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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 1.35 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Greece vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Libya
2100 6,463,085 9,844,478
2099 6,505,287 9,862,293
2098 6,547,164 9,883,409
2097 6,589,081 9,903,494
2096 6,630,487 9,920,212
2095 6,671,006 9,931,781
2094 6,710,734 9,943,275
2093 6,749,510 9,958,570
2092 6,787,596 9,973,255
2091 6,824,775 9,982,193
2090 6,862,164 9,998,398
2089 6,900,089 10,008,842
2088 6,937,116 10,019,533
2087 6,973,450 10,023,170
2086 7,010,676 10,022,785
2085 7,048,751 10,016,359
2084 7,086,818 10,009,703
2083 7,124,743 10,006,073
2082 7,164,627 9,997,594
2081 7,205,487 9,985,386
2080 7,248,512 9,975,419
2079 7,292,836 9,962,691
2078 7,338,859 9,958,515
2077 7,387,671 9,952,827
2076 7,437,562 9,940,029
2075 7,489,139 9,927,944
2074 7,543,259 9,916,834
2073 7,600,155 9,901,120
2072 7,659,253 9,879,602
2071 7,719,672 9,867,880
2070 7,782,317 9,850,724
2069 7,847,153 9,832,072
2068 7,913,682 9,812,363
2067 7,980,659 9,799,957
2066 8,047,692 9,782,414
2065 8,114,348 9,762,806
2064 8,181,923 9,740,665
2063 8,250,274 9,729,567
2062 8,318,463 9,707,539
2061 8,386,919 9,686,619
2060 8,454,179 9,667,297
2059 8,522,250 9,638,062
2058 8,589,200 9,610,703
2057 8,655,428 9,579,595
2056 8,720,012 9,554,689
2055 8,783,558 9,522,205
2054 8,844,935 9,478,010
2053 8,903,834 9,432,683
2052 8,961,755 9,383,411
2051 9,018,494 9,335,341
2050 9,072,676 9,282,941
2049 9,126,801 9,230,811
2048 9,177,973 9,173,272
2047 9,228,605 9,118,915
2046 9,275,381 9,063,226
2045 9,321,349 8,998,841
2044 9,367,130 8,934,714
2043 9,411,608 8,866,878
2042 9,454,837 8,798,463
2041 9,499,098 8,732,168
2040 9,543,726 8,661,351
2039 9,588,298 8,588,292
2038 9,633,708 8,514,071
2037 9,679,362 8,437,766
2036 9,724,905 8,364,809
2035 9,771,397 8,289,931
2034 9,817,355 8,209,318
2033 9,863,589 8,129,142
2032 9,911,215 8,052,203
2031 9,956,924 7,969,547
2030 10,002,298 7,884,726
2029 10,047,641 7,801,482
2028 10,092,845 7,713,090
2027 10,137,354 7,621,838
2026 10,181,414 7,536,898
2025 10,223,023 7,458,392
2024 10,405,134 7,381,023
2023 10,407,351 7,305,659
2022 10,436,882 7,223,805
2021 10,569,207 7,135,175
2020 10,698,599 7,045,399
2019 10,721,582 6,951,033
2018 10,732,882 6,849,055
2017 10,754,679 6,738,770
2016 10,775,971 6,632,126
2015 10,820,883 6,531,819
2014 10,892,413 6,427,252
2013 10,965,211 6,304,628
2012 11,045,011 6,179,328
2011 11,104,899 6,343,203
2010 11,121,341 6,497,839
2009 11,107,017 6,366,686
2008 11,077,841 6,235,430
2007 11,048,473 6,104,380
2006 11,020,362 5,980,211
2005 10,987,314 5,858,798
2004 10,955,141 5,736,693
2003 10,928,070 5,619,398
2002 10,902,022 5,508,410
2001 10,862,132 5,403,639
2000 10,805,808 5,305,021
1999 10,761,698 5,218,038
1998 10,720,509 5,140,704
1997 10,661,259 5,064,639
1996 10,608,800 4,987,393
1995 10,562,153 4,906,843
1994 10,512,922 4,822,037
1993 10,460,415 4,733,045
1992 10,399,061 4,640,352
1991 10,319,927 4,544,400
1990 10,196,792 4,445,239
1989 10,089,498 4,342,920
1988 10,036,983 4,237,755
1987 10,000,595 4,129,739
