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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.79 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% 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 -0.47% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Greece vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Kenya
2100 6,463,085 105,238,162
2099 6,505,287 105,257,438
2098 6,547,164 105,257,489
2097 6,589,081 105,250,948
2096 6,630,487 105,220,085
2095 6,671,006 105,175,623
2094 6,710,734 105,118,372
2093 6,749,510 105,046,907
2092 6,787,596 104,955,024
2091 6,824,775 104,846,805
2090 6,862,164 104,718,130
2089 6,900,089 104,573,271
2088 6,937,116 104,414,197
2087 6,973,450 104,243,505
2086 7,010,676 104,056,143
2085 7,048,751 103,854,891
2084 7,086,818 103,640,244
2083 7,124,743 103,407,124
2082 7,164,627 103,158,580
2081 7,205,487 102,889,291
2080 7,248,512 102,594,978
2079 7,292,836 102,286,967
2078 7,338,859 101,961,280
2077 7,387,671 101,613,181
2076 7,437,562 101,239,843
2075 7,489,139 100,849,423
2074 7,543,259 100,436,632
2073 7,600,155 100,001,277
2072 7,659,253 99,533,234
2071 7,719,672 99,042,264
2070 7,782,317 98,529,166
2069 7,847,153 97,992,232
2068 7,913,682 97,428,138
2067 7,980,659 96,842,744
2066 8,047,692 96,230,345
2065 8,114,348 95,598,937
2064 8,181,923 94,942,874
2063 8,250,274 94,266,124
2062 8,318,463 93,561,519
2061 8,386,919 92,837,768
2060 8,454,179 92,098,717
2059 8,522,250 91,343,602
2058 8,589,200 90,569,828
2057 8,655,428 89,783,087
2056 8,720,012 88,994,126
2055 8,783,558 88,192,182
2054 8,844,935 87,379,992
2053 8,903,834 86,552,281
2052 8,961,755 85,710,403
2051 9,018,494 84,850,558
2050 9,072,676 83,976,685
2049 9,126,801 83,090,517
2048 9,177,973 82,191,119
2047 9,228,605 81,274,836
2046 9,275,381 80,340,592
2045 9,321,349 79,389,433
2044 9,367,130 78,414,158
2043 9,411,608 77,418,567
2042 9,454,837 76,399,781
2041 9,499,098 75,363,853
2040 9,543,726 74,308,480
2039 9,588,298 73,241,028
2038 9,633,708 72,153,876
2037 9,679,362 71,058,753
2036 9,724,905 69,949,421
2035 9,771,397 68,831,151
2034 9,817,355 67,705,051
2033 9,863,589 66,569,532
2032 9,911,215 65,431,402
2031 9,956,924 64,289,540
2030 10,002,298 63,153,520
2029 10,047,641 62,021,378
2028 10,092,845 60,894,078
2027 10,137,354 59,770,115
2026 10,181,414 58,653,621
2025 10,223,023 57,540,609
2024 10,405,134 56,432,944
2023 10,407,351 55,339,003
2022 10,436,882 54,252,461
2021 10,569,207 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th 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 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 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 6.46M 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 -1.75% 1.96%
2024 -0.02% 1.98%
2023 -0.28% 2%
2022 -1.25% 1.94%
2021 -1.21% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Greece Kenya
Current population
10181414
58955623
Population rank 96/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
3.95 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 53/197
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 - -122,772 - -19,781
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 -58,131 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 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
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
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 (1960–2024, 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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