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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.13 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

Greece vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Jordan
2100 6,463,085 21,346,709
2099 6,505,287 21,318,400
2098 6,547,164 21,276,587
2097 6,589,081 21,237,878
2096 6,630,487 21,204,195
2095 6,671,006 21,146,160
2094 6,710,734 21,113,543
2093 6,749,510 21,064,917
2092 6,787,596 21,015,511
2091 6,824,775 20,930,262
2090 6,862,164 20,864,971
2089 6,900,089 20,783,567
2088 6,937,116 20,713,897
2087 6,973,450 20,643,710
2086 7,010,676 20,580,263
2085 7,048,751 20,502,047
2084 7,086,818 20,434,545
2083 7,124,743 20,374,054
2082 7,164,627 20,288,057
2081 7,205,487 20,191,077
2080 7,248,512 20,105,784
2079 7,292,836 20,014,191
2078 7,338,859 19,927,535
2077 7,387,671 19,835,869
2076 7,437,562 19,742,371
2075 7,489,139 19,635,722
2074 7,543,259 19,539,085
2073 7,600,155 19,432,498
2072 7,659,253 19,323,034
2071 7,719,672 19,207,735
2070 7,782,317 19,084,510
2069 7,847,153 18,977,089
2068 7,913,682 18,837,786
2067 7,980,659 18,721,500
2066 8,047,692 18,585,819
2065 8,114,348 18,450,342
2064 8,181,923 18,327,889
2063 8,250,274 18,195,124
2062 8,318,463 18,046,701
2061 8,386,919 17,905,240
2060 8,454,179 17,766,923
2059 8,522,250 17,623,583
2058 8,589,200 17,480,101
2057 8,655,428 17,332,985
2056 8,720,012 17,199,988
2055 8,783,558 17,055,494
2054 8,844,935 16,922,360
2053 8,903,834 16,788,269
2052 8,961,755 16,629,867
2051 9,018,494 16,483,332
2050 9,072,676 16,313,641
2049 9,126,801 16,143,037
2048 9,177,973 15,960,692
2047 9,228,605 15,782,848
2046 9,275,381 15,601,379
2045 9,321,349 15,401,446
2044 9,367,130 15,203,736
2043 9,411,608 15,009,222
2042 9,454,837 14,814,702
2041 9,499,098 14,610,184
2040 9,543,726 14,387,461
2039 9,588,298 14,180,166
2038 9,633,708 13,969,908
2037 9,679,362 13,763,230
2036 9,724,905 13,565,172
2035 9,771,397 13,367,627
2034 9,817,355 13,173,095
2033 9,863,589 12,977,990
2032 9,911,215 12,780,785
2031 9,956,924 12,572,455
2030 10,002,298 12,372,453
2029 10,047,641 12,165,594
2028 10,092,845 11,949,107
2027 10,137,354 11,734,783
2026 10,181,414 11,488,370
2025 10,223,023 11,596,825
2024 10,405,134 11,552,876
2023 10,407,351 11,439,213
2022 10,436,882 11,256,263
2021 10,569,207 11,066,356
2020 10,698,599 10,865,228
2019 10,721,582 10,671,891
2018 10,732,882 10,462,306
2017 10,754,679 10,234,226
2016 10,775,971 10,006,367
2015 10,820,883 9,544,729
2014 10,892,413 8,791,710
2013 10,965,211 7,991,809
2012 11,045,011 7,587,127
2011 11,104,899 7,480,424
2010 11,121,341 7,297,043
2009 11,107,017 7,141,753
2008 11,077,841 6,989,866
2007 11,048,473 6,827,227
2006 11,020,362 6,427,371
2005 10,987,314 6,029,587
2004 10,955,141 5,882,061
2003 10,928,070 5,741,828
2002 10,902,022 5,616,066
2001 10,862,132 5,498,894
2000 10,805,808 5,386,945
1999 10,761,698 5,276,444
1998 10,720,509 5,164,284
1997 10,661,259 5,046,285
1996 10,608,800 4,912,516
1995 10,562,153 4,752,096
1994 10,512,922 4,561,406
1993 10,460,415 4,348,020
1992 10,399,061 4,127,693
1991 10,319,927 3,915,149