1986 9,967,213 4,017,403
1985 9,934,300 3,898,745
1984 9,895,801 3,773,633
1983 9,846,627 3,718,961
1982 9,789,513 3,724,765
1981 9,729,350 3,621,486
1980 9,642,505 3,424,378
1979 9,548,258 3,233,846
1978 9,429,959 3,052,526
1977 9,308,479 2,881,533
1976 9,188,150 2,721,237
1975 9,046,541 2,571,556
1974 8,962,022 2,432,211
1973 8,929,086 2,314,193
1972 8,888,628 2,226,091
1971 8,831,036 2,153,534
1970 8,792,806 2,082,589
1969 8,772,764 2,014,293
1968 8,740,765 1,952,781
1967 8,684,088 1,898,199
1966 8,613,651 1,849,063
1965 8,550,333 1,804,015
1964 8,510,429 1,753,691
1963 8,479,625 1,690,457
1962 8,448,233 1,621,960
1961 8,398,050 1,555,699
1960 8,331,725 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Libya is projected to reach its peak in 2087 at 10M 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
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Libya
2100 -0.65% -0.18%
2099 -0.64% -0.21%
2098 -0.64% -0.2%
2097 -0.62% -0.17%
2096 -0.61% -0.12%
2095 -0.59% -0.12%
2094 -0.57% -0.15%
2093 -0.56% -0.15%
2092 -0.54% -0.09%
2091 -0.54% -0.16%
2090 -0.55% -0.1%
2089 -0.53% -0.11%
2088 -0.52% -0.04%
2087 -0.53% 0.004%
2086 -0.54% 0.06%
2085 -0.54% 0.07%
2084 -0.53% 0.04%
2083 -0.56% 0.08%
2082 -0.57% 0.12%
2081 -0.59% 0.1%
2080 -0.61% 0.13%
2079 -0.63% 0.04%
2078 -0.66% 0.06%
2077 -0.67% 0.13%
2076 -0.69% 0.12%
2075 -0.72% 0.11%
2074 -0.75% 0.16%
2073 -0.77% 0.22%
2072 -0.78% 0.12%
2071 -0.8% 0.17%
2070 -0.83% 0.19%
2069 -0.84% 0.2%
2068 -0.84% 0.13%
2067 -0.83% 0.18%
2066 -0.82% 0.2%
2065 -0.83% 0.23%
2064 -0.83% 0.11%
2063 -0.82% 0.23%
2062 -0.82% 0.22%
2061 -0.8% 0.2%
2060 -0.8% 0.3%
2059 -0.78% 0.28%
2058 -0.77% 0.32%
2057 -0.74% 0.26%
2056 -0.72% 0.34%
2055 -0.69% 0.47%
2054 -0.66% 0.48%
2053 -0.65% 0.53%
2052 -0.63% 0.51%
2051 -0.6% 0.56%
2050 -0.59% 0.56%
2049 -0.56% 0.63%
2048 -0.55% 0.6%
2047 -0.5% 0.61%
2046 -0.49% 0.72%
2045 -0.49% 0.72%
2044 -0.47% 0.77%
2043 -0.46% 0.78%
2042 -0.47% 0.76%
2041 -0.47% 0.82%
2040 -0.46% 0.85%
2039 -0.47% 0.87%
2038 -0.47% 0.9%
2037 -0.47% 0.87%
2036 -0.48% 0.9%
2035 -0.47% 0.98%
2034 -0.47% 0.99%
2033 -0.48% 0.96%
2032 -0.46% 1.04%
2031 -0.45% 1.08%
2030 -0.45% 1.07%
2029 -0.45% 1.15%
2028 -0.44% 1.2%
2027 -0.43% 1.13%
2026 -0.41% 1.05%
2025 -1.75% 1.05%
2024 -0.02% 1.03%
2023 -0.28% 1.13%
2022 -1.25% 1.24%
2021 -1.21% 1.27%
2020 -0.21% 1.36%
2019 -0.11% 1.49%
2018 -0.2% 1.64%
2017 -0.2% 1.61%
2016 -0.42% 1.54%
2015 -0.66% 1.63%
2014 -0.66% 1.94%
2013 -0.72% 2.03%
2012 -0.54% -2.58%
2011 -0.15% -2.38%
2010 0.13% 2.06%
2009 0.26% 2.11%
2008 0.27% 2.15%
2007 0.26% 2.08%
2006 0.3% 2.07%
2005 0.29% 2.13%
2004 0.25% 2.09%
2003 0.24% 2.01%
2002 0.37% 1.94%
2001 0.52% 1.86%
2000 0.41% 1.67%
1999 0.38% 1.5%
1998 0.56% 1.5%
1997 0.49% 1.55%
1996 0.44% 1.64%
1995 0.47% 1.76%
1994 0.5% 1.88%
1993 0.59% 2%
1992 0.77% 2.11%
1991 1.21% 2.23%
1990 1.06% 2.36%
1989 0.52% 2.48%
1988 0.36% 2.62%
1987 0.33% 2.8%
1986 0.33% 3.04%
1985 0.39% 3.32%
1984 0.5% 1.47%
1983 0.58% -0.16%
1982 0.62% 2.85%
1981 0.9% 5.76%
1980 0.99% 5.89%
1979 1.25% 5.94%
1978 1.31% 5.93%
1977 1.31% 5.89%
1976 1.57% 5.82%
1975 0.94% 5.73%
1974 0.37% 5.1%
