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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 2.05 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Greece vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Kazakhstan
2100 6,583,798 33,837,050
2099 6,626,788 33,761,154
2098 6,669,448 33,683,919
2097 6,712,148 33,603,915
2096 6,754,327 33,512,477
2095 6,795,603 33,413,253
2094 6,836,072 33,314,594
2093 6,875,572 33,213,155
2092 6,914,370 33,116,688
2091 6,952,243 33,013,240
2090 6,990,331 32,907,211
2089 7,028,964 32,798,108
2088 7,066,683 32,686,460
2087 7,103,695 32,563,627
2086 7,141,616 32,439,780
2085 7,180,403 32,315,125
2084 7,219,180 32,187,026
2083 7,257,814 32,051,485
2082 7,298,443 31,925,242
2081 7,340,066 31,787,284
2080 7,383,894 31,648,962
2079 7,429,047 31,514,214
2078 7,475,929 31,366,796
2077 7,525,653 31,219,906
2076 7,576,476 31,072,192
2075 7,629,016 30,923,546
2074 7,684,147 30,771,280
2073 7,742,105 30,625,478
2072 7,802,307 30,477,563
2071 7,863,855 30,326,181
2070 7,927,670 30,173,109
2069 7,993,717 30,013,948
2068 8,061,488 29,862,364
2067 8,129,716 29,712,186
2066 8,198,001 29,557,994
2065 8,265,902 29,396,139
2064 8,334,739 29,235,466
2063 8,404,367 29,071,908
2062 8,473,829 28,907,357
2061 8,543,564 28,738,535
2060 8,612,080 28,568,026
2059 8,681,422 28,391,809
2058 8,749,623 28,215,085
2057 8,817,088 28,037,220
2056 8,882,878 27,842,554
2055 8,947,611 27,643,057
2054 9,010,135 27,444,561
2053 9,070,133 27,234,548
2052 9,129,136 27,022,716
2051 9,186,935 26,809,526
2050 9,242,128 26,593,675
2049 9,297,265 26,376,242
2048 9,349,392 26,146,925
2047 9,400,970 25,911,330
2046 9,448,620 25,678,409
2045 9,495,447 25,442,326
2044 9,542,082 25,206,576
2043 9,587,391 24,971,131
2042 9,631,428 24,737,722
2041 9,676,515 24,507,695
2040 9,721,977 24,273,388
2039 9,767,381 24,047,108
2038 9,813,639 23,821,741
2037 9,860,147 23,600,163
2036 9,906,540 23,374,793
2035 9,953,900 23,151,259
2034 10,000,716 22,926,675
2033 10,047,814 22,700,937
2032 10,096,329 22,470,522
2031 10,142,892 22,247,053
2030 10,189,114 22,020,172
2029 10,235,303 21,792,016
2028 10,281,352 21,558,709
2027 10,326,692 21,326,341
2026 10,371,575 21,090,850
2025 10,413,962 20,843,754
2024 10,405,134 20,592,571
2023 10,407,351 20,330,104
2022 10,437,805 20,034,609
2021 10,570,130 19,743,603
2020 10,698,599 19,482,117
2019 10,721,582 19,209,555
2018 10,732,882 18,932,727
2017 10,754,679 18,651,931
2016 10,775,971 18,363,600
2015 10,820,883 18,084,169
2014 10,892,413 17,816,285
2013 10,965,211 17,556,502
2012 11,045,011 17,306,106
2011 11,104,899 17,066,002
2010 11,121,341 16,836,810
2009 11,107,017 16,619,846
2008 11,077,841 16,426,525
2007 11,048,473 16,257,214
2006 11,020,362 16,103,716
2005 10,987,314 15,968,117
2004 10,955,141 15,850,159
2003 10,928,070 15,747,380
2002 10,902,022 15,656,677
2001 10,862,132 15,575,550
2000 10,805,808 15,501,103
1999 10,761,698 15,455,874
1998 10,720,509 15,647,785
1997 10,661,259 16,043,251
1996 10,608,800 16,416,027
1995 10,562,153 16,730,536
1994 10,512,922 17,043,771
1993 10,460,415 17,274,487
