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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 139,020 in Kiribati.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 73.2 times bigger than Kiribati's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Kiribati has grown from 100K to 139K (39% growth).

Greece vs Kiribati: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Kiribati
2100 6,463,085 224,304
2099 6,505,287 224,298
2098 6,547,164 224,273
2097 6,589,081 224,218
2096 6,630,487 224,129
2095 6,671,006 224,011
2094 6,710,734 223,823
2093 6,749,510 223,610
2092 6,787,596 223,345
2091 6,824,775 222,990
2090 6,862,164 222,603
2089 6,900,089 222,236
2088 6,937,116 221,815
2087 6,973,450 221,342
2086 7,010,676 220,868
2085 7,048,751 220,356
2084 7,086,818 219,806
2083 7,124,743 219,225
2082 7,164,627 218,627
2081 7,205,487 218,023
2080 7,248,512 217,379
2079 7,292,836 216,698
2078 7,338,859 216,006
2077 7,387,671 215,335
2076 7,437,562 214,593
2075 7,489,139 213,814
2074 7,543,259 213,008
2073 7,600,155 212,192
2072 7,659,253 211,363
2071 7,719,672 210,474
2070 7,782,317 209,555
2069 7,847,153 208,630
2068 7,913,682 207,619
2067 7,980,659 206,540
2066 8,047,692 205,477
2065 8,114,348 204,345
2064 8,181,923 203,209
2063 8,250,274 202,011
2062 8,318,463 200,844
2061 8,386,919 199,618
2060 8,454,179 198,339
2059 8,522,250 196,959
2058 8,589,200 195,550
2057 8,655,428 194,095
2056 8,720,012 192,602
2055 8,783,558 191,105
2054 8,844,935 189,574
2053 8,903,834 188,051
2052 8,961,755 186,430
2051 9,018,494 184,824
2050 9,072,676 183,129
2049 9,126,801 181,377
2048 9,177,973 179,576
2047 9,228,605 177,832
2046 9,275,381 176,010
2045 9,321,349 174,194
2044 9,367,130 172,376
2043 9,411,608 170,499
2042 9,454,837 168,651
2041 9,499,098 166,820
2040 9,543,726 165,023
2039 9,588,298 163,172
2038 9,633,708 161,308
2037 9,679,362 159,426
2036 9,724,905 157,529
2035 9,771,397 155,656
2034 9,817,355 153,821
2033 9,863,589 151,958
2032 9,911,215 150,080
2031 9,956,924 148,164
2030 10,002,298 146,257
2029 10,047,641 144,338
2028 10,092,845 142,425
2027 10,137,354 140,456
2026 10,181,414 138,488
2025 10,223,023 136,514
2024 10,405,134 134,518
2023 10,407,351 132,530
2022 10,436,882 130,469
2021 10,569,207 128,377
2020 10,698,599 126,099
2019 10,721,582 123,921
2018 10,732,882 122,084
2017 10,754,679 120,275
2016 10,775,971 118,478
2015 10,820,883 116,815
2014 10,892,413 115,326
2013 10,965,211 113,838
2012 11,045,011 112,284
2011 11,104,899 110,647
2010 11,121,341 108,704
2009 11,107,017 106,467
2008 11,077,841 104,222
2007 11,048,473 102,068
2006 11,020,362 100,017
2005 10,987,314 98,035
2004 10,955,141 96,085
2003 10,928,070 94,175
2002 10,902,022 92,264
2001 10,862,132 90,335
2000 10,805,808 88,613
1999 10,761,698 87,126
1998 10,720,509 85,657
1997 10,661,259 84,147
1996 10,608,800 82,623
1995 10,562,153 81,234
1994 10,512,922 80,021
1993 10,460,415 78,841
1992 10,399,061 77,641
1991 10,319,927 76,367
1990 10,196,792 74,855
1989 10,089,498 73,147
1988 10,036,983 71,427
1987 10,000,595 69,733
1986 9,967,213 68,059
1985 9,934,300 66,496
1984 9,895,801 65,228
1983 9,846,627 64,169
1982 9,789,513 63,134
1981 9,729,350 62,121
1980 9,642,505 61,148
1979 9,548,258 60,172
1978 9,429,959 59,864
1977 9,308,479 60,267
1976 9,188,150 60,661
1975 9,046,541 60,987
1974 8,962,022 61,219
1973 8,929,086 60,824
1972 8,888,628 59,778
1971 8,831,036 58,652
1970 8,792,806 57,510
1969 8,772,764 56,360
1968 8,740,765 55,529
1967 8,684,088 54,996
1966 8,613,651 54,425
1965 8,550,333 53,439
1964 8,510,429 52,088
1963 8,479,625 50,791
1962 8,448,233 49,538
1961 8,398,050 48,323
1960 8,331,725 47,157

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/kiribati | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Kiribati gained 18,461 people (a 18.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Kiribati's population increased by 20,542 people (a 17.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2006 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 31.7% to 183,129 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.

