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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 842,249 in Guyana.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 12.1 times bigger than Guyana's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.01% for Guyana.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 842K (11% growth).

Greece vs Guyana: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Guyana
2100 6,463,085 893,427
2099 6,505,287 897,075
2098 6,547,164 900,730
2097 6,589,081 903,879
2096 6,630,487 907,239
2095 6,671,006 910,449
2094 6,710,734 913,720
2093 6,749,510 916,747
2092 6,787,596 919,782
2091 6,824,775 922,593
2090 6,862,164 925,382
2089 6,900,089 928,365
2088 6,937,116 931,149
2087 6,973,450 933,725
2086 7,010,676 936,488
2085 7,048,751 939,122
2084 7,086,818 941,484
2083 7,124,743 943,485
2082 7,164,627 945,768
2081 7,205,487 947,613
2080 7,248,512 949,747
2079 7,292,836 951,550
2078 7,338,859 953,310
2077 7,387,671 954,825
2076 7,437,562 956,285
2075 7,489,139 957,487
2074 7,543,259 958,532
2073 7,600,155 959,731
2072 7,659,253 960,840
2071 7,719,672 961,696
2070 7,782,317 962,231
2069 7,847,153 962,932
2068 7,913,682 963,050
2067 7,980,659 963,082
2066 8,047,692 962,949
2065 8,114,348 962,820
2064 8,181,923 962,570
2063 8,250,274 962,105
2062 8,318,463 961,231
2061 8,386,919 960,288
2060 8,454,179 959,030
2059 8,522,250 957,500
2058 8,589,200 956,227
2057 8,655,428 954,861
2056 8,720,012 953,884
2055 8,783,558 952,501
2054 8,844,935 950,779
2053 8,903,834 948,578
2052 8,961,755 946,446
2051 9,018,494 944,628
2050 9,072,676 942,160
2049 9,126,801 939,529
2048 9,177,973 936,679
2047 9,228,605 933,818
2046 9,275,381 930,648
2045 9,321,349 927,546
2044 9,367,130 924,165
2043 9,411,608 920,452
2042 9,454,837 916,600
2041 9,499,098 912,255
2040 9,543,726 908,134
2039 9,588,298 903,859
2038 9,633,708 899,504
2037 9,679,362 895,108
2036 9,724,905 890,826
2035 9,771,397 886,294
2034 9,817,355 881,375
2033 9,863,589 876,510
2032 9,911,215 871,122
2031 9,956,924 866,170
2030 10,002,298 861,006
2029 10,047,641 856,154
2028 10,092,845 851,204
2027 10,137,354 845,847
2026 10,181,414 840,915
2025 10,223,023 836,010
2024 10,405,134 831,087
2023 10,407,351 826,353
2022 10,436,882 821,637
2021 10,569,207 815,482
2020 10,698,599 807,481
2019 10,721,582 807,665
2018 10,732,882 791,556
2017 10,754,679 768,479
2016 10,775,971 763,548
2015 10,820,883 758,781
2014 10,892,413 754,229
2013 10,965,211 750,021
2012 11,045,011 746,288
2011 11,104,899 746,153
2010 11,121,341 749,256
2009 11,107,017 752,094
2008 11,077,841 754,606
2007 11,048,473 756,861
2006 11,020,362 758,966
2005 10,987,314 760,914
2004 10,955,141 762,418
2003 10,928,070 763,101
2002 10,902,022 763,652
2001 10,862,132 764,477
2000 10,805,808 764,832
1999 10,761,698 764,483
1998 10,720,509 763,586
1997 10,661,259 762,245
1996 10,608,800 760,526
1995 10,562,153 758,388
1994 10,512,922 755,822
1993 10,460,415 752,965
1992 10,399,061 749,911
1991 10,319,927 747,861
1990 10,196,792 749,894
1989 10,089,498 754,865
1988 10,036,983 759,663
1987 10,000,595 764,120
1986 9,967,213 768,098
1985 9,934,300 771,477
1984 9,895,801 774,111
1983 9,846,627 775,891
1982 9,789,513 776,712
1981 9,729,350 776,453
1980 9,642,505 774,367
1979 9,548,258 770,062
1978 9,429,959 764,586
1977 9,308,479 758,654
1976 9,188,150 752,253
1975 9,046,541 745,393
1974 8,962,022 738,057
1973 8,929,086 730,138
1972 8,888,628 721,617
1971 8,831,036 712,662
1970 8,792,806 702,705
1969 8,772,764 690,223
1968 8,740,765 676,160
1967 8,684,088 662,311
1966 8,613,651 648,646
1965 8,550,333 635,128
1964 8,510,429 621,764
1963 8,479,625 608,537
1962 8,448,233 595,461
1961 8,398,050 582,568
1960 8,331,725 569,143

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/guyana | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Guyana's population increased by 78,701 people (a 10.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 942,160 people and will still be ranked 162nd.

