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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 4,897,263 people in Kuwait in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 5,100,145 in Kuwait.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 2 times bigger than Kuwait's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Kuwait is the 127th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.06% for Kuwait.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3.1% in Kuwait.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Kuwait has grown from 2.36M to 5.1M (115.7% growth).

Greece vs Kuwait: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Kuwait
2100 6,463,085 9,589,440
2099 6,505,287 9,513,152
2098 6,547,164 9,437,521
2097 6,589,081 9,362,225
2096 6,630,487 9,287,200
2095 6,671,006 9,212,523
2094 6,710,734 9,138,210
2093 6,749,510 9,064,241
2092 6,787,596 8,990,676
2091 6,824,775 8,917,547
2090 6,862,164 8,844,888
2089 6,900,089 8,772,503
2088 6,937,116 8,700,563
2087 6,973,450 8,629,117
2086 7,010,676 8,558,199
2085 7,048,751 8,487,764
2084 7,086,818 8,417,828
2083 7,124,743 8,348,353
2082 7,164,627 8,279,354
2081 7,205,487 8,210,772
2080 7,248,512 8,142,636
2079 7,292,836 8,075,101
2078 7,338,859 8,008,036
2077 7,387,671 7,941,463
2076 7,437,562 7,875,406
2075 7,489,139 7,809,930
2074 7,543,259 7,745,028
2073 7,600,155 7,680,639
2072 7,659,253 7,616,806
2071 7,719,672 7,553,744
2070 7,782,317 7,491,390
2069 7,847,153 7,429,571
2068 7,913,682 7,368,423
2067 7,980,659 7,307,932
2066 8,047,692 7,248,116
2065 8,114,348 7,188,899
2064 8,181,923 7,130,298
2063 8,250,274 7,072,099
2062 8,318,463 7,014,494
2061 8,386,919 6,957,511
2060 8,454,179 6,901,153
2059 8,522,250 6,845,293
2058 8,589,200 6,789,909
2057 8,655,428 6,734,955
2056 8,720,012 6,680,523
2055 8,783,558 6,626,403
2054 8,844,935 6,572,580
2053 8,903,834 6,518,885
2052 8,961,755 6,465,284
2051 9,018,494 6,411,692
2050 9,072,676 6,358,029
2049 9,126,801 6,304,394
2048 9,177,973 6,250,650
2047 9,228,605 6,196,914
2046 9,275,381 6,143,120
2045 9,321,349 6,089,197
2044 9,367,130 6,035,156
2043 9,411,608 5,981,241
2042 9,454,837 5,927,307
2041 9,499,098 5,873,587
2040 9,543,726 5,820,161
2039 9,588,298 5,767,029
2038 9,633,708 5,714,211
2037 9,679,362 5,661,929
2036 9,724,905 5,610,194
2035 9,771,397 5,559,069
2034 9,817,355 5,508,623
2033 9,863,589 5,458,935
2032 9,911,215 5,410,081
2031 9,956,924 5,362,063
2030 10,002,298 5,314,935
2029 10,047,641 5,265,492
2028 10,092,845 5,212,438
2027 10,137,354 5,152,065
2026 10,181,414 5,080,894
2025 10,223,023 4,998,262
2024 10,405,134 4,897,263
2023 10,407,351 4,853,420
2022 10,436,882 4,589,643
2021 10,569,207 4,360,865
2020 10,698,599 4,400,267
2019 10,721,582 4,442,316
2018 10,732,882 4,323,515
2017 10,754,679 4,154,812
2016 10,775,971 4,004,096
2015 10,820,883 3,834,574
2014 10,892,413 3,665,876
2013 10,965,211 3,507,844
2012 11,045,011 3,337,109
2011 11,104,899 3,132,814
2010 11,121,341 2,943,372
2009 11,107,017 2,795,484
2008 11,077,841 2,651,421
2007 11,048,473 2,507,887
2006 11,020,362 2,364,733
2005 10,987,314 2,236,788
2004 10,955,141 2,157,320
2003 10,928,070 2,109,881
2002 10,902,022 2,059,974
2001 10,862,132 2,008,121
2000 10,805,808 1,954,709
1999 10,761,698 1,900,030
1998 10,720,509 1,844,302
1997 10,661,259 1,787,683
1996 10,608,800 1,730,246
1995 10,562,153 1,681,513
1994 10,512,922 1,664,361
1993 10,460,415 1,672,151
1992 10,399,061 1,634,961
1991 10,319,927 1,351,399
1990 10,196,792 1,684,819
1989 10,089,498 2,217,468
1988 10,036,983 2,134,707
1987 10,000,595 2,052,994
1986 9,967,213 1,972,520
1985 9,934,300 1,894,242
1984 9,895,801 1,820,688
1983 9,846,627 1,744,295
1982 9,789,513 1,662,480
1981 9,729,350 1,583,426
1980 9,642,505 1,504,782
1979 9,548,258 1,423,514
1978 9,429,959 1,340,319
1977 9,308,479 1,258,023
1976 9,188,150 1,178,711
1975 9,046,541 1,104,863
1974 8,962,022 1,038,346
1973 8,929,086 977,654
1972 8,888,628 920,352
1971 8,831,036 865,076
1970 8,792,806 809,114
1969 8,772,764 749,452
1968 8,740,765 687,716
1967 8,684,088 628,089
1966 8,613,651 572,590
1965 8,550,333 521,174
1964 8,510,429 473,115
1963 8,479,625 427,694
1962 8,448,233 384,995
1961 8,398,050 345,945
1960 8,331,725 311,060

