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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 57,532,493 people in Kenya in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 59,218,766 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.71 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.04% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59.2M (60.5% growth).

Greece vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Kenya
2100 6,583,798 105,223,316
2099 6,626,788 105,242,590
2098 6,669,448 105,242,641
2097 6,712,148 105,236,101
2096 6,754,327 105,205,242
2095 6,795,603 105,160,786
2094 6,836,072 105,103,544
2093 6,875,572 105,032,088
2092 6,914,370 104,940,218
2091 6,952,243 104,832,015
2090 6,990,331 104,703,358
2089 7,028,964 104,558,519
2088 7,066,683 104,399,468
2087 7,103,695 104,228,800
2086 7,141,616 104,041,464
2085 7,180,403 103,840,241
2084 7,219,180 103,625,624
2083 7,257,814 103,392,537
2082 7,298,443 103,144,028
2081 7,340,066 102,874,777
2080 7,383,894 102,580,506
2079 7,429,047 102,272,538
2078 7,475,929 101,946,897
2077 7,525,653 101,598,847
2076 7,576,476 101,225,562
2075 7,629,016 100,835,197
2074 7,684,147 100,422,464
2073 7,742,105 99,987,171
2072 7,802,307 99,519,193
2071 7,863,855 99,028,293
2070 7,927,670 98,515,267
2069 7,993,717 97,978,409
2068 8,061,488 97,414,394
2067 8,129,716 96,829,083
2066 8,198,001 96,216,770
2065 8,265,902 95,585,451
2064 8,334,739 94,929,481
2063 8,404,367 94,252,826
2062 8,473,829 93,548,321
2061 8,543,564 92,824,672
2060 8,612,080 92,085,725
2059 8,681,422 91,330,716
2058 8,749,623 90,557,051
2057 8,817,088 89,770,421
2056 8,882,878 88,981,572
2055 8,947,611 88,179,741
2054 9,010,135 87,367,666
2053 9,070,133 86,540,071
2052 9,129,136 85,698,312
2051 9,186,935 84,838,589
2050 9,242,128 83,964,839
2049 9,297,265 83,078,796
2048 9,349,392 82,179,525
2047 9,400,970 81,263,371
2046 9,448,620 80,329,258
2045 9,495,447 79,378,234
2044 9,542,082 78,403,097
2043 9,587,391 77,407,646
2042 9,631,428 76,389,004
2041 9,676,515 75,353,221
2040 9,721,977 74,297,998
2039 9,767,381 73,230,696
2038 9,813,639 72,143,698
2037 9,860,147 71,048,729
2036 9,906,540 69,939,553
2035 9,953,900 68,821,441
2034 10,000,716 67,695,500
2033 10,047,814 66,560,141
2032 10,096,329 65,422,172
2031 10,142,892 64,280,471
2030 10,189,114 63,144,611
2029 10,235,303 62,012,629
2028 10,281,352 60,885,488
2027 10,326,692 59,761,684
2026 10,371,575 58,645,347
2025 10,413,962 57,532,493
2024 10,405,134 56,432,944
2023 10,407,351 55,339,003
2022 10,437,805 54,252,461
2021 10,570,130 53,219,166
2020 10,698,599 52,217,334
2019 10,721,582 51,202,827
2018 10,732,882 50,207,107
2017 10,754,679 49,197,766
2016 10,775,971 48,139,687
2015 10,820,883 47,088,526
2014 10,892,413 46,051,440
2013 10,965,211 44,986,791
2012 11,045,011 43,888,303
2011 11,104,899 42,758,461
2010 11,121,341 41,598,567
2009 11,107,017 40,408,891
2008 11,077,841 39,206,351
2007 11,048,473 38,036,349
2006 11,020,362 36,904,008
2005 10,987,314 35,796,484
2004 10,955,141 34,713,455
2003 10,928,070 33,652,223
2002 10,902,022 32,629,808
2001 10,862,132 31,619,170
2000 10,805,808 30,642,890
1999 10,761,698 29,733,408
1998 10,720,509 28,888,057
1997 10,661,259 28,101,768
1996 10,608,800 27,344,211
1995 10,562,153 26,601,751
1994 10,512,922 25,857,130
1993 10,460,415 25,117,188
1992 10,399,061 24,382,460
1991 10,319,927 23,646,514
1990 10,196,792 22,892,651
1989 10,089,498 22,118,434
1988 10,036,983 21,356,219
1987 10,000,595 20,616,096
1986 9,967,213 19,901,646
1985 9,934,300 19,201,768
1984 9,895,801 18,514,906
1983 9,846,627 17,846,374
1982 9,789,513 17,206,175
1981 9,729,350 16,601,507
1980 9,642,505 16,018,459
1979 9,548,258 15,460,666
1978 9,429,959 14,934,126
1977 9,308,479 14,428,819
1976 9,188,150 13,957,623
1975 9,046,541 13,511,671
1974 8,962,022 13,070,078
1973 8,929,086 12,634,835
1972 8,888,628 12,206,060
1971 8,831,036 11,788,904
1970 8,792,806 11,368,791
1969 8,772,764 10,939,695
1968 8,740,765 10,518,823
1967 8,684,088 10,111,057
1966 8,613,651 9,717,816
1965 8,550,333 9,338,078
1964 8,510,429 8,973,535
1963 8,479,625 8,627,971
1962 8,448,233 8,299,308
1961 8,398,050 7,987,770
1960 8,331,725 7,695,307

