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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 4.4 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Greece vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Guinea-Bissau
2100 6,463,085 4,713,717
2099 6,505,287 4,706,710
2098 6,547,164 4,700,179
2097 6,589,081 4,692,465
2096 6,630,487 4,683,547
2095 6,671,006 4,675,216
2094 6,710,734 4,663,709
2093 6,749,510 4,652,393
2092 6,787,596 4,640,186
2091 6,824,775 4,629,025
2090 6,862,164 4,617,372
2089 6,900,089 4,605,435
2088 6,937,116 4,592,696
2087 6,973,450 4,579,003
2086 7,010,676 4,563,387
2085 7,048,751 4,547,611
2084 7,086,818 4,530,795
2083 7,124,743 4,515,144
2082 7,164,627 4,498,757
2081 7,205,487 4,482,173
2080 7,248,512 4,462,572
2079 7,292,836 4,441,414
2078 7,338,859 4,419,851
2077 7,387,671 4,396,170
2076 7,437,562 4,371,588
2075 7,489,139 4,344,499
2074 7,543,259 4,319,080
2073 7,600,155 4,291,330
2072 7,659,253 4,263,400
2071 7,719,672 4,235,126
2070 7,782,317 4,206,800
2069 7,847,153 4,177,044
2068 7,913,682 4,145,996
2067 7,980,659 4,114,778
2066 8,047,692 4,083,481
2065 8,114,348 4,049,028
2064 8,181,923 4,014,305
2063 8,250,274 3,978,845
2062 8,318,463 3,942,144
2061 8,386,919 3,904,704
2060 8,454,179 3,868,649
2059 8,522,250 3,829,775
2058 8,589,200 3,790,102
2057 8,655,428 3,750,628
2056 8,720,012 3,711,479
2055 8,783,558 3,670,706
2054 8,844,935 3,627,775
2053 8,903,834 3,586,800
2052 8,961,755 3,544,101
2051 9,018,494 3,499,300
2050 9,072,676 3,453,604
2049 9,126,801 3,406,207
2048 9,177,973 3,359,168
2047 9,228,605 3,310,573
2046 9,275,381 3,263,932
2045 9,321,349 3,215,095
2044 9,367,130 3,167,811
2043 9,411,608 3,120,502
2042 9,454,837 3,073,261
2041 9,499,098 3,026,226
2040 9,543,726 2,978,546
2039 9,588,298 2,929,745
2038 9,633,708 2,881,381
2037 9,679,362 2,833,162
2036 9,724,905 2,783,763
2035 9,771,397 2,736,596
2034 9,817,355 2,688,639
2033 9,863,589 2,638,770
2032 9,911,215 2,589,298
2031 9,956,924 2,540,343
2030 10,002,298 2,492,311
2029 10,047,641 2,444,595
2028 10,092,845 2,396,565
2027 10,137,354 2,347,456
2026 10,181,414 2,298,738
2025 10,223,023 2,249,807
2024 10,405,134 2,201,352
2023 10,407,351 2,153,339
2022 10,436,882 2,105,529
2021 10,569,207 2,058,841
2020 10,698,599 2,013,255
2019 10,721,582 1,967,696
2018 10,732,882 1,922,168
2017 10,754,679 1,877,072
2016 10,775,971 1,831,893
2015 10,820,883 1,786,457
2014 10,892,413 1,741,122
2013 10,965,211 1,695,973
2012 11,045,011 1,651,417
2011 11,104,899 1,608,076
2010 11,121,341 1,566,347
2009 11,107,017 1,526,377
2008 11,077,841 1,488,054
2007 11,048,473 1,450,986
2006 11,020,362 1,415,303
2005 10,987,314 1,381,585
2004 10,955,141 1,349,563
2003 10,928,070 1,318,806
2002 10,902,022 1,289,307
2001 10,862,132 1,261,273
2000 10,805,808 1,234,741
1999 10,761,698 1,210,206
1998 10,720,509 1,187,473
1997 10,661,259 1,165,545
1996 10,608,800 1,143,535
1995 10,562,153 1,119,949
1994 10,512,922 1,092,031
1993 10,460,415 1,058,745
1992 10,399,061 1,024,356
1991 10,319,927 994,639
