,959,283
1978 9,429,959 4,877,854
1977 9,308,479 4,801,128
1976 9,188,150 4,727,022
1975 9,046,541 4,653,876
1974 8,962,022 4,580,510
1973 8,929,086 4,506,324
1972 8,888,628 4,431,292
1971 8,831,036 4,355,200
1970 8,792,806 4,277,535
1969 8,772,764 4,198,300
1968 8,740,765 4,118,550
1967 8,684,088 4,040,153
1966 8,613,651 3,964,155
1965 8,550,333 3,890,716
1964 8,510,429 3,819,722
1963 8,479,625 3,750,954
1962 8,448,233 3,684,273
1961 8,398,050 3,619,551
1960 8,331,725 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Guinea's population increased by 3,551,284 people (a 29.4% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 50.5% to 23,515,546 people and rank change from 75th to 70th.

Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.4M 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
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Guinea
2100 -0.65% 0.09%
2099 -0.64% 0.1%
2098 -0.64% 0.12%
2097 -0.62% 0.13%
2096 -0.61% 0.13%
2095 -0.59% 0.16%
2094 -0.57% 0.18%
2093 -0.56% 0.21%
2092 -0.54% 0.2%
2091 -0.54% 0.23%
2090 -0.55% 0.26%
2089 -0.53% 0.28%
2088 -0.52% 0.29%
2087 -0.53% 0.33%
2086 -0.54% 0.37%
2085 -0.54% 0.38%
2084 -0.53% 0.41%
2083 -0.56% 0.42%
2082 -0.57% 0.47%
2081 -0.59% 0.46%
2080 -0.61% 0.5%
2079 -0.63% 0.51%
2078 -0.66% 0.53%
2077 -0.67% 0.56%
2076 -0.69% 0.6%
2075 -0.72% 0.61%
2074 -0.75% 0.63%
2073 -0.77% 0.66%
2072 -0.78% 0.7%
2071 -0.8% 0.71%
2070 -0.83% 0.75%
2069 -0.84% 0.78%
2068 -0.84% 0.81%
2067 -0.83% 0.84%
2066 -0.82% 0.86%
2065 -0.83% 0.89%
2064 -0.83% 0.93%
2063 -0.82% 0.96%
2062 -0.82% 0.98%
2061 -0.8% 1%
2060 -0.8% 1.05%
2059 -0.78% 1.1%
2058 -0.77% 1.11%
2057 -0.74% 1.15%
2056 -0.72% 1.19%
2055 -0.69% 1.21%
2054 -0.66% 1.27%
2053 -0.65% 1.29%
2052 -0.63% 1.32%
2051 -0.6% 1.35%
2050 -0.59% 1.36%
2049 -0.56% 1.39%
2048 -0.55% 1.43%
2047 -0.5% 1.47%
2046 -0.49% 1.5%
2045 -0.49% 1.52%
2044 -0.47% 1.58%
2043 -0.46% 1.61%
2042 -0.47% 1.64%
2041 -0.47% 1.69%
2040 -0.46% 1.71%
2039 -0.47% 1.73%
2038 -0.47% 1.76%
2037 -0.47% 1.8%
2036 -0.48% 1.82%
2035 -0.47% 1.83%
2034 -0.47% 1.9%
2033 -0.48% 1.95%
2032 -0.46% 1.99%
2031 -0.45% 2.06%
2030 -0.45% 2.08%
2029 -0.45% 2.14%
2028 -0.44% 2.2%
2027 -0.43% 2.23%
2026 -0.41% 2.3%
2025 0.08% 2.34%
2024 -0.02% 2.42%
2023 -0.29% 2.49%
2022 -1.25% 2.51%
2021 -1.2% 2.54%
2020 -0.21% 2.58%
2019 -0.11% 2.59%
2018 -0.2% 2.58%
2017 -0.2% 2.59%
2016 -0.42% 2.6%
2015 -0.66% 2.56%
2014 -0.66% 2.51%
2013 -0.72% 2.47%
2012 -0.54% 2.48%
2011 -0.15% 2.51%
2010 0.13% 2.49%
2009 0.26% 2.47%
2008 0.27% 2.45%
2007 0.26% 2.34%
2006 0.3% 2.11%
2005 0.29% 2.02%
2004 0.25% 2.16%
2003 0.24% 2.27%
2002 0.37% 1.57%
2001 0.52% 1.32%
2000 0.41% 1.98%
1999 0.38% 2.27%
1998 0.56% 1.9%
1997 0.49% 2.08%
1996 0.44% 2.87%
1995 0.47% 2.83%
1994 0.5% 3.04%
1993 0.59% 3.09%
1992 0.77% 3.24%
1991 1.21% 4.08%
1990 1.06% 3.52%
1989 0.52% 2.63%
1988 0.36% 2.65%
1987 0.33% 2.6%
1986 0.33% 2.5%
1985 0.39% 2.38%
1984 0.5% 2.24%
1983 0.58% 2.14%
1982 0.62% 2.03%
1981 0.9% 1.9%
1980 0.99% 1.78%
1979 1.25% 1.67%
1978 1.31% 1.6%
1977 1.31% 1.57%
1976 1.57% 1.57%
1975 0.94% 1.6%
1974 0.37% 1.65%
1973 0.46% 1.69%
1972 0.65% 1.75%
1971 0.43% 1.82%
1970 0.23% 1.89%
1969 0.37% 1.94%
1968 0.65% 1.94%
1967 0.82% 1.92%
1966 0.74% 1.89%
1965 0.47% 1.86%
1964 0.36% 1.83%
1963 0.37% 1.81%
1962 0.6% 1.79%
1961 0.8% 1.77%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.34%.