1992 10,399,061 17,332,625
1991 10,319,927 17,278,600
1990 10,196,792 17,154,054
1989 10,089,498 16,997,013
1988 10,036,983 16,781,168
1987 10,000,595 16,527,715
1986 9,967,213 16,262,702
1985 9,934,300 16,031,090
1984 9,895,801 15,844,621
1983 9,846,627 15,665,551
1982 9,789,513 15,492,595
1981 9,729,350 15,323,082
1980 9,642,505 15,152,949
1979 9,548,258 14,978,696
1978 9,429,959 14,711,497
1977 9,308,479 14,353,265
1976 9,188,150 13,998,738
1975 9,046,541 13,700,843
1974 8,962,022 13,454,570
1973 8,929,086 13,208,121
1972 8,888,628 12,951,798
1971 8,831,036 12,684,813
1970 8,792,806 12,419,057
1969 8,772,764 12,156,212
1968 8,740,765 11,879,182
1967 8,684,088 11,584,428
1966 8,613,651 11,288,989
1965 8,550,333 10,993,183
1964 8,510,429 10,690,309
1963 8,479,625 10,377,466
1962 8,448,233 10,058,928
1961 8,398,050 9,742,085
1960 8,331,725 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Kazakhstan
2100 -0.65% 0.22%
2099 -0.64% 0.23%
2098 -0.64% 0.24%
2097 -0.62% 0.27%
2096 -0.61% 0.3%
2095 -0.59% 0.3%
2094 -0.57% 0.31%
2093 -0.56% 0.29%
2092 -0.54% 0.31%
2091 -0.54% 0.32%
2090 -0.55% 0.33%
2089 -0.53% 0.34%
2088 -0.52% 0.38%
2087 -0.53% 0.38%
2086 -0.54% 0.39%
2085 -0.54% 0.4%
2084 -0.53% 0.42%
2083 -0.56% 0.4%
2082 -0.57% 0.43%
2081 -0.59% 0.44%
2080 -0.61% 0.43%
2079 -0.63% 0.47%
2078 -0.66% 0.47%
2077 -0.67% 0.48%
2076 -0.69% 0.48%
2075 -0.72% 0.49%
2074 -0.75% 0.48%
2073 -0.77% 0.49%
2072 -0.78% 0.5%
2071 -0.8% 0.51%
2070 -0.83% 0.53%
2069 -0.84% 0.51%
2068 -0.84% 0.51%
2067 -0.83% 0.52%
2066 -0.82% 0.55%
2065 -0.83% 0.55%
2064 -0.83% 0.56%
2063 -0.82% 0.57%
2062 -0.82% 0.59%
2061 -0.8% 0.6%
2060 -0.8% 0.62%
2059 -0.78% 0.63%
2058 -0.77% 0.63%
2057 -0.74% 0.7%
2056 -0.72% 0.72%
2055 -0.69% 0.72%
2054 -0.66% 0.77%
2053 -0.65% 0.78%
2052 -0.63% 0.8%
2051 -0.6% 0.81%
2050 -0.59% 0.82%
2049 -0.56% 0.88%
2048 -0.55% 0.91%
2047 -0.5% 0.91%
2046 -0.49% 0.93%
2045 -0.49% 0.94%
2044 -0.47% 0.94%
2043 -0.46% 0.94%
2042 -0.47% 0.94%
2041 -0.47% 0.97%
2040 -0.46% 0.94%
2039 -0.47% 0.95%
2038 -0.47% 0.94%
2037 -0.47% 0.96%
2036 -0.48% 0.97%
2035 -0.47% 0.98%
2034 -0.47% 0.99%
2033 -0.48% 1.03%
2032 -0.46% 1%
2031 -0.45% 1.03%
2030 -0.45% 1.05%
2029 -0.45% 1.08%
2028 -0.44% 1.09%
2027 -0.43% 1.12%
2026 -0.41% 1.19%
2025 0.08% 1.22%
2024 -0.02% 1.29%
2023 -0.29% 1.47%
2022 -1.25% 1.47%
2021 -1.2% 1.34%
2020 -0.21% 1.42%
2019 -0.11% 1.46%
2018 -0.2% 1.51%
2017 -0.2% 1.57%
2016 -0.42% 1.55%
2015 -0.66% 1.5%
2014 -0.66% 1.48%
2013 -0.72% 1.45%
2012 -0.54% 1.41%
2011 -0.15% 1.36%
2010 0.13% 1.31%
2009 0.26% 1.18%
2008 0.27% 1.04%
2007 0.26% 0.95%
2006 0.3% 0.85%
2005 0.29% 0.74%
2004 0.25% 0.65%
2003 0.24% 0.58%
2002 0.37% 0.52%
2001 0.52% 0.48%
2000 0.41% 0.29%
1999 0.38% -1.23%
1998 0.56% -2.46%
1997 0.49% -2.27%
1996 0.44% -1.88%
1995 0.47% -1.84%
1994 0.5% -1.34%
1993 0.59% -0.34%
1992 0.77% 0.31%
1991 1.21% 0.73%
1990 1.06% 0.92%
1989 0.52% 1.29%
1988 0.36% 1.53%
1987 0.33% 1.63%
1986 0.33% 1.44%
1985 0.39% 1.18%
1984 0.5% 1.14%
1983 0.58% 1.12%
1982 0.62% 1.11%
1981 0.9% 1.12%
1980 0.99% 1.16%
1979 1.25% 1.82%
1978 1.31% 2.5%
1977 1.31% 2.53%
1976 1.57% 2.17%