1990 10,196,792 973,669
1989 10,089,498 957,789
1988 10,036,983 942,061
1987 10,000,595 926,862
1986 9,967,213 912,126
1985 9,934,300 897,697
1984 9,895,801 883,519
1983 9,846,627 869,592
1982 9,789,513 855,891
1981 9,729,350 842,432
1980 9,642,505 829,303
1979 9,548,258 819,867
1978 9,429,959 791,694
1977 9,308,479 741,789
1976 9,188,150 694,191
1975 9,046,541 650,966
1974 8,962,022 613,338
1973 8,929,086 592,808
1972 8,888,628 586,620
1971 8,831,036 586,221
1970 8,792,806 584,403
1969 8,772,764 581,610
1968 8,740,765 578,170
1967 8,684,088 569,011
1966 8,613,651 566,908
1965 8,550,333 575,005
1964 8,510,429 588,543
1963 8,479,625 594,418
1962 8,448,233 589,474
1961 8,398,050 582,532
1960 8,331,725 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.71M 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
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Guinea-Bissau
2100 -0.65% 0.15%
2099 -0.64% 0.14%
2098 -0.64% 0.16%
2097 -0.62% 0.19%
2096 -0.61% 0.18%
2095 -0.59% 0.25%
2094 -0.57% 0.24%
2093 -0.56% 0.26%
2092 -0.54% 0.24%
2091 -0.54% 0.25%
2090 -0.55% 0.26%
2089 -0.53% 0.28%
2088 -0.52% 0.3%
2087 -0.53% 0.34%
2086 -0.54% 0.35%
2085 -0.54% 0.37%
2084 -0.53% 0.35%
2083 -0.56% 0.36%
2082 -0.57% 0.37%
2081 -0.59% 0.44%
2080 -0.61% 0.48%
2079 -0.63% 0.49%
2078 -0.66% 0.54%
2077 -0.67% 0.56%
2076 -0.69% 0.62%
2075 -0.72% 0.59%
2074 -0.75% 0.65%
2073 -0.77% 0.66%
2072 -0.78% 0.67%
2071 -0.8% 0.67%
2070 -0.83% 0.71%
2069 -0.84% 0.75%
2068 -0.84% 0.76%
2067 -0.83% 0.77%
2066 -0.82% 0.85%
2065 -0.83% 0.86%
2064 -0.83% 0.89%
2063 -0.82% 0.93%
2062 -0.82% 0.96%
2061 -0.8% 0.93%
2060 -0.8% 1.02%
2059 -0.78% 1.05%
2058 -0.77% 1.05%
2057 -0.74% 1.05%
2056 -0.72% 1.11%
2055 -0.69% 1.18%
2054 -0.66% 1.14%
2053 -0.65% 1.2%
2052 -0.63% 1.28%
2051 -0.6% 1.32%
2050 -0.59% 1.39%
2049 -0.56% 1.4%
2048 -0.55% 1.47%
2047 -0.5% 1.43%
2046 -0.49% 1.52%
2045 -0.49% 1.49%
2044 -0.47% 1.52%
2043 -0.46% 1.54%
2042 -0.47% 1.55%
2041 -0.47% 1.6%
2040 -0.46% 1.67%
2039 -0.47% 1.68%
2038 -0.47% 1.7%
2037 -0.47% 1.77%
2036 -0.48% 1.72%
2035 -0.47% 1.78%
2034 -0.47% 1.89%
2033 -0.48% 1.91%
2032 -0.46% 1.93%
2031 -0.45% 1.93%
2030 -0.45% 1.95%
2029 -0.45% 2%
2028 -0.44% 2.09%
2027 -0.43% 2.12%
2026 -0.41% 2.17%
2025 -1.75% 2.2%
2024 -0.02% 2.23%
2023 -0.28% 2.27%
2022 -1.25% 2.27%
2021 -1.21% 2.26%
2020 -0.21% 2.32%
2019 -0.11% 2.37%
2018 -0.2% 2.4%
2017 -0.2% 2.47%
2016 -0.42% 2.54%
2015 -0.66% 2.6%
2014 -0.66% 2.66%
2013 -0.72% 2.7%
2012 -0.54% 2.7%
2011 -0.15% 2.66%
2010 0.13% 2.62%
2009 0.26% 2.58%
2008 0.27% 2.55%
2007 0.26% 2.52%
2006 0.3% 2.44%
2005 0.29% 2.37%
2004 0.25% 2.33%
2003 0.24% 2.29%
2002 0.37% 2.22%
2001 0.52% 2.15%
2000 0.41% 2.03%
1999 0.38% 1.91%
1998 0.56% 1.88%
1997 0.49% 1.92%
1996 0.44% 2.11%
1995 0.47% 2.56%
1994 0.5% 3.14%
1993 0.59% 3.36%
1992 0.77% 2.99%
1991 1.21% 2.15%
1990 1.06% 1.66%
1989 0.52% 1.67%
1988 0.36% 1.64%
1987 0.33% 1.62%
1986 0.33% 1.61%
1985 0.39% 1.6%
1984 0.5% 1.6%
1983 0.58% 1.6%
1982 0.62% 1.6%
1981 0.9% 1.58%
1980 0.99% 1.15%
1979 1.25% 3.56%
