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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 9.18 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

Greece vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Iran
2100 6,463,085 80,713,760
2099 6,505,287 81,246,718
2098 6,547,164 81,770,953
2097 6,589,081 82,295,714
2096 6,630,487 82,818,575
2095 6,671,006 83,338,446
2094 6,710,734 83,854,648
2093 6,749,510 84,371,569
2092 6,787,596 84,888,626
2091 6,824,775 85,410,099
2090 6,862,164 85,934,675
2089 6,900,089 86,466,409
2088 6,937,116 87,004,165
2087 6,973,450 87,549,685
2086 7,010,676 88,105,571
2085 7,048,751 88,668,329
2084 7,086,818 89,239,709
2083 7,124,743 89,817,194
2082 7,164,627 90,402,538
2081 7,205,487 90,995,822
2080 7,248,512 91,595,122
2079 7,292,836 92,196,842
2078 7,338,859 92,801,160
2077 7,387,671 93,405,954
2076 7,437,562 94,007,669
2075 7,489,139 94,606,607
2074 7,543,259 95,197,577
2073 7,600,155 95,783,994
2072 7,659,253 96,355,853
2071 7,719,672 96,915,335
2070 7,782,317 97,460,813
2069 7,847,153 97,988,897
2068 7,913,682 98,496,927
2067 7,980,659 98,978,509
2066 8,047,692 99,439,391
2065 8,114,348 99,877,457
2064 8,181,923 100,288,977
2063 8,250,274 100,668,199
2062 8,318,463 101,017,348
2061 8,386,919 101,332,810
2060 8,454,179 101,612,261
2059 8,522,250 101,858,931
2058 8,589,200 102,061,144
2057 8,655,428 102,228,085
2056 8,720,012 102,358,266
2055 8,783,558 102,449,092
2054 8,844,935 102,498,594
2053 8,903,834 102,508,245
2052 8,961,755 102,480,373
2051 9,018,494 102,417,847
2050 9,072,676 102,318,917
2049 9,126,801 102,189,816
2048 9,177,973 102,024,233
2047 9,228,605 101,832,213
2046 9,275,381 101,613,554
2045 9,321,349 101,371,784
2044 9,367,130 101,104,998
2043 9,411,608 100,818,045
2042 9,454,837 100,512,032
2041 9,499,098 100,188,214
2040 9,543,726 99,849,875
2039 9,588,298 99,501,869
2038 9,633,708 99,137,385
2037 9,679,362 98,759,167
2036 9,724,905 98,366,612
2035 9,771,397 97,963,082
2034 9,817,355 97,546,148
2033 9,863,589 97,118,106
2032 9,911,215 96,671,440
2031 9,956,924 96,204,118
2030 10,002,298 95,718,604
2029 10,047,641 95,195,996
2028 10,092,845 94,623,034
2027 10,137,354 93,987,260
2026 10,181,414 93,276,075
2025 10,223,023 92,478,162
2024 10,405,134 91,567,738
2023 10,407,351 90,608,707
2022 10,436,882 89,524,246
2021 10,569,207 88,455,488
2020 10,698,599 87,723,443
2019 10,721,582 87,051,648
2018 10,732,882 86,117,998
2017 10,754,679 85,026,754
2016 10,775,971 83,812,228
2015 10,820,883 82,619,362
2014 10,892,413 81,502,045
2013 10,965,211 80,414,686
2012 11,045,011 79,370,580
2011 11,104,899 78,383,598
2010 11,121,341 77,420,842
2009 11,107,017 76,457,825
2008 11,077,841 75,514,204
2007 11,048,473 74,602,648
2006 11,020,362 73,392,747
2005 10,987,314 71,828,455
2004 10,955,141 70,256,316
2003 10,928,070 68,769,340
2002 10,902,022 68,011,317
2001 10,862,132 67,452,005
2000 10,805,808 66,418,659
1999 10,761,698 65,445,391
1998 10,720,509 64,519,859
1997 10,661,259 63,639,638
1996 10,608,800 62,881,300
1995 10,562,153 62,205,567
1994 10,512,922 61,520,598
1993 10,460,415 61,403,543
1992 10,399,061 61,184,983
1991 10,319,927 59,986,931
1990 10,196,792 58,380,092
1989 10,089,498 56,704,914
1988 10,036,983 55,072,694