1975 0.94% 1.83%
1974 0.37% 1.87%
1973 0.46% 1.98%
1972 0.65% 2.1%
1971 0.43% 2.14%
1970 0.23% 2.16%
1969 0.37% 2.33%
1968 0.65% 2.54%
1967 0.82% 2.62%
1966 0.74% 2.69%
1965 0.47% 2.83%
1964 0.36% 3.01%
1963 0.37% 3.17%
1962 0.6% 3.25%
1961 0.8% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Greece Kazakhstan
Current population
10371575
21211812
Population rank 94/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.26%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +688
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 85/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -8,834
Net migration rank 37/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -8,834
2024 -57,229 -122,772 264,079 -7,368
2023 -56,200 -159,430 273,013 -4,822
2022 -63,671 -53,997 277,019 45,755
2021 -58,135 -160,277 269,026 -9,804
2020 -46,004 6,353 272,458 -8,716
2019 -41,814 36,762 278,788 2,594
2018 -33,272 17,938 278,917 -6,644
2017 -36,566 10,483 268,066 21,248
2016 -25,862 10,484 277,878 9,478
2015 -29,216 -43,462 273,523 -2,011
2014 -20,696 -46,678 274,406 -10,170
2013 -17,545 -59,323 259,239 -3,925
2012 -16,568 -65,364 249,987 -4,512
2011 -4,441 -31,786 237,883 -3,160
2010 5,560 2,001 230,479 -6,840
2009 8,886 18,182 218,036 -7,758
2008 11,077 27,081 214,169 -37,796
2007 2,210 25,400 188,486 -26,237
2006 6,612 27,621 166,480 -21,728
2005 2,197 33,297 146,619 -20,171
2004 0 29,039 132,286 -22,841
2003 -1,093 25,323 112,137 -16,027
2002 0 25,692 93,564 -8,272
2001 0 60,387 84,279 -7,333
2000 -1,081 54,661 80,699 -8,754
1999 -2,153 49,930 79,536 -61,031
1998 -2,144 47,856 85,735 -488,075
1997 2,133 45,671 92,778 -481,380
1996 0 43,444 112,384 -469,331
1995 1,056 42,674 140,721 -412,775
1994 6,307 42,897 165,631 -520,028
1993 4,185 39,829 185,649 -292,682
1992 6,239 41,000 204,785 -214,015
1991 6,192 37,917 221,581 -104,271
1990 8,157 26,294 235,113 -103,336
1989 9,080 18,862 254,394 -72,096
1988 15,055 20,557 275,278 -25,892
1987 10,001 19,005 290,227 -32,724
1986 20,931 19,064 295,818 -23,297
1985 22,849 16,093 293,834 -103,115
1984 37,604 19,767 278,485 -96,266
1983 42,341 18,655 260,471 -84,566
1982 50,906 19,675 246,983 -76,976
1981 54,484 25,061 243,652 -74,624
1980 60,748 47,460 238,977 -67,731
1979 65,882 72,184 237,442 -60,198
1978 64,124 60,775 225,895 131,248
1977 59,574 19,193 224,284 135,047
1976 65,236 89,601 221,992 127,735
1975 61,516 61,265 219,748 26,332
1974 68,111 -22,590 217,668 28,807
1973 59,824 -42,387 215,940 30,467
1972 64,887 -3,589 212,319 53,914
1971 67,116 -12,747 202,450 65,291
1970 71,222 -54,166 191,775 72,000
1969 82,464 -118,544 184,118 77,805
1968 87,408 -429 186,254 105,890
1967 91,183 -55,853 191,536 105,830
1966 86,998 21,206 191,506 101,999
1965 83,793 -81,576 194,470 103,626
1964 83,402 -76,678 208,899 98,761
1963 81,404 -77,345 223,105 94,932
1962 85,327 -74,972 228,177 90,842
1961 86,500 -61,102 228,686 85,981
1960 96,648 -15,996 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/kazakhstan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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