1990 10,196,792 3,621,908
1989 10,089,498 3,349,627
1988 10,036,983 3,193,039
1987 10,000,595 3,047,634
1986 9,967,213 2,909,887
1985 9,934,300 2,778,810
1984 9,895,801 2,654,688
1983 9,846,627 2,537,307
1982 9,789,513 2,426,927
1981 9,729,350 2,325,517
1980 9,642,505 2,234,186
1979 9,548,258 2,153,882
1978 9,429,959 2,083,595
1977 9,308,479 2,019,002
1976 9,188,150 1,958,177
1975 9,046,541 1,899,055
1974 8,962,022 1,839,182
1973 8,929,086 1,778,094
1972 8,888,628 1,714,555
1971 8,831,036 1,645,145
1970 8,792,806 1,565,163
1969 8,772,764 1,473,100
1968 8,740,765 1,372,460
1967 8,684,088 1,271,183
1966 8,613,651 1,178,360
1965 8,550,333 1,099,440
1964 8,510,429 1,035,640
1963 8,479,625 984,714
1962 8,448,233 940,554
1961 8,398,050 897,591
1960 8,331,725 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.3M 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
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Jordan
2100 -0.65% 0.13%
2099 -0.64% 0.2%
2098 -0.64% 0.18%
2097 -0.62% 0.16%
2096 -0.61% 0.27%
2095 -0.59% 0.15%
2094 -0.57% 0.23%
2093 -0.56% 0.24%
2092 -0.54% 0.41%
2091 -0.54% 0.31%
2090 -0.55% 0.39%
2089 -0.53% 0.34%
2088 -0.52% 0.34%
2087 -0.53% 0.31%
2086 -0.54% 0.38%
2085 -0.54% 0.33%
2084 -0.53% 0.3%
2083 -0.56% 0.42%
2082 -0.57% 0.48%
2081 -0.59% 0.42%
2080 -0.61% 0.46%
2079 -0.63% 0.43%
2078 -0.66% 0.46%
2077 -0.67% 0.47%
2076 -0.69% 0.54%
2075 -0.72% 0.49%
2074 -0.75% 0.55%
2073 -0.77% 0.57%
2072 -0.78% 0.6%
2071 -0.8% 0.65%
2070 -0.83% 0.57%
2069 -0.84% 0.74%
2068 -0.84% 0.62%
2067 -0.83% 0.73%
2066 -0.82% 0.73%
2065 -0.83% 0.67%
2064 -0.83% 0.73%
2063 -0.82% 0.82%
2062 -0.82% 0.79%
2061 -0.8% 0.78%
2060 -0.8% 0.81%
2059 -0.78% 0.82%
2058 -0.77% 0.85%
2057 -0.74% 0.77%
2056 -0.72% 0.85%
2055 -0.69% 0.79%
2054 -0.66% 0.8%
2053 -0.65% 0.95%
2052 -0.63% 0.89%
2051 -0.6% 1.04%
2050 -0.59% 1.06%
2049 -0.56% 1.14%
2048 -0.55% 1.13%
2047 -0.5% 1.16%
2046 -0.49% 1.3%
2045 -0.49% 1.3%
2044 -0.47% 1.3%
2043 -0.46% 1.31%
2042 -0.47% 1.4%
2041 -0.47% 1.55%
2040 -0.46% 1.46%
2039 -0.47% 1.51%
2038 -0.47% 1.5%
2037 -0.47% 1.46%
2036 -0.48% 1.48%
2035 -0.47% 1.48%
2034 -0.47% 1.5%
2033 -0.48% 1.54%
2032 -0.46% 1.66%
2031 -0.45% 1.62%
2030 -0.45% 1.7%
2029 -0.45% 1.81%
2028 -0.44% 1.83%
2027 -0.43% 2.14%
2026 -0.41% -0.94%
2025 -1.75% 0.38%
2024 -0.02% 0.99%
2023 -0.28% 1.63%
2022 -1.25% 1.72%
2021 -1.21% 1.85%
2020 -0.21% 1.81%
2019 -0.11% 2%
2018 -0.2% 2.23%
2017 -0.2% 2.28%
2016 -0.42% 4.84%
2015 -0.66% 8.57%
2014 -0.66% 10%
2013 -0.72% 5.33%
2012 -0.54% 1.43%
2011 -0.15% 2.51%
2010 0.13% 2.17%
2009 0.26% 2.17%
2008 0.27% 2.38%
2007 0.26% 6.22%
2006 0.3% 6.6%
2005 0.29% 2.51%
2004 0.25% 2.44%
2003 0.24% 2.24%
2002 0.37% 2.13%
2001 0.52% 2.08%
2000 0.41% 2.09%
1999 0.38% 2.17%
1998 0.56% 2.34%
1997 0.49% 2.72%
1996 0.44% 3.38%
1995 0.47% 4.18%
1994 0.5% 4.91%
1993 0.59% 5.34%
1992 0.77% 5.43%
1991 1.21% 8.1%
1990 1.06% 8.13%
1989 0.52% 4.9%
1988 0.36% 4.77%
1987 0.33% 4.73%
1986 0.33% 4.72%
1985 0.39% 4.68%
1984 0.5% 4.63%
1983 0.58% 4.55%
1982 0.62% 4.36%
1981 0.9% 4.09%
1980 0.99% 3.73%
1979 1.25% 3.37%
1978 1.31% 3.2%
1977 1.31% 3.11%
1976 1.57% 3.11%