1973 0.46% 3.96%
1972 0.65% 3.37%
1971 0.43% 3.41%
1970 0.23% 3.39%
1969 0.37% 3.15%
1968 0.65% 2.88%
1967 0.82% 2.66%
1966 0.74% 2.5%
1965 0.47% 2.87%
1964 0.36% 3.74%
1963 0.37% 4.22%
1962 0.6% 4.26%
1961 0.8% 4.21%

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/libya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Greece Libya
Current population
10181414
7559873
Population rank 96/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.09%
One net population change
3.95 hours
6.97 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
4.23 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +206
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 99/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change +16,636 -172
Net migration rank 37/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -172
2024 - -122,772 - 3,448
2023 -56,200 -159,430 75,760 -2,001
2022 -63,665 -53,997 91,951 -2,001
2021 -58,131 -160,277 88,005 -694
2020 -46,004 6,353 92,950 -694
2019 -41,814 36,762 97,842 -1,352
2018 -33,272 17,938 101,619 5,841
2017 -36,566 10,483 103,891 9,208
2016 -25,862 10,484 105,265 -5,081
2015 -29,216 -43,462 108,096 -7,660
2014 -20,696 -46,678 110,420 -1,716
2013 -17,545 -59,323 110,772 25,755
2012 -16,568 -65,364 108,855 5,211
2011 -4,441 -31,786 121,016 -562,827
2010 5,560 2,001 122,926 9,611
2009 8,886 18,182 118,102 11,670
2008 11,077 27,081 117,481 15,260
2007 2,210 25,400 116,704 12,640
2006 6,612 27,621 115,645 3,351
2005 2,197 33,297 112,823 11,024
2004 0 29,039 107,144 13,222
2003 -1,093 25,323 102,144 12,073
2002 0 25,692 97,598 10,152
2001 0 60,387 93,370 8,420
2000 -1,081 54,661 89,814 5,634
1999 -2,153 49,930 88,743 -10,206
1998 -2,144 47,856 87,613 -11,479
1997 2,133 45,671 86,899 -10,907
1996 0 43,444 86,945 -8,446
1995 1,056 42,674 87,661 -5,068
1994 6,307 42,897 88,765 -1,755
1993 4,185 39,829 90,553 426
1992 6,239 41,000 93,568 843
1991 6,192 37,917 96,582 902
1990 8,157 26,294 99,898 946
1989 9,080 18,862 102,823 981
1988 15,055 20,557 105,469 1,053
1987 10,001 19,005 107,761 1,740
1986 20,931 19,064 109,325 5,844
1985 22,849 16,093 110,194 11,962
1984 37,604 19,767 110,028 18,039
1983 42,341 18,655 122,183 -140,904
1982 50,906 19,675 133,511 -126,400
1981 54,484 25,061 130,233 69,211
1980 60,748 47,460 128,034 66,739
1979 65,882 72,184 121,469 64,821
1978 64,124 60,775 114,669 61,684
1977 59,574 19,193 107,769 57,867
1976 65,236 89,601 101,146 53,813
1975 61,516 61,265 94,862 49,544
1974 68,111 -22,590 89,337 44,946
1973 59,824 -42,387 81,256 20,498
1972 64,887 -3,589 77,864 -3,418
1971 67,116 -12,747 74,934 -4,265
1970 71,222 -54,166 70,488 745
1969 82,464 -118,544 66,782 -1,418
1968 87,408 -429 63,971 -6,323
1967 91,183 -55,853 61,889 -10,384
1966 86,998 21,206 60,394 -13,619
1965 83,793 -81,576 59,134 -15,810
1964 83,402 -76,678 55,227 2,084
1963 81,404 -77,345 50,421 18,740
1962 85,327 -74,972 46,252 21,589
1961 86,500 -61,102 42,167 22,504
1960 96,648 -15,996 38,391 22,559

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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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