Live population counters

Greece Guinea
Current population
10371575
15624314
Population rank 94/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.19%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
1.53 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
1.07 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
3.95 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +945
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +344,942
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +2.34%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 34/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -16,282
Net migration rank 37/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -16,282
2024 -57,229 -122,772 358,497 -12,024
2023 -56,200 -159,430 356,147 -3,997
2022 -63,671 -53,997 352,517 -3,997
2021 -58,135 -160,277 345,121 -4,373
2020 -46,004 6,353 342,289 -4,365
2019 -41,814 36,762 338,984 -3,240
2018 -33,272 17,938 332,585 -9,187
2017 -36,566 10,483 328,542 -13,718
2016 -25,862 10,484 324,608 -14,189
2015 -29,216 -43,462 316,604 -15,117
2014 -20,696 -46,678 309,539 -22,741
2013 -17,545 -59,323 304,430 -29,136
2012 -16,568 -65,364 298,094 -32,808
2011 -4,441 -31,786 293,318 -29,069
2010 5,560 2,001 288,512 -31,327
2009 8,886 18,182 281,920 -34,007
2008 11,077 27,081 274,327 -32,925
2007 2,210 25,400 266,070 -34,311
2006 6,612 27,621 258,518 -48,078
2005 2,197 33,297 251,209 -71,015
2004 0 29,039 242,075 -56,036
2003 -1,093 25,323 234,774 -36,934
2002 0 25,692 229,022 -33,450
2001 0 60,387 227,642 -155,020
2000 -1,081 54,661 227,081 -77,450
1999 -2,153 49,930 223,968 -46,183
1998 -2,144 47,856 219,385 -30,903
1997 2,133 45,671 220,373 -107,614
1996 0 43,444 214,896 -4,973
1995 1,056 42,674 205,644 18,021
1994 6,307 42,897 201,439 -8,826
1993 4,185 39,829 195,612 45,616
1992 6,239 41,000 189,682 -3,285
1991 6,192 37,917 181,299 66,718
1990 8,157 26,294 169,926 107,641
1989 9,080 18,862 164,707 -5,150
1988 15,055 20,557 159,566 -637
1987 10,001 19,005 154,178 -350
1986 20,931 19,064 148,137 -2,900
1985 22,849 16,093 142,313 -6,965
1984 37,604 19,767 136,640 -11,439
1983 42,341 18,655 130,629 -15,265
1982 50,906 19,675 126,831 -17,920
1981 54,484 25,061 121,223 -21,367
1980 60,748 47,460 117,186 -25,287
1979 65,882 72,184 113,141 -28,770
1978 64,124 60,775 109,415 -30,933
1977 59,574 19,193 105,990 -31,004
1976 65,236 89,601 102,449 -29,220
1975 61,516 61,265 99,267 -26,221
1974 68,111 -22,590 96,315 -22,637
1973 59,824 -42,387 93,764 -19,065
1972 64,887 -3,589 91,147 -15,782
1971 67,116 -12,747 88,358 -11,543
1970 71,222 -54,166 85,418 -6,906
1969 82,464 -118,544 82,799 -2,844
1968 87,408 -429 79,892 -345
1967 91,183 -55,853 77,251 0
1966 86,998 21,206 74,748 0
1965 83,793 -81,576 72,134 0
1964 83,402 -76,678 69,848 0
1963 81,404 -77,345 67,690 0
1962 85,327 -74,972 65,672 0
1961 86,500 -61,102 63,766 0
1960 96,648 -15,996 61,848 0

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

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

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 Guinea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,395,894 people) and 2.42% is from migration (a loss of 84,207 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 316K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 48.3K
Forecariah 23K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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