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/kuwait | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,096,049 people (a 27.4% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.7% to 6,358,029 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.

Kuwait is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 9.59M 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
Kuwait
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Kuwait
2100 -0.65% 0.8%
2099 -0.64% 0.8%
2098 -0.64% 0.8%
2097 -0.62% 0.81%
2096 -0.61% 0.81%
2095 -0.59% 0.81%
2094 -0.57% 0.82%
2093 -0.56% 0.82%
2092 -0.54% 0.82%
2091 -0.54% 0.82%
2090 -0.55% 0.83%
2089 -0.53% 0.83%
2088 -0.52% 0.83%
2087 -0.53% 0.83%
2086 -0.54% 0.83%
2085 -0.54% 0.83%
2084 -0.53% 0.83%
2083 -0.56% 0.83%
2082 -0.57% 0.84%
2081 -0.59% 0.84%
2080 -0.61% 0.84%
2079 -0.63% 0.84%
2078 -0.66% 0.84%
2077 -0.67% 0.84%
2076 -0.69% 0.84%
2075 -0.72% 0.84%
2074 -0.75% 0.84%
2073 -0.77% 0.84%
2072 -0.78% 0.83%
2071 -0.8% 0.83%
2070 -0.83% 0.83%
2069 -0.84% 0.83%
2068 -0.84% 0.83%
2067 -0.83% 0.83%
2066 -0.82% 0.82%
2065 -0.83% 0.82%
2064 -0.83% 0.82%
2063 -0.82% 0.82%
2062 -0.82% 0.82%
2061 -0.8% 0.82%
2060 -0.8% 0.82%
2059 -0.78% 0.82%
2058 -0.77% 0.82%
2057 -0.74% 0.81%
2056 -0.72% 0.82%
2055 -0.69% 0.82%
2054 -0.66% 0.82%
2053 -0.65% 0.83%
2052 -0.63% 0.84%
2051 -0.6% 0.84%
2050 -0.59% 0.85%
2049 -0.56% 0.86%
2048 -0.55% 0.87%
2047 -0.5% 0.88%
2046 -0.49% 0.89%
2045 -0.49% 0.9%
2044 -0.47% 0.9%
2043 -0.46% 0.91%
2042 -0.47% 0.91%
2041 -0.47% 0.92%
2040 -0.46% 0.92%
2039 -0.47% 0.92%
2038 -0.47% 0.92%
2037 -0.47% 0.92%
2036 -0.48% 0.92%
2035 -0.47% 0.92%
2034 -0.47% 0.91%
2033 -0.48% 0.9%
2032 -0.46% 0.9%
2031 -0.45% 0.89%
2030 -0.45% 0.94%
2029 -0.45% 1.02%
2028 -0.44% 1.17%
2027 -0.43% 1.4%
2026 -0.41% 1.65%
2025 -1.75% 2.06%
2024 -0.02% 0.9%
2023 -0.28% 5.75%
2022 -1.25% 5.25%
2021 -1.21% -0.9%
2020 -0.21% -0.95%
2019 -0.11% 2.75%
2018 -0.2% 4.06%
2017 -0.2% 3.76%
2016 -0.42% 4.42%
2015 -0.66% 4.6%
2014 -0.66% 4.51%
2013 -0.72% 5.12%
2012 -0.54% 6.52%
2011 -0.15% 6.44%
2010 0.13% 5.29%
2009 0.26% 5.43%
2008 0.27% 5.72%
2007 0.26% 6.05%
2006 0.3% 5.72%
2005 0.29% 3.68%
2004 0.25% 2.25%
2003 0.24% 2.42%
2002 0.37% 2.58%
2001 0.52% 2.73%
2000 0.41% 2.88%
1999 0.38% 3.02%
1998 0.56% 3.17%
1997 0.49% 3.32%
1996 0.44% 2.9%
1995 0.47% 1.03%
1994 0.5% -0.47%
1993 0.59% 2.27%
1992 0.77% 21%
1991 1.21% -19.8%
1990 1.06% -24%
1989 0.52% 3.88%
1988 0.36% 3.98%
1987 0.33% 4.08%
1986 0.33% 4.13%
1985 0.39% 4.04%
1984 0.5% 4.38%
1983 0.58% 4.92%
1982 0.62% 4.99%
1981 0.9% 5.23%
1980 0.99% 5.71%
1979 1.25% 6.21%
1978 1.31% 6.54%
1977 1.31% 6.73%
1976 1.57% 6.68%
1975 0.94% 6.41%
1974 0.37% 6.21%
1973 0.46% 6.23%
1972 0.65% 6.39%
1971 0.43% 6.92%
1970 0.23% 7.96%
1969 0.37% 8.98%
1968 0.65% 9.49%
1967 0.82% 9.69%
1966 0.74% 9.87%
1965 0.47% 10.2%
1964 0.36% 10.6%
1963 0.37% 11.1%
1962 0.6% 11.3%
1961 0.8% 11.2%

