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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 5.75 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Greece vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Italy
2100 6,463,085 35,208,261
2099 6,505,287 35,444,989
2098 6,547,164 35,676,340
2097 6,589,081 35,914,345
2096 6,630,487 36,150,501
2095 6,671,006 36,386,787
2094 6,710,734 36,619,396
2093 6,749,510 36,850,181
2092 6,787,596 37,089,746
2091 6,824,775 37,323,400
2090 6,862,164 37,560,976
2089 6,900,089 37,802,157
2088 6,937,116 38,040,056
2087 6,973,450 38,280,439
2086 7,010,676 38,517,279
2085 7,048,751 38,761,126
2084 7,086,818 39,008,873
2083 7,124,743 39,255,273
2082 7,164,627 39,509,964
2081 7,205,487 39,767,732
2080 7,248,512 40,030,977
2079 7,292,836 40,302,924
2078 7,338,859 40,579,648
2077 7,387,671 40,860,952
2076 7,437,562 41,151,772
2075 7,489,139 41,455,646
2074 7,543,259 41,779,503
2073 7,600,155 42,111,664
2072 7,659,253 42,459,257
2071 7,719,672 42,814,908
2070 7,782,317 43,187,953
2069 7,847,153 43,571,469
2068 7,913,682 43,964,515
2067 7,980,659 44,361,273
2066 8,047,692 44,771,926
2065 8,114,348 45,197,177
2064 8,181,923 45,628,630
2063 8,250,274 46,066,216
2062 8,318,463 46,517,561
2061 8,386,919 46,971,598
2060 8,454,179 47,424,830
2059 8,522,250 47,879,711
2058 8,589,200 48,332,818
2057 8,655,428 48,778,066
2056 8,720,012 49,222,515
2055 8,783,558 49,653,326
2054 8,844,935 50,073,600
2053 8,903,834 50,488,203
2052 8,961,755 50,886,354
2051 9,018,494 51,276,616
2050 9,072,676 51,663,176
2049 9,126,801 52,034,983
2048 9,177,973 52,392,012
2047 9,228,605 52,745,310
2046 9,275,381 53,080,828
2045 9,321,349 53,408,660
2044 9,367,130 53,723,325
2043 9,411,608 54,042,322
2042 9,454,837 54,342,628
2041 9,499,098 54,629,496
2040 9,543,726 54,916,374
2039 9,588,298 55,205,078
2038 9,633,708 55,481,637
2037 9,679,362 55,757,394
2036 9,724,905 56,025,224
2035 9,771,397 56,295,613
2034 9,817,355 56,562,648
2033 9,863,589 56,822,364
2032 9,911,215 57,078,534
2031 9,956,924 57,345,322
2030 10,002,298 57,606,120
2029 10,047,641 57,851,091
2028 10,092,845 58,091,760
2027 10,137,354 58,333,039
2026 10,181,414 58,562,681
2025 10,223,023 58,769,653
2024 10,405,134 58,952,704
2023 10,407,351 58,984,216
2022 10,436,882 59,013,667
2021 10,569,207 59,133,173
2020 10,698,599 59,438,851
2019 10,721,582 59,729,081
2018 10,732,882 60,148,658
2017 10,754,679 60,002,252
2016 10,775,971 60,115,223
2015 10,820,883 60,229,605
2014 10,892,413 60,320,707
2013 10,965,211 60,311,613
2012 11,045,011 60,191,247
2011 11,104,899 60,026,841
2010 11,121,341 59,819,407
2009 11,107,017 59,555,454
2008 11,077,841 59,211,181
2007 11,048,473 58,756,247
2006 11,020,362 58,399,861
2005 10,987,314 58,166,682
2004 10,955,141 57,828,179
2003 10,928,070 57,399,184
2002 10,902,022 57,089,824
2001 10,862,132 56,976,981
2000 10,805,808 56,942,108
1999 10,761,698 56,916,317
1998 10,720,509 56,906,744
1997 10,661,259 56,890,372
1996 10,608,800 56,860,281
1995 10,562,153 56,844,303
1994 10,512,922 56,843,400
1993 10,460,415 56,831,821
1992 10,399,061 56,797,087
1991 10,319,927 56,758,521