Kiribati is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 224K 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
Kiribati
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Kiribati
2100 -0.65% 0.003%
2099 -0.64% 0.01%
2098 -0.64% 0.02%
2097 -0.62% 0.04%
2096 -0.61% 0.05%
2095 -0.59% 0.08%
2094 -0.57% 0.1%
2093 -0.56% 0.12%
2092 -0.54% 0.16%
2091 -0.54% 0.17%
2090 -0.55% 0.17%
2089 -0.53% 0.19%
2088 -0.52% 0.21%
2087 -0.53% 0.21%
2086 -0.54% 0.23%
2085 -0.54% 0.25%
2084 -0.53% 0.27%
2083 -0.56% 0.27%
2082 -0.57% 0.28%
2081 -0.59% 0.3%
2080 -0.61% 0.31%
2079 -0.63% 0.32%
2078 -0.66% 0.31%
2077 -0.67% 0.35%
2076 -0.69% 0.36%
2075 -0.72% 0.38%
2074 -0.75% 0.38%
2073 -0.77% 0.39%
2072 -0.78% 0.42%
2071 -0.8% 0.44%
2070 -0.83% 0.44%
2069 -0.84% 0.49%
2068 -0.84% 0.52%
2067 -0.83% 0.52%
2066 -0.82% 0.55%
2065 -0.83% 0.56%
2064 -0.83% 0.59%
2063 -0.82% 0.58%
2062 -0.82% 0.61%
2061 -0.8% 0.65%
2060 -0.8% 0.7%
2059 -0.78% 0.72%
2058 -0.77% 0.75%
2057 -0.74% 0.78%
2056 -0.72% 0.78%
2055 -0.69% 0.81%
2054 -0.66% 0.81%
2053 -0.65% 0.87%
2052 -0.63% 0.87%
2051 -0.6% 0.93%
2050 -0.59% 0.97%
2049 -0.56% 1%
2048 -0.55% 0.98%
2047 -0.5% 1.03%
2046 -0.49% 1.04%
2045 -0.49% 1.05%
2044 -0.47% 1.1%
2043 -0.46% 1.1%
2042 -0.47% 1.1%
2041 -0.47% 1.09%
2040 -0.46% 1.13%
2039 -0.47% 1.16%
2038 -0.47% 1.18%
2037 -0.47% 1.2%
2036 -0.48% 1.2%
2035 -0.47% 1.19%
2034 -0.47% 1.23%
2033 -0.48% 1.25%
2032 -0.46% 1.29%
2031 -0.45% 1.3%
2030 -0.45% 1.33%
2029 -0.45% 1.34%
2028 -0.44% 1.4%
2027 -0.43% 1.42%
2026 -0.41% 1.45%
2025 -1.75% 1.48%
2024 -0.02% 1.5%
2023 -0.28% 1.58%
2022 -1.25% 1.63%
2021 -1.21% 1.81%
2020 -0.21% 1.76%
2019 -0.11% 1.5%
2018 -0.2% 1.5%
2017 -0.2% 1.52%
2016 -0.42% 1.42%
2015 -0.66% 1.29%
2014 -0.66% 1.31%
2013 -0.72% 1.38%
2012 -0.54% 1.48%
2011 -0.15% 1.79%
2010 0.13% 2.1%
2009 0.26% 2.15%
2008 0.27% 2.11%
2007 0.26% 2.05%
2006 0.3% 2.02%
2005 0.29% 2.03%
2004 0.25% 2.03%
2003 0.24% 2.07%
2002 0.37% 2.14%
2001 0.52% 1.94%
2000 0.41% 1.71%
1999 0.38% 1.71%
1998 0.56% 1.79%
1997 0.49% 1.84%
1996 0.44% 1.71%
1995 0.47% 1.52%
1994 0.5% 1.5%
1993 0.59% 1.55%
1992 0.77% 1.67%
1991 1.21% 2.02%
1990 1.06% 2.34%
1989 0.52% 2.41%
1988 0.36% 2.43%
1987 0.33% 2.46%
1986 0.33% 2.35%
1985 0.39% 1.94%
1984 0.5% 1.65%
1983 0.58% 1.64%
1982 0.62% 1.63%
1981 0.9% 1.59%
1980 0.99% 1.62%
1979 1.25% 0.51%
1978 1.31% -0.67%
1977 1.31% -0.65%
1976 1.57% -0.53%
1975 0.94% -0.38%
1974 0.37% 0.65%
1973 0.46% 1.75%
1972 0.65% 1.92%
1971 0.43% 1.99%
1970 0.23% 2.04%
1969 0.37% 1.5%
1968 0.65% 0.97%
1967 0.82% 1.05%
1966 0.74% 1.85%
1965 0.47% 2.59%
1964 0.36% 2.55%
1963 0.37% 2.53%
1962 0.6% 2.51%
1961 0.8% 2.47%