Guyana is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 963K 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
Guyana
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Guyana
2100 -0.65% -0.41%
2099 -0.64% -0.41%
2098 -0.64% -0.35%
2097 -0.62% -0.37%
2096 -0.61% -0.35%
2095 -0.59% -0.36%
2094 -0.57% -0.33%
2093 -0.56% -0.33%
2092 -0.54% -0.3%
2091 -0.54% -0.3%
2090 -0.55% -0.32%
2089 -0.53% -0.3%
2088 -0.52% -0.28%
2087 -0.53% -0.3%
2086 -0.54% -0.28%
2085 -0.54% -0.25%
2084 -0.53% -0.21%
2083 -0.56% -0.24%
2082 -0.57% -0.19%
2081 -0.59% -0.22%
2080 -0.61% -0.19%
2079 -0.63% -0.18%
2078 -0.66% -0.16%
2077 -0.67% -0.15%
2076 -0.69% -0.13%
2075 -0.72% -0.11%
2074 -0.75% -0.12%
2073 -0.77% -0.12%
2072 -0.78% -0.09%
2071 -0.8% -0.06%
2070 -0.83% -0.07%
2069 -0.84% -0.01%
2068 -0.84% -0.003%
2067 -0.83% 0.01%
2066 -0.82% 0.01%
2065 -0.83% 0.03%
2064 -0.83% 0.05%
2063 -0.82% 0.09%
2062 -0.82% 0.1%
2061 -0.8% 0.13%
2060 -0.8% 0.16%
2059 -0.78% 0.13%
2058 -0.77% 0.14%
2057 -0.74% 0.1%
2056 -0.72% 0.15%
2055 -0.69% 0.18%
2054 -0.66% 0.23%
2053 -0.65% 0.23%
2052 -0.63% 0.19%
2051 -0.6% 0.26%
2050 -0.59% 0.28%
2049 -0.56% 0.3%
2048 -0.55% 0.31%
2047 -0.5% 0.34%
2046 -0.49% 0.33%
2045 -0.49% 0.37%
2044 -0.47% 0.4%
2043 -0.46% 0.42%
2042 -0.47% 0.48%
2041 -0.47% 0.45%
2040 -0.46% 0.47%
2039 -0.47% 0.48%
2038 -0.47% 0.49%
2037 -0.47% 0.48%
2036 -0.48% 0.51%
2035 -0.47% 0.56%
2034 -0.47% 0.56%
2033 -0.48% 0.62%
2032 -0.46% 0.57%
2031 -0.45% 0.6%
2030 -0.45% 0.57%
2029 -0.45% 0.58%
2028 -0.44% 0.63%
2027 -0.43% 0.59%
2026 -0.41% 0.59%
2025 -1.75% 0.59%
2024 -0.02% 0.57%
2023 -0.28% 0.57%
2022 -1.25% 0.75%
2021 -1.21% 0.99%
2020 -0.21% -0.02%
2019 -0.11% 2.04%
2018 -0.2% 3%
2017 -0.2% 0.65%
2016 -0.42% 0.63%
2015 -0.66% 0.6%
2014 -0.66% 0.56%
2013 -0.72% 0.5%
2012 -0.54% 0.02%
2011 -0.15% -0.41%
2010 0.13% -0.38%
2009 0.26% -0.33%
2008 0.27% -0.3%
2007 0.26% -0.28%
2006 0.3% -0.26%
2005 0.29% -0.2%
2004 0.25% -0.09%
2003 0.24% -0.07%
2002 0.37% -0.11%
2001 0.52% -0.05%
2000 0.41% 0.05%
1999 0.38% 0.12%
1998 0.56% 0.18%
1997 0.49% 0.23%
1996 0.44% 0.28%
1995 0.47% 0.34%
1994 0.5% 0.38%
1993 0.59% 0.41%
1992 0.77% 0.27%
1991 1.21% -0.27%
1990 1.06% -0.66%
1989 0.52% -0.63%
1988 0.36% -0.58%
1987 0.33% -0.52%
1986 0.33% -0.44%
1985 0.39% -0.34%
1984 0.5% -0.23%
1983 0.58% -0.11%
1982 0.62% 0.03%
1981 0.9% 0.27%
1980 0.99% 0.56%
1979 1.25% 0.72%
1978 1.31% 0.78%
1977 1.31% 0.85%
1976 1.57% 0.92%
1975 0.94% 0.99%
1974 0.37% 1.08%
1973 0.46% 1.18%
1972 0.65% 1.26%
1971 0.43% 1.42%
1970 0.23% 1.81%
1969 0.37% 2.08%
1968 0.65% 2.09%
1967 0.82% 2.11%
1966 0.74% 2.13%
1965 0.47% 2.15%
1964 0.36% 2.17%
1963 0.37% 2.2%
1962 0.6% 2.21%
1961 0.8% 2.36%

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/guyana | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Guyana's population grew by 0.57%.

