The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,249,082 people compared to 122,647,678 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 12 times bigger than Greece's.
- Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.6% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.48% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7% decline), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.07% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 27% of the population in Greece and 29.1% in Japan.
Greece vs Japan: live population counter
Greece
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
10249082
|
122647678
|
| Population rank | 96/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 1.48% |
| One net population change |
3.95 hours
|
58.3 seconds
|
| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
|
42.2 seconds
|
| One death every |
4.14 minutes
|
19.5 seconds
|
| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
|
3.43 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -122,772 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,217 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 185/197 |
Greece and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Greece
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Greece
|
Japan
|
Greece
|
Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 8,331,725 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | 94,055,000 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | 94,933,000 | 0.6% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | 95,900,000 | 0.37% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | 96,903,000 | 0.36% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | 97,952,000 | 0.47% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | 98,851,000 | 0.74% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | 99,879,000 | 0.82% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | 101,011,000 | 0.65% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | 102,219,000 | 0.37% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | 103,403,000 | 0.23% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | 105,697,000 | 0.43% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | 107,188,000 | 0.65% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | 108,707,000 | 0.46% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | 110,162,000 | 0.37% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | 111,573,000 | 0.94% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | 112,775,000 | 1.57% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | 113,872,000 | 1.31% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | 114,913,000 | 1.31% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | 115,890,000 | 1.25% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | 116,807,000 | 0.99% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | 117,661,000 | 0.9% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | 118,480,000 | 0.62% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | 119,307,000 | 0.58% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | 120,083,000 | 0.5% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | 120,837,000 | 0.39% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | 121,482,000 | 0.33% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | 122,069,000 | 0.33% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | 122,578,000 | 0.36% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | 123,069,000 | 0.52% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 123,478,000 | 1.06% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 123,964,000 | 1.21% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 124,425,000 | 0.77% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 124,829,000 | 0.59% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 125,178,000 | 0.5% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 125,472,000 | 0.47% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 125,757,000 | 0.44% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 126,057,000 | 0.49% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 126,400,000 | 0.56% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 126,631,000 | 0.38% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 126,843,000 | 0.41% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 127,149,000 | 0.52% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 127,445,000 | 0.37% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 127,718,000 | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 127,761,000 | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 127,773,000 | 0.29% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 127,854,000 | 0.3% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 128,001,000 | 0.26% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 128,063,000 | 0.27% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 128,047,000 | 0.26% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 128,070,000 | 0.13% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | 127,833,000 | -0.15% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | 127,629,000 | -0.54% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | 127,445,000 | -0.72% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | 127,276,000 | -0.66% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | 127,141,000 | -0.66% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | 127,076,000 | -0.42% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | 126,972,000 | -0.2% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | 126,811,000 | -0.2% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | 126,633,000 | -0.11% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | 126,261,000 | -0.21% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | 125,681,593 | -1.21% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | 125,124,989 | -1.25% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 10,407,351 | 124,516,650 | -0.28% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 10,405,134 | 123,975,371 | -0.02% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 10,292,291 | 123,324,642 | -1.08% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 10,249,082 | 122,647,678 | -0.42% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 10,204,400 | 121,951,038 | -0.44% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 10,159,146 | 121,241,776 | -0.44% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 10,113,475 | 120,524,230 | -0.45% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 10,067,720 | 119,798,959 | -0.45% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 10,021,773 | 119,065,610 | -0.46% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 9,974,701 | 118,326,333 | -0.47% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 9,927,344 | 117,583,337 | -0.47% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 9,880,848 | 116,836,274 | -0.47% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 9,834,216 | 116,084,328 | -0.47% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 9,787,786 | 115,332,395 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 9,741,790 | 114,582,890 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 9,695,855 | 113,837,760 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 9,650,459 | 113,097,352 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 9,605,475 | 112,359,802 | -0.47% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 9,560,641 | 111,622,622 | -0.47% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 9,516,502 | 110,891,223 | -0.46% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 9,472,263 | 110,169,955 | -0.46% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 9,426,737 | 109,455,823 | -0.48% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 9,380,458 | 108,747,012 | -0.49% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 9,333,671 | 108,044,346 | -0.5% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 9,284,541 | 107,350,486 | -0.53% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 9,233,189 | 106,665,616 | -0.55% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 9,180,074 | 105,986,908 | -0.58% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 9,125,443 | 105,312,022 | -0.6% | -0.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost -526,889 (a 4.89% decline), while Japan's population decreased by -4,428,322 (a 3.48% decline).
Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Greece
|
|
|---|---|
| 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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Population differences between Greece and Japan
|
Greece
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 85.1 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 209.1 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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