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/kiribati | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Kiribati's population grew by 1.5%.

Live population counters

Greece Kiribati
Current population
10181414
139020
Population rank 96/197 180/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.002%
One net population change
3.95 hours
4.41 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
2.56 hours
One death every
4.14 minutes
9.39 hours
Daily growth/decline -6 +5
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,988
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.5%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 72/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
19 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -462
Net migration rank 37/196 88/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 3,302
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 190/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 2.5%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 128/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Kiribati
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Kiribati
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -462
2024 - -122,772 - -471
2023 -56,200 -159,430 2,487 -485
2022 -63,665 -53,997 2,522 -395
2021 -58,131 -160,277 2,408 -348
2020 -46,004 6,353 2,497 0
2019 -41,814 36,762 2,560 -705
2018 -33,272 17,938 2,561 -741
2017 -36,566 10,483 2,549 -750
2016 -25,862 10,484 2,546 -756
2015 -29,216 -43,462 2,555 -1,022
2014 -20,696 -46,678 2,577 -1,128
2013 -17,545 -59,323 2,629 -1,101
2012 -16,568 -65,364 2,678 -1,093
2011 -4,441 -31,786 2,709 -1,019
2010 5,560 2,001 2,644 -456
2009 8,886 18,182 2,573 -289
2008 11,077 27,081 2,493 -289
2007 2,210 25,400 2,393 -290
2006 6,612 27,621 2,285 -290
2005 2,197 33,297 2,188 -226
2004 0 29,039 2,118 -181
2003 -1,093 25,323 2,045 -157
2002 0 25,692 2,074 -137
2001 0 60,387 2,121 -201
2000 -1,081 54,661 2,153 -629
1999 -2,153 49,930 2,186 -733
1998 -2,144 47,856 2,210 -716
1997 2,133 45,671 2,220 -693
1996 0 43,444 2,217 -701
1995 1,056 42,674 2,183 -928
1994 6,307 42,897 2,168 -996
1993 4,185 39,829 2,161 -975
1992 6,239 41,000 2,173 -951
1991 6,192 37,917 2,176 -844
1990 8,157 26,294 2,127 -441
1989 9,080 18,862 2,073 -338
1988 15,055 20,557 2,022 -321
1987 10,001 19,005 1,982 -298
1986 20,931 19,064 1,933 -273
1985 22,849 16,093 1,881 -419
1984 37,604 19,767 1,813 -730
1983 42,341 18,655 1,748 -702
1982 50,906 19,675 1,697 -674
1981 54,484 25,061 1,635 -645
1980 60,748 47,460 1,571 -610
1979 65,882 72,184 1,509 -516
1978 64,124 60,775 1,480 -1,858
1977 59,574 19,193 1,426 -1,854
1976 65,236 89,601 1,425 -1,795
1975 61,516 61,265 1,423 -1,706
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,430 -1,605
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,409 -440
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,406 -290
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,406 -265
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,388 -233
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,367 -222
1968 87,408 -429 1,393 -876
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,417 -873
1966 86,998 21,206 1,437 -840
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,376 0
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,318 0
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,273 0
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,233 0
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,199 0
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,141 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/kiribati | 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 Kiribati 80% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,262 people) and 20% is from migration (a loss of 6,330 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 3,302 people or 2.5% in Kiribati.

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
Kiribati
City Population
South Tarawa 63.4K
London 1.9K

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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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