Live population counters

Greece Guyana
Current population
10181414
842249
Population rank 96/197 162/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.01%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.85 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
31.4 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.45 hours
Daily growth/decline -6 +13
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +4,734
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.57%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 128/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.73 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -5,092
Net migration rank 37/196 116/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 54,175
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 147/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 6.5%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 82/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Guyana
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Guyana
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -5,092
2024 - -122,772 - -5,407
2023 -56,200 -159,430 10,716 -6,161
2022 -63,665 -53,997 11,042 -6,161
2021 -58,131 -160,277 8,125 -689
2020 -46,004 6,353 10,307 -1,743
2019 -41,814 36,762 11,665 -20,603
2018 -33,272 17,938 10,946 30,213
2017 -36,566 10,483 11,108 -6,107
2016 -25,862 10,484 11,168 -6,309
2015 -29,216 -43,462 11,199 -6,527
2014 -20,696 -46,678 11,143 -6,710
2013 -17,545 -59,323 10,887 -6,907
2012 -16,568 -65,364 10,633 -7,152
2011 -4,441 -31,786 10,713 -13,920
2010 5,560 2,001 10,652 -13,655
2009 8,886 18,182 10,758 -13,425
2008 11,077 27,081 10,792 -13,143
2007 2,210 25,400 10,741 -12,906
2006 6,612 27,621 10,525 -12,575
2005 2,197 33,297 10,455 -12,290
2004 0 29,039 10,767 -11,938
2003 -1,093 25,323 11,344 -11,551
2002 0 25,692 12,218 -13,116
2001 0 60,387 13,307 -14,050
2000 -1,081 54,661 14,128 -14,090
1999 -2,153 49,930 14,763 -14,115
1998 -2,144 47,856 15,292 -14,155
1997 2,133 45,671 15,568 -14,019
1996 0 43,444 15,768 -13,871
1995 1,056 42,674 15,991 -13,614
1994 6,307 42,897 16,185 -13,426
1993 4,185 39,829 16,099 -13,137
1992 6,239 41,000 15,990 -12,844
1991 6,192 37,917 15,896 -14,949
1990 8,157 26,294 15,917 -20,930
1989 9,080 18,862 15,947 -20,870
1988 15,055 20,557 16,189 -20,860
1987 10,001 19,005 16,600 -20,848
1986 20,931 19,064 16,940 -20,647
1985 22,849 16,093 17,292 -20,337
1984 37,604 19,767 17,466 -19,702
1983 42,341 18,655 17,753 -19,075
1982 50,906 19,675 17,644 -17,959
1981 54,484 25,061 17,471 -16,648
1980 60,748 47,460 17,298 -13,952
1979 65,882 72,184 17,402 -12,138
1978 64,124 60,775 17,539 -11,841
1977 59,574 19,193 17,805 -11,636
1976 65,236 89,601 18,083 -11,445
1975 61,516 61,265 18,317 -11,231
1974 68,111 -22,590 18,589 -11,012
1973 59,824 -42,387 18,991 -10,731
1972 64,887 -3,589 19,219 -10,448
1971 67,116 -12,747 19,273 -10,142
1970 71,222 -54,166 19,233 -8,439
1969 82,464 -118,544 19,133 -4,969
1968 87,408 -429 19,035 -5,071
1967 91,183 -55,853 18,933 -5,192
1966 86,998 21,206 18,862 -5,277
1965 83,793 -81,576 18,791 -5,347
1964 83,402 -76,678 18,729 -5,437
1963 81,404 -77,345 18,606 -5,434
1962 85,327 -74,972 18,344 -5,379
1961 86,500 -61,102 18,092 -5,267
1960 96,648 -15,996 17,867 -3,837

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/guyana | 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 Guyana 77.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 107,419 people) and 22.3% is from migration (a loss of 30,797 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 54,175 people or 6.5% in Guyana.

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
Guyana
City Population
Georgetown 235K
Linden 28.7K
New Amsterdam 14.8K

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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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