1990 10,196,792 56,719,240
1989 10,089,498 56,671,781
1988 10,036,983 56,629,288
1987 10,000,595 56,601,931
1986 9,967,213 56,596,155
1985 9,934,300 56,593,071
1984 9,895,801 56,576,718
1983 9,846,627 56,564,074
1982 9,789,513 56,543,548
1981 9,729,350 56,501,675
1980 9,642,505 56,433,883
1979 9,548,258 56,317,749
1978 9,429,959 56,155,143
1977 9,308,479 55,955,411
1976 9,188,150 55,718,260
1975 9,046,541 55,441,001
1974 8,962,022 55,110,868
1973 8,929,086 54,751,406
1972 8,888,628 54,381,345
1971 8,831,036 54,073,490
1970 8,792,806 53,821,850
1969 8,772,764 53,537,950
1968 8,740,765 53,235,750
1967 8,684,088 52,900,500
1966 8,613,651 52,519,000
1965 8,550,333 52,112,350
1964 8,510,429 51,675,350
1963 8,479,625 51,252,000
1962 8,448,233 50,879,450
1961 8,398,050 50,536,350
1960 8,331,725 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 29.7% in Italy.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Italy
2100 -0.65% -0.67%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.66%
2097 -0.62% -0.65%
2096 -0.61% -0.65%
2095 -0.59% -0.64%
2094 -0.57% -0.63%
2093 -0.56% -0.65%
2092 -0.54% -0.63%
2091 -0.54% -0.63%
2090 -0.55% -0.64%
2089 -0.53% -0.63%
2088 -0.52% -0.63%
2087 -0.53% -0.61%
2086 -0.54% -0.63%
2085 -0.54% -0.64%
2084 -0.53% -0.63%
2083 -0.56% -0.64%
2082 -0.57% -0.65%
2081 -0.59% -0.66%
2080 -0.61% -0.67%
2079 -0.63% -0.68%
2078 -0.66% -0.69%
2077 -0.67% -0.71%
2076 -0.69% -0.73%
2075 -0.72% -0.78%
2074 -0.75% -0.79%
2073 -0.77% -0.82%
2072 -0.78% -0.83%
2071 -0.8% -0.86%
2070 -0.83% -0.88%
2069 -0.84% -0.89%
2068 -0.84% -0.89%
2067 -0.83% -0.92%
2066 -0.82% -0.94%
2065 -0.83% -0.95%
2064 -0.83% -0.95%
2063 -0.82% -0.97%
2062 -0.82% -0.97%
2061 -0.8% -0.96%
2060 -0.8% -0.95%
2059 -0.78% -0.94%
2058 -0.77% -0.91%
2057 -0.74% -0.9%
2056 -0.72% -0.87%
2055 -0.69% -0.84%
2054 -0.66% -0.82%
2053 -0.65% -0.78%
2052 -0.63% -0.76%
2051 -0.6% -0.75%
2050 -0.59% -0.71%
2049 -0.56% -0.68%
2048 -0.55% -0.67%
2047 -0.5% -0.63%
2046 -0.49% -0.61%
2045 -0.49% -0.59%
2044 -0.47% -0.59%
2043 -0.46% -0.55%
2042 -0.47% -0.53%
2041 -0.47% -0.52%
2040 -0.46% -0.52%
2039 -0.47% -0.5%
2038 -0.47% -0.49%
2037 -0.47% -0.48%
2036 -0.48% -0.48%
2035 -0.47% -0.47%
2034 -0.47% -0.46%
2033 -0.48% -0.45%
2032 -0.46% -0.47%
2031 -0.45% -0.45%
2030 -0.45% -0.42%
2029 -0.45% -0.41%
2028 -0.44% -0.41%
2027 -0.43% -0.39%
2026 -0.41% -0.35%
2025 -1.75% -0.31%
2024 -0.02% -0.05%
2023 -0.28% -0.05%
2022 -1.25% -0.2%
2021 -1.21% -0.51%
2020 -0.21% -0.49%
2019 -0.11% -0.7%
2018 -0.2% 0.24%
2017 -0.2% -0.19%
2016 -0.42% -0.19%
2015 -0.66% -0.15%
2014 -0.66% 0.02%
2013 -0.72% 0.2%
2012 -0.54% 0.27%
2011 -0.15% 0.35%
2010 0.13% 0.44%
2009 0.26% 0.58%
2008 0.27% 0.77%
2007 0.26% 0.61%
2006 0.3% 0.4%
2005 0.29% 0.59%
2004 0.25% 0.75%
2003 0.24% 0.54%
2002 0.37% 0.2%
2001 0.52% 0.06%
2000 0.41% 0.05%
1999 0.38% 0.02%
1998 0.56% 0.03%
1997 0.49% 0.05%
1996 0.44% 0.03%
1995 0.47% 0.002%
1994 0.5% 0.02%
1993 0.59% 0.06%
1992 0.77% 0.07%
1991 1.21% 0.07%
1990 1.06% 0.08%
1989 0.52% 0.08%
1988 0.36% 0.05%
1987 0.33% 0.01%
1986 0.33% 0.005%
1985 0.39% 0.03%
1984 0.5% 0.02%
1983 0.58% 0.04%
1982 0.62% 0.07%
1981 0.9% 0.12%
