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 10,249,082 people compared to 2,298,335 in Guinea-Bissau.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 4.46 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% decline), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.3M (62.4% growth).
- Guinea-Bissau is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 4.67M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.5M people by 2100.
Greece vs Guinea-Bissau: live population counter
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| Current population |
10249082
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2298335
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 146/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
3.95 hours
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10.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
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8.13 minutes
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| One death every |
4.14 minutes
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34.6 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
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5.12 hours
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| Annual migration change | -122,772 | -1,712 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +132 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,217 | +48,013 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +2.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 42/197 |
Greece and Guinea-Bissau: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,331,725 | 577,633 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | 582,532 | 0.8% | 0.85% |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | 589,474 | 0.6% | 1.19% |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | 594,418 | 0.37% | 0.84% |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | 588,543 | 0.36% | -0.99% |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | 575,005 | 0.47% | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | 566,908 | 0.74% | -1.41% |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | 569,011 | 0.82% | 0.37% |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | 578,170 | 0.65% | 1.61% |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | 581,610 | 0.37% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | 584,403 | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | 586,221 | 0.43% | 0.31% |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | 586,620 | 0.65% | 0.07% |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | 592,808 | 0.46% | 1.05% |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | 613,338 | 0.37% | 3.46% |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | 650,966 | 0.94% | 6.13% |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | 694,191 | 1.57% | 6.64% |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | 741,789 | 1.31% | 6.86% |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | 791,694 | 1.31% | 6.73% |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | 819,867 | 1.25% | 3.56% |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | 829,303 | 0.99% | 1.15% |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | 842,432 | 0.9% | 1.58% |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | 855,891 | 0.62% | 1.6% |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | 869,592 | 0.58% | 1.6% |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | 883,519 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | 897,697 | 0.39% | 1.6% |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | 912,126 | 0.33% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | 926,862 | 0.33% | 1.62% |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | 942,061 | 0.36% | 1.64% |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | 957,789 | 0.52% | 1.67% |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 973,669 | 1.06% | 1.66% |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 994,639 | 1.21% | 2.15% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 1,024,356 | 0.77% | 2.99% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 1,058,745 | 0.59% | 3.36% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 1,092,031 | 0.5% | 3.14% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 1,119,949 | 0.47% | 2.56% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 1,143,535 | 0.44% | 2.11% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 1,165,545 | 0.49% | 1.92% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 1,187,473 | 0.56% | 1.88% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 1,210,206 | 0.38% | 1.91% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 1,234,741 | 0.41% | 2.03% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 1,261,273 | 0.52% | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 1,289,307 | 0.37% | 2.22% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 1,318,806 | 0.24% | 2.29% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 1,349,563 | 0.25% | 2.33% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 1,381,585 | 0.29% | 2.37% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 1,415,303 | 0.3% | 2.44% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 1,450,986 | 0.26% | 2.52% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 1,488,054 | 0.27% | 2.55% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 1,526,377 | 0.26% | 2.58% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 1,566,347 | 0.13% | 2.62% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | 1,608,076 | -0.15% | 2.66% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | 1,651,417 | -0.54% | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | 1,695,973 | -0.72% | 2.7% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | 1,741,122 | -0.66% | 2.66% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | 1,786,457 | -0.66% | 2.6% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | 1,831,893 | -0.42% | 2.54% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | 1,877,072 | -0.2% | 2.47% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | 1,922,168 | -0.2% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | 1,967,696 | -0.11% | 2.37% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | 2,013,255 | -0.21% | 2.32% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | 2,058,841 | -1.21% | 2.26% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | 2,105,529 | -1.25% | 2.27% |
| 2023 | 10,407,351 | 2,153,339 | -0.28% | 2.27% |
| 2024 | 10,405,134 | 2,201,352 | -0.02% | 2.23% |
| 2025 | 10,292,291 | 2,249,512 | -1.08% | 2.19% |
| 2026 | 10,249,082 | 2,297,807 | -0.42% | 2.15% |
| 2027 | 10,204,400 | 2,346,190 | -0.44% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 10,159,146 | 2,394,226 | -0.44% | 2.05% |
| 2029 | 10,113,475 | 2,441,574 | -0.45% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 10,067,720 | 2,488,931 | -0.45% | 1.94% |
| 2031 | 10,021,773 | 2,536,893 | -0.46% | 1.93% |
| 2032 | 9,974,701 | 2,585,565 | -0.47% | 1.92% |
| 2033 | 9,927,344 | 2,634,701 | -0.47% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 9,880,848 | 2,683,078 | -0.47% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 9,834,216 | 2,730,136 | -0.47% | 1.75% |
| 2036 | 9,787,786 | 2,777,887 | -0.47% | 1.75% |
| 2037 | 9,741,790 | 2,826,159 | -0.47% | 1.74% |
| 2038 | 9,695,855 | 2,873,929 | -0.47% | 1.69% |
| 2039 | 9,650,459 | 2,921,973 | -0.47% | 1.67% |
| 2040 | 9,605,475 | 2,969,699 | -0.47% | 1.63% |
| 2041 | 9,560,641 | 3,016,537 | -0.47% | 1.58% |
| 2042 | 9,516,502 | 3,063,161 | -0.46% | 1.55% |
| 2043 | 9,472,263 | 3,109,927 | -0.46% | 1.53% |
| 2044 | 9,426,737 | 3,156,704 | -0.48% | 1.5% |
| 2045 | 9,380,458 | 3,204,242 | -0.49% | 1.51% |
| 2046 | 9,333,671 | 3,251,465 | -0.5% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 9,284,541 | 3,298,563 | -0.53% | 1.45% |
| 2048 | 9,233,189 | 3,345,853 | -0.55% | 1.43% |
| 2049 | 9,180,074 | 3,392,557 | -0.58% | 1.4% |
| 2050 | 9,125,443 | 3,438,597 | -0.6% | 1.36% |
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 -526,889 (a 4.89% decline), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 466,442 (a 25.5% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 11% to 9,125,443 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.6% to 3,438,597 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| Bissau | 492K |
| Bafata | 29.6K |
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Population differences between Greece and Guinea-Bissau
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 64.6 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 24.2 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 20.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 3.84 births per woman |
| Population density | 209.1 ppl/mi² | 202.8 ppl/mi² |
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