1975 0.94% 3.26%
1974 0.37% 3.44%
1973 0.46% 3.71%
1972 0.65% 4.22%
1971 0.43% 5.11%
1970 0.23% 6.25%
1969 0.37% 7.33%
1968 0.65% 7.97%
1967 0.82% 7.88%
1966 0.74% 7.18%
1965 0.47% 6.16%
1964 0.36% 5.17%
1963 0.37% 4.7%
1962 0.6% 4.79%
1961 0.8% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

Greece Jordan
Current population
10181414
11555022
Population rank 96/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.14%
One net population change
3.95 hours
4.62 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
2.23 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +311
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 102/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -303,267
Net migration rank 37/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -303,267
2024 - -122,772 - -156,369
2023 -56,200 -159,430 200,895 -17,445
2022 -63,665 -53,997 199,900 -17,445
2021 -58,131 -160,277 190,795 6,573
2020 -46,004 6,353 198,138 6,745
2019 -41,814 36,762 204,933 -23,156
2018 -33,272 17,938 205,333 32,062
2017 -36,566 10,483 205,903 12,873
2016 -25,862 10,484 205,891 31,046
2015 -29,216 -43,462 195,495 490,844
2014 -20,696 -46,678 184,169 635,528
2013 -17,545 -59,323 170,473 609,631
2012 -16,568 -65,364 175,437 -146,181
2011 -4,441 -31,786 177,076 7,057
2010 5,560 2,001 177,748 4,872
2009 8,886 18,182 177,651 -49,687
2008 11,077 27,081 175,048 767
2007 2,210 25,400 167,574 -18,108
2006 6,612 27,621 147,643 502,609
2005 2,197 33,297 141,816 3,500
2004 0 29,039 141,752 7,979
2003 -1,093 25,323 142,443 -11,699
2002 0 25,692 139,250 -18,463
2001 0 60,387 136,450 -22,896
2000 -1,081 54,661 136,414 -26,077
1999 -2,153 49,930 138,201 -27,530
1998 -2,144 47,856 140,696 -27,036
1997 2,133 45,671 145,358 -23,021
1996 0 43,444 147,852 -2,655
1995 1,056 42,674 147,652 27,991
1994 6,307 42,897 144,199 61,533
1993 4,185 39,829 139,467 81,576
1992 6,239 41,000 134,241 85,376
1991 6,192 37,917 129,642 75,824
1990 8,157 26,294 114,912 266,100
1989 9,080 18,862 112,608 50,941
1988 15,055 20,557 109,754 39,873
1987 10,001 19,005 106,536 34,646
1986 20,931 19,064 103,551 30,763
1985 22,849 16,093 99,801 28,040
1984 37,604 19,767 96,092 24,316
1983 42,341 18,655 92,863 21,487
1982 50,906 19,675 89,473 16,944
1981 54,484 25,061 86,751 9,659
1980 60,748 47,460 84,508 1,735
1979 65,882 72,184 82,076 -7,706
1978 64,124 60,775 79,908 -13,701
1977 59,574 19,193 78,101 -15,132
1976 65,236 89,601 75,981 -17,309
1975 61,516 61,265 74,392 -14,822
1974 68,111 -22,590 72,212 -12,024
1973 59,824 -42,387 70,058 -8,072
1972 64,887 -3,589 67,707 -2,622
1971 67,116 -12,747 64,763 8,976
1970 71,222 -54,166 60,321 25,894
1969 82,464 -118,544 57,431 40,481
1968 87,408 -429 53,336 50,036
1967 91,183 -55,853 48,791 50,397
1966 86,998 21,206 44,580 41,882
1965 83,793 -81,576 41,635 29,737
1964 83,402 -76,678 39,205 17,018
1963 81,404 -77,345 36,858 8,763
1962 85,327 -74,972 34,598 8,098
1961 86,500 -61,102 32,143 11,097
1960 96,648 -15,996 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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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