1980 0.99% 0.21%
1979 1.25% 0.29%
1978 1.31% 0.36%
1977 1.31% 0.43%
1976 1.57% 0.5%
1975 0.94% 0.6%
1974 0.37% 0.66%
1973 0.46% 0.68%
1972 0.65% 0.57%
1971 0.43% 0.47%
1970 0.23% 0.53%
1969 0.37% 0.57%
1968 0.65% 0.63%
1967 0.82% 0.73%
1966 0.74% 0.78%
1965 0.47% 0.85%
1964 0.36% 0.83%
1963 0.37% 0.73%
1962 0.6% 0.68%
1961 0.8% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Greece Italy
Current population
10181414
58562681
Population rank 96/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
3.95 hours
16.7 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 -86
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 170/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +75,448
Net migration rank 37/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 75,448
2024 - -122,772 - 95,246
2023 -56,200 -159,430 -283,125 150,189
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -318,674 231,228
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -301,579 157,327
2020 -46,004 6,353 -338,801 85,281
2019 -41,814 36,762 -215,025 46,634
2018 -33,272 17,938 -192,475 83,686
2017 -36,566 10,483 -192,007 95,147
2016 -25,862 10,484 -138,265 84,568
2015 -29,216 -43,462 -162,620 39,389
2014 -20,696 -46,678 -96,513 52,679
2013 -17,545 -59,323 -90,468 158,090
2012 -16,568 -65,364 -78,248 252,524
2011 -4,441 -31,786 -48,021 198,544
2010 5,560 2,001 -23,928 274,387
2009 8,886 18,182 -17,866 283,676
2008 11,077 27,081 -11,842 422,534
2007 2,210 25,400 -5,876 495,092
2006 6,612 27,621 0 215,995
2005 2,197 33,297 -17,450 258,702
2004 0 29,039 11,566 417,970
2003 -1,093 25,323 -40,179 478,578
2002 0 25,692 -22,836 223,861
2001 0 60,387 -11,396 48,903
2000 -1,081 54,661 -17,082 56,065
1999 -2,153 49,930 -22,766 54,405
1998 -2,144 47,856 -39,835 67,985
1997 2,133 45,671 -22,756 50,539
1996 0 43,444 -22,744 53,450
1995 1,056 42,674 -34,107 -460,287
1994 6,307 42,897 -17,053 502,750
1993 4,185 39,829 0 24,321
1992 6,239 41,000 22,718 51,747
1991 6,192 37,917 11,352 19,721
1990 8,157 26,294 22,688 35,317
1989 9,080 18,862 28,336 19,540
1988 15,055 20,557 33,977 18,553
1987 10,001 19,005 16,980 7,825
1986 20,931 19,064 11,319 -6,206
1985 22,849 16,093 28,297 6,911
1984 37,604 19,767 50,919 203
1983 42,341 18,655 33,939 -3,733
1982 50,906 19,675 79,161 -24,223
1981 54,484 25,061 73,452 7,182
1980 60,748 47,460 84,650 295,642
1979 65,882 72,184 129,531 42,637
1978 64,124 60,775 168,465 43,932
1977 59,574 19,193 190,248 42,246
1976 65,236 89,601 228,445 40,885
1975 61,516 61,265 271,660 43,051
1974 68,111 -22,590 336,176 42,487
1973 59,824 -42,387 328,508 41,631
1972 64,887 -3,589 364,355 43,182
1971 67,116 -12,747 383,922 -58,627
1970 71,222 -54,166 376,753 -62,216
1969 82,464 -118,544 390,827 -45,346
1968 87,408 -429 399,268 -50,149
1967 91,183 -55,853 439,074 -37,992
1966 86,998 21,206 488,427 -35,352
1965 83,793 -81,576 474,222 -36,267
1964 83,402 -76,678 527,089 -27,368
1963 81,404 -77,345 440,767 -28,198
1962 85,327 -74,972 427,387 -25,840
1961 86,500 -61,102 459,880 -129,761
1960 96,648 -15,996 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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