1978 1.31% 6.73%
1977 1.31% 6.86%
1976 1.57% 6.64%
1975 0.94% 6.13%
1974 0.37% 3.46%
1973 0.46% 1.05%
1972 0.65% 0.07%
1971 0.43% 0.31%
1970 0.23% 0.48%
1969 0.37% 0.59%
1968 0.65% 1.61%
1967 0.82% 0.37%
1966 0.74% -1.41%
1965 0.47% -2.3%
1964 0.36% -0.99%
1963 0.37% 0.84%
1962 0.6% 1.19%
1961 0.8% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Greece Guinea-Bissau
Current population
10181414
2311915
Population rank 96/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.03%
One net population change
3.95 hours
10.9 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +132
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 42/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -1,373
Net migration rank 37/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -1,373
2024 - -122,772 - -1,712
2023 -56,200 -159,430 49,498 -1,400
2022 -63,665 -53,997 48,920 -1,400
2021 -58,131 -160,277 47,242 -1,395
2020 -46,004 6,353 46,718 -1,394
2019 -41,814 36,762 47,196 -1,395
2018 -33,272 17,938 46,659 -1,396
2017 -36,566 10,483 46,318 -1,398
2016 -25,862 10,484 46,814 -1,392
2015 -29,216 -43,462 46,846 -1,393
2014 -20,696 -46,678 46,615 -1,393
2013 -17,545 -59,323 46,472 -1,395
2012 -16,568 -65,364 45,480 -1,442
2011 -4,441 -31,786 44,405 -1,760
2010 5,560 2,001 43,067 -2,257
2009 8,886 18,182 41,950 -2,821
2008 11,077 27,081 40,841 -3,313
2007 2,210 25,400 40,288 -3,676
2006 6,612 27,621 38,886 -4,142
2005 2,197 33,297 37,347 -4,662
2004 0 29,039 36,495 -5,144
2003 -1,093 25,323 35,649 -5,487
2002 0 25,692 34,561 -5,712
2001 0 60,387 33,461 -6,239
2000 -1,081 54,661 32,816 -6,971
1999 -2,153 49,930 30,916 -7,686
1998 -2,144 47,856 30,390 -8,163
1997 2,133 45,671 29,792 -8,176
1996 0 43,444 29,778 -7,369
1995 1,056 42,674 29,142 -4,376
1994 6,307 42,897 27,895 3,174
1993 4,185 39,829 26,943 8,562
1992 6,239 41,000 25,747 7,531
1991 6,192 37,917 24,527 1,621
1990 8,157 26,294 23,936 -8,151
1989 9,080 18,862 24,286 -8,296
1988 15,055 20,557 23,940 -8,473
1987 10,001 19,005 23,549 -8,622
1986 20,931 19,064 23,301 -8,748
1985 22,849 16,093 23,116 -8,812
1984 37,604 19,767 22,861 -8,812
1983 42,341 18,655 22,542 -8,729
1982 50,906 19,675 22,131 -8,539
1981 54,484 25,061 21,611 -8,291
1980 60,748 47,460 21,024 -8,086
1979 65,882 72,184 19,736 -13,801
1978 64,124 60,775 17,468 32,936
1977 59,574 19,193 15,484 33,922
1976 65,236 89,601 13,688 32,113
1975 61,516 61,265 11,998 28,645
1974 68,111 -22,590 10,321 24,290
1973 59,824 -42,387 8,430 -1,985
1972 64,887 -3,589 7,911 -1,985
1971 67,116 -12,747 8,183 -13,302
1970 71,222 -54,166 7,632 1,123
1969 82,464 -118,544 7,857 -11,033
1968 87,408 -429 7,289 2,769
1967 91,183 -55,853 6,742 1,516
1966 86,998 21,206 6,955 -11,006
1965 83,793 -81,576 7,789 -19,928
1964 83,402 -76,678 8,989 -23,936
1963 81,404 -77,345 9,190 -5,993
1962 85,327 -74,972 10,662 -3,960
1961 86,500 -61,102 10,756 -3,575
1960 96,648 -15,996 10,618 -8,007

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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