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 11,079,079 people (a 23% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 41.8% to 83,964,839 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Kenya
2100 -0.65% -0.02%
2099 -0.64% -0%
2098 -0.64% 0.006%
2097 -0.62% 0.03%
2096 -0.61% 0.04%
2095 -0.59% 0.05%
2094 -0.57% 0.07%
2093 -0.56% 0.09%
2092 -0.54% 0.1%
2091 -0.54% 0.12%
2090 -0.55% 0.14%
2089 -0.53% 0.15%
2088 -0.52% 0.16%
2087 -0.53% 0.18%
2086 -0.54% 0.19%
2085 -0.54% 0.21%
2084 -0.53% 0.23%
2083 -0.56% 0.24%
2082 -0.57% 0.26%
2081 -0.59% 0.29%
2080 -0.61% 0.3%
2079 -0.63% 0.32%
2078 -0.66% 0.34%
2077 -0.67% 0.37%
2076 -0.69% 0.39%
2075 -0.72% 0.41%
2074 -0.75% 0.44%
2073 -0.77% 0.47%
2072 -0.78% 0.5%
2071 -0.8% 0.52%
2070 -0.83% 0.55%
2069 -0.84% 0.58%
2068 -0.84% 0.6%
2067 -0.83% 0.64%
2066 -0.82% 0.66%
2065 -0.83% 0.69%
2064 -0.83% 0.72%
2063 -0.82% 0.75%
2062 -0.82% 0.78%
2061 -0.8% 0.8%
2060 -0.8% 0.83%
2059 -0.78% 0.85%
2058 -0.77% 0.88%
2057 -0.74% 0.89%
2056 -0.72% 0.91%
2055 -0.69% 0.93%
2054 -0.66% 0.96%
2053 -0.65% 0.98%
2052 -0.63% 1.01%
2051 -0.6% 1.04%
2050 -0.59% 1.07%
2049 -0.56% 1.09%
2048 -0.55% 1.13%
2047 -0.5% 1.16%
2046 -0.49% 1.2%
2045 -0.49% 1.24%
2044 -0.47% 1.29%
2043 -0.46% 1.33%
2042 -0.47% 1.37%
2041 -0.47% 1.42%
2040 -0.46% 1.46%
2039 -0.47% 1.51%
2038 -0.47% 1.54%
2037 -0.47% 1.59%
2036 -0.48% 1.62%
2035 -0.47% 1.66%
2034 -0.47% 1.71%
2033 -0.48% 1.74%
2032 -0.46% 1.78%
2031 -0.45% 1.8%
2030 -0.45% 1.83%
2029 -0.45% 1.85%
2028 -0.44% 1.88%
2027 -0.43% 1.9%
2026 -0.41% 1.93%
2025 0.08% 1.95%
2024 -0.02% 1.98%
2023 -0.29% 2%
2022 -1.25% 1.94%
2021 -1.2% 1.92%
2020 -0.21% 1.98%
2019 -0.11% 1.98%
2018 -0.2% 2.05%
2017 -0.2% 2.2%
2016 -0.42% 2.23%
2015 -0.66% 2.25%
2014 -0.66% 2.37%
2013 -0.72% 2.5%
2012 -0.54% 2.64%
2011 -0.15% 2.79%
2010 0.13% 2.94%
2009 0.26% 3.07%
2008 0.27% 3.08%
2007 0.26% 3.07%
2006 0.3% 3.09%
2005 0.29% 3.12%
2004 0.25% 3.15%
2003 0.24% 3.13%
2002 0.37% 3.2%
2001 0.52% 3.19%
2000 0.41% 3.06%
1999 0.38% 2.93%
1998 0.56% 2.8%
1997 0.49% 2.77%
1996 0.44% 2.79%
1995 0.47% 2.88%
1994 0.5% 2.95%
1993 0.59% 3.01%
1992 0.77% 3.11%
1991 1.21% 3.29%
1990 1.06% 3.5%
1989 0.52% 3.57%
1988 0.36% 3.59%
1987 0.33% 3.59%
1986 0.33% 3.64%
1985 0.39% 3.71%
1984 0.5% 3.75%
1983 0.58% 3.72%
1982 0.62% 3.64%
1981 0.9% 3.64%
1980 0.99% 3.61%
1979 1.25% 3.53%
1978 1.31% 3.5%
1977 1.31% 3.38%
1976 1.57% 3.3%
1975 0.94% 3.38%
1974 0.37% 3.44%
1973 0.46% 3.51%
1972 0.65% 3.54%
1971 0.43% 3.7%
1970 0.23% 3.92%
1969 0.37% 4%
1968 0.65% 4.03%
1967 0.82% 4.05%
1966 0.74% 4.07%
1965 0.47% 4.06%
1964 0.36% 4.01%
1963 0.37% 3.96%
1962 0.6% 3.9%
1961 0.8% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.95%.