1987 10,000,595 53,323,493
1986 9,967,213 51,446,045
1985 9,934,300 49,582,289
1984 9,895,801 47,793,998
1983 9,846,627 46,029,535
1982 9,789,513 44,272,141
1981 9,729,350 41,989,312
1980 9,642,505 39,842,324
1979 9,548,258 38,424,952
1978 9,429,959 37,126,535
1977 9,308,479 35,933,181
1976 9,188,150 34,837,271
1975 9,046,541 33,802,973
1974 8,962,022 32,796,463
1973 8,929,086 31,839,838
1972 8,888,628 30,921,179
1971 8,831,036 30,029,071
1970 8,792,806 29,145,100
1969 8,772,764 28,273,482
1968 8,740,765 27,437,391
1967 8,684,088 26,628,432
1966 8,613,651 25,829,270
1965 8,550,333 25,036,978
1964 8,510,429 24,262,859
1963 8,479,625 23,519,005
1962 8,448,233 22,807,907
1961 8,398,050 22,125,726
1960 8,331,725 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Iran is projected to reach its peak in 2053 at 103M 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
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Iran
2100 -0.65% -0.66%
2099 -0.64% -0.64%
2098 -0.64% -0.64%
2097 -0.62% -0.63%
2096 -0.61% -0.62%
2095 -0.59% -0.62%
2094 -0.57% -0.61%
2093 -0.56% -0.61%
2092 -0.54% -0.61%
2091 -0.54% -0.61%
2090 -0.55% -0.61%
2089 -0.53% -0.62%
2088 -0.52% -0.62%
2087 -0.53% -0.63%
2086 -0.54% -0.63%
2085 -0.54% -0.64%
2084 -0.53% -0.64%
2083 -0.56% -0.65%
2082 -0.57% -0.65%
2081 -0.59% -0.65%
2080 -0.61% -0.65%
2079 -0.63% -0.65%
2078 -0.66% -0.65%
2077 -0.67% -0.64%
2076 -0.69% -0.63%
2075 -0.72% -0.62%
2074 -0.75% -0.61%
2073 -0.77% -0.59%
2072 -0.78% -0.58%
2071 -0.8% -0.56%
2070 -0.83% -0.54%
2069 -0.84% -0.52%
2068 -0.84% -0.49%
2067 -0.83% -0.46%
2066 -0.82% -0.44%
2065 -0.83% -0.41%
2064 -0.83% -0.38%
2063 -0.82% -0.35%
2062 -0.82% -0.31%
2061 -0.8% -0.28%
2060 -0.8% -0.24%
2059 -0.78% -0.2%
2058 -0.77% -0.16%
2057 -0.74% -0.13%
2056 -0.72% -0.09%
2055 -0.69% -0.05%
2054 -0.66% -0.009%
2053 -0.65% 0.03%
2052 -0.63% 0.06%
2051 -0.6% 0.1%
2050 -0.59% 0.13%
2049 -0.56% 0.16%
2048 -0.55% 0.19%
2047 -0.5% 0.22%
2046 -0.49% 0.24%
2045 -0.49% 0.26%
2044 -0.47% 0.28%
2043 -0.46% 0.3%
2042 -0.47% 0.32%
2041 -0.47% 0.34%
2040 -0.46% 0.35%
2039 -0.47% 0.37%
2038 -0.47% 0.38%
2037 -0.47% 0.4%
2036 -0.48% 0.41%
2035 -0.47% 0.43%
2034 -0.47% 0.44%
2033 -0.48% 0.46%
2032 -0.46% 0.49%
2031 -0.45% 0.51%
2030 -0.45% 0.55%
2029 -0.45% 0.61%
2028 -0.44% 0.68%
2027 -0.43% 0.76%
2026 -0.41% 0.86%
2025 -1.75% 0.99%
2024 -0.02% 1.06%
2023 -0.28% 1.21%
2022 -1.25% 1.21%
2021 -1.21% 0.83%
2020 -0.21% 0.77%
2019 -0.11% 1.08%
2018 -0.2% 1.28%
2017 -0.2% 1.45%
2016 -0.42% 1.44%
2015 -0.66% 1.37%
2014 -0.66% 1.35%
2013 -0.72% 1.32%
2012 -0.54% 1.26%
2011 -0.15% 1.24%
2010 0.13% 1.26%
2009 0.26% 1.25%
2008 0.27% 1.22%
2007 0.26% 1.65%
2006 0.3% 2.18%
2005 0.29% 2.24%
2004 0.25% 2.16%
2003 0.24% 1.11%
2002 0.37% 0.83%
2001 0.52% 1.56%
2000 0.41% 1.49%
1999 0.38% 1.43%
1998 0.56% 1.38%
1997 0.49% 1.21%
1996 0.44% 1.09%
1995 0.47% 1.11%
1994 0.5% 0.19%
1993 0.59% 0.36%
1992 0.77% 2%
1991 1.21% 2.75%
1990 1.06% 2.95%
1989 0.52% 2.96%
1988 0.36% 3.28%
1987 0.33% 3.65%
1986 0.33% 3.76%
1985 0.39% 3.74%
1984 0.5% 3.83%
1983 0.58% 3.97%
1982 0.62% 5.44%
1981 0.9% 5.39%
1980 0.99% 3.69%
1979 1.25% 3.5%
1978 1.31% 3.32%
1977 1.31% 3.15%
1976 1.57% 3.06%
1975 0.94% 3.07%
1974 0.37% 3%
1973 0.46% 2.97%
1972 0.65% 2.97%
1971 0.43% 3.03%
