The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,249,082 people compared to 691,571 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 14.8 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 692K (46.3% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.5M people by 2100.
Greece vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
10249082
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691571
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
3.95 hours
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49.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
4.14 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -122,772 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +29 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,217 | +10,582 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 67/197 |
Greece and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,331,725 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | 316,845 | 0.8% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | 320,750 | 0.6% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | 324,100 | 0.37% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | 327,750 | 0.36% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | 331,500 | 0.47% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | 333,895 | 0.74% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | 334,995 | 0.82% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | 335,850 | 0.65% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | 337,500 | 0.37% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | 339,171 | 0.23% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | 342,421 | 0.43% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | 346,600 | 0.65% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | 350,450 | 0.46% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | 355,050 | 0.37% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | 358,950 | 0.94% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | 360,731 | 1.57% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | 361,358 | 1.31% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | 362,007 | 1.31% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | 362,856 | 1.25% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | 364,150 | 0.99% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | 365,225 | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | 365,525 | 0.62% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | 365,622 | 0.58% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | 365,998 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | 366,706 | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | 368,355 | 0.33% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | 370,750 | 0.33% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | 373,450 | 0.36% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | 377,100 | 0.52% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 381,850 | 1.06% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 387,000 | 1.21% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 392,175 | 0.77% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 397,475 | 0.59% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 402,925 | 0.5% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 408,625 | 0.47% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 414,225 | 0.44% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 419,450 | 0.49% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 424,700 | 0.56% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 430,475 | 0.38% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 436,300 | 0.41% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 441,525 | 0.52% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 446,175 | 0.37% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 451,630 | 0.24% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 458,095 | 0.25% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 465,158 | 0.29% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 472,637 | 0.3% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 479,993 | 0.26% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 488,650 | 0.27% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 497,783 | 0.26% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 506,953 | 0.13% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | 518,347 | -0.15% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | 530,946 | -0.54% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | 543,360 | -0.72% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | 556,319 | -0.66% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | 569,604 | -0.66% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | 582,014 | -0.42% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | 596,336 | -0.2% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | 607,950 | -0.2% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | 620,001 | -0.11% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | 630,419 | -0.21% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | 640,064 | -1.21% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | 653,103 | -1.25% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 10,407,351 | 666,430 | -0.28% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 10,405,134 | 677,012 | -0.02% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 10,292,291 | 684,467 | -1.08% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 10,249,082 | 691,496 | -0.42% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 10,204,400 | 698,375 | -0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 10,159,146 | 705,222 | -0.44% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 10,113,475 | 711,761 | -0.45% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 10,067,720 | 717,879 | -0.45% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 10,021,773 | 723,679 | -0.46% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 9,974,701 | 729,358 | -0.47% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 9,927,344 | 734,839 | -0.47% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 9,880,848 | 739,997 | -0.47% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 9,834,216 | 745,000 | -0.47% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 9,787,786 | 749,815 | -0.47% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 9,741,790 | 754,334 | -0.47% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 9,695,855 | 758,761 | -0.47% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 9,650,459 | 763,128 | -0.47% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 9,605,475 | 767,173 | -0.47% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 9,560,641 | 770,954 | -0.47% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 9,516,502 | 774,612 | -0.46% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 9,472,263 | 778,001 | -0.46% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 9,426,737 | 781,123 | -0.48% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 9,380,458 | 784,141 | -0.49% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 9,333,671 | 786,968 | -0.5% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 9,284,541 | 789,534 | -0.53% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 9,233,189 | 791,997 | -0.55% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 9,180,074 | 794,237 | -0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 9,125,443 | 796,129 | -0.6% | 0.24% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost -526,889 (a 4.89% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).
Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 11% to 9,125,443 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Greece and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 209.1 ppl/mi² | 681 ppl/mi² |
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