Live population counters

Greece Kenya
Current population
10371575
59218766
Population rank 94/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
20.7 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +3,012
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +1,099,549
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +1.95%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 51/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -27,330
Net migration rank 37/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -27,330
2024 -57,229 -122,772 1,116,695 -19,781
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -63,671 -53,997 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -58,135 -160,277 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 5,560 2,001 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 8,886 18,182 1,193,598 7,096
2008 11,077 27,081 1,174,818 29,612
2007 2,210 25,400 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 6,612 27,621 1,113,357 15,767
2005 2,197 33,297 1,080,446 5,501
2004 0 29,039 1,048,590 31,525
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,018,182 24,175
2002 0 25,692 992,044 10,431
2001 0 60,387 963,721 55,052
2000 -1,081 54,661 928,357 5,407
1999 -2,153 49,930 898,484 -13,257
1998 -2,144 47,856 875,511 -70,023
1997 2,133 45,671 847,493 -80,443
1996 0 43,444 827,326 -79,276
1995 1,056 42,674 812,391 -75,506
1994 6,307 42,897 792,702 -40,367
1993 4,185 39,829 788,579 -61,054
1992 6,239 41,000 785,018 -43,085
1991 6,192 37,917 790,030 -60,087
1990 8,157 26,294 789,087 -11,338
1989 9,080 18,862 795,622 -24,949
1988 15,055 20,557 785,652 -31,894
1987 10,001 19,005 775,124 -48,633
1986 20,931 19,064 755,606 -53,183
1985 22,849 16,093 732,739 -35,400
1984 37,604 19,767 709,639 -33,253
1983 42,341 18,655 684,587 -23,905
1982 50,906 19,675 663,109 -43,382
1981 54,484 25,061 642,379 -52,761
1980 60,748 47,460 616,390 -39,920
1979 65,882 72,184 595,390 -56,280
1978 64,124 60,775 574,695 -60,718
1977 59,574 19,193 554,124 -57,493
1976 65,236 89,601 536,740 -90,990
1975 61,516 61,265 517,579 -71,421
1974 68,111 -22,590 500,008 -62,973
1973 59,824 -42,387 485,556 -52,102
1972 64,887 -3,589 472,557 -48,466
1971 67,116 -12,747 459,897 -49,671
1970 71,222 -54,166 443,065 -13,064
1969 82,464 -118,544 427,819 369
1968 87,408 -429 411,948 1,611
1967 91,183 -55,853 396,920 5,060
1966 86,998 21,206 382,891 1,616
1965 83,793 -81,576 366,444 8,524
1964 83,402 -76,678 349,322 4,788
1963 81,404 -77,345 332,763 4,246
1962 85,327 -74,972 315,797 4,521
1961 86,500 -61,102 298,463 4,296
1960 96,648 -15,996 280,032 2,134

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

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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 Kenya 95.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,885,724 people) and 4.23% is from migration (a loss of 481,242 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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