1970 0.23% 3.08%
1969 0.37% 3.05%
1968 0.65% 3.04%
1967 0.82% 3.09%
1966 0.74% 3.16%
1965 0.47% 3.19%
1964 0.36% 3.16%
1963 0.37% 3.12%
1962 0.6% 3.08%
1961 0.8% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

Greece Iran
Current population
10181414
93468444
Population rank 96/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.13%
One net population change
3.95 hours
32.9 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,627
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 98/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +116,786
Net migration rank 37/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 116,786
2024 - -122,772 - 190,156
2023 -56,200 -159,430 750,150 262,044
2022 -63,665 -53,997 753,525 403,190
2021 -58,131 -160,277 645,725 334,967
2020 -46,004 6,353 663,978 -180,680
2019 -41,814 36,762 893,063 -32,794
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,140,549 34,849
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,186,949 66,630
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 5,560 2,001 980,380 -12,849
2009 8,886 18,182 958,322 211
2008 11,077 27,081 940,983 -12,184
2007 2,210 25,400 919,254 -24,950
2006 6,612 27,621 884,529 640,932
2005 2,197 33,297 837,305 765,873
2004 0 29,039 801,203 739,996
2003 -1,093 25,323 732,600 700,222
2002 0 25,692 752,205 -668,962
2001 0 60,387 743,658 291,692
2000 -1,081 54,661 731,203 300,133
1999 -2,153 49,930 723,237 191,988
1998 -2,144 47,856 717,655 218,171
1997 2,133 45,671 726,574 98,009
1996 0 43,444 784,508 -92,435
1995 1,056 42,674 879,648 -220,258
1994 6,307 42,897 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 4,185 39,829 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 6,239 41,000 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 6,192 37,917 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 8,157 26,294 1,530,434 200,711
1989 9,080 18,862 1,609,739 9,460
1988 15,055 20,557 1,614,512 30,688
1987 10,001 19,005 1,639,644 213,524
1986 20,931 19,064 1,659,289 242,411
1985 22,849 16,093 1,661,750 163,999
1984 37,604 19,767 1,653,051 97,748
1983 42,341 18,655 1,573,612 204,544
1982 50,906 19,675 1,514,240 222,390
1981 54,484 25,061 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 60,748 47,460 1,361,293 103,674
1979 65,882 72,184 1,294,306 75,451
1978 64,124 60,775 1,156,974 70,088
1977 59,574 19,193 1,091,542 68,093
1976 65,236 89,601 1,013,347 18,825
1975 61,516 61,265 929,481 106,921
1974 68,111 -22,590 873,369 103,252
1973 59,824 -42,387 831,880 104,779
1972 64,887 -3,589 804,043 96,614
1971 67,116 -12,747 805,830 77,717
1970 71,222 -54,166 794,612 89,757
1969 82,464 -118,544 780,660 78,196
1968 87,408 -429 743,992 69,342
1967 91,183 -55,853 727,276 77,313
1966 86,998 21,206 695,040 98,709
1965 83,793 -81,576 663,029 127,808
1964 83,402 -76,678 635,589 121,817
1963 81,404 -77,345 620,126 110,190
1962 85,327 -74,972 595,538 96,332
1961 86,500 -61,102 594,674 77,811
1960 96,648 -15,996 584,060 54,041

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

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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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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