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/kuwait | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Kuwait's population grew by 0.9%.

Live population counters

Greece Kuwait
Current population
10181414
5100145
Population rank 96/197 127/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.06%
One net population change
3.95 hours
12 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
10.5 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.18 hours
Daily growth/decline -6 +120
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +43,843
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.9%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 106/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
12.3 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +42,775
Net migration rank 37/196 24/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 3,323,191
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 20/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 67.3%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 5/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Kuwait
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Kuwait
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 42,775
2024 - -122,772 - 61,624
2023 -56,200 -159,430 42,568 50,008
2022 -63,665 -53,997 41,752 368,560
2021 -58,131 -160,277 42,057 19,678
2020 -46,004 6,353 41,083 -168,379
2019 -41,814 36,762 46,268 181
2018 -33,272 17,938 47,222 145,973
2017 -36,566 10,483 51,498 92,717
2016 -25,862 10,484 51,397 105,818
2015 -29,216 -43,462 52,127 129,695
2014 -20,696 -46,678 54,673 100,891
2013 -17,545 -59,323 52,666 107,821
2012 -16,568 -65,364 53,181 127,777
2011 -4,441 -31,786 50,733 176,732
2010 5,560 2,001 49,838 101,566
2009 8,886 18,182 48,879 95,483
2008 11,077 27,081 47,505 96,268
2007 2,210 25,400 46,539 96,765
2006 6,612 27,621 45,911 97,087
2005 2,197 33,297 45,243 67,638
2004 0 29,039 44,341 1,713
2003 -1,093 25,323 42,934 5,895
2002 0 25,692 41,651 9,335
2001 0 60,387 40,662 12,055
2000 -1,081 54,661 39,811 14,296
1999 -2,153 49,930 39,342 15,912
1998 -2,144 47,856 39,324 16,878
1997 2,133 45,671 39,581 17,457
1996 0 43,444 39,920 17,914
1995 1,056 42,674 39,198 438
1994 6,307 42,897 36,533 -41,862
1993 4,185 39,829 33,239 -43,501
1992 6,239 41,000 32,016 52,620
1991 6,192 37,917 21,867 460,628
1990 8,157 26,294 46,720 -1,196,050
1989 9,080 18,862 49,390 34,643
1988 15,055 20,557 50,037 31,455
1987 10,001 19,005 50,690 31,243
1986 20,931 19,064 51,824 27,187
1985 22,849 16,093 51,772 25,777
1984 37,604 19,767 52,539 17,020
1983 42,341 18,655 51,460 31,758
1982 50,906 19,675 49,981 30,437
1981 54,484 25,061 48,098 29,600
1980 60,748 47,460 47,096 32,483
1979 65,882 72,184 45,569 37,383
1978 64,124 60,775 44,277 39,159
1977 59,574 19,193 42,922 38,225
1976 65,236 89,601 41,439 36,050
1975 61,516 61,265 39,295 30,909
1974 68,111 -22,590 37,425 25,398
1973 59,824 -42,387 35,741 22,830
1972 64,887 -3,589 34,045 21,984
1971 67,116 -12,747 32,339 22,182
1970 71,222 -54,166 30,789 26,614
1969 82,464 -118,544 28,774 33,143
1968 87,408 -429 26,161 35,399
1967 91,183 -55,853 23,520 34,177
1966 86,998 21,206 20,914 32,383
1965 83,793 -81,576 18,952 30,580
1964 83,402 -76,678 17,064 29,537
1963 81,404 -77,345 15,357 28,889
1962 85,327 -74,972 13,730 27,417
1961 86,500 -61,102 12,327 24,618
1960 96,648 -15,996 11,054 21,769

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/kuwait | 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 Kuwait 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 470,645 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 845,142 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 3,323,191 people or 67.3% in Kuwait.

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
Kuwait
City Population
Kuwait 2.99M
Al Wafrah 10K

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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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