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

Updated on by Georank team

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 10,181,414 people compared to 693,885 in Luxembourg.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 14.7 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 (7.61% decline), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 694K (46.8% growth).

Greece vs Luxembourg: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Luxembourg
2100 6,463,085 757,616
2099 6,505,287 759,426
2098 6,547,164 761,176
2097 6,589,081 763,015
2096 6,630,487 764,666
2095 6,671,006 765,990
2094 6,710,734 767,608
2093 6,749,510 769,178
2092 6,787,596 770,648
2091 6,824,775 772,463
2090 6,862,164 774,140
2089 6,900,089 775,834
2088 6,937,116 777,644
2087 6,973,450 779,590
2086 7,010,676 781,531
2085 7,048,751 783,409
2084 7,086,818 785,286
2083 7,124,743 786,877
2082 7,164,627 788,844
2081 7,205,487 790,684
2080 7,248,512 792,362
2079 7,292,836 794,006
2078 7,338,859 795,455
2077 7,387,671 796,986
2076 7,437,562 798,410
2075 7,489,139 799,754
2074 7,543,259 801,070
2073 7,600,155 802,482
2072 7,659,253 803,902
2071 7,719,672 804,943
2070 7,782,317 806,296
2069 7,847,153 807,272
2068 7,913,682 808,013
2067 7,980,659 808,667
2066 8,047,692 809,092
2065 8,114,348 809,449
2064 8,181,923 809,740
2063 8,250,274 810,010
2062 8,318,463 810,217
2061 8,386,919 810,062
2060 8,454,179 809,971
2059 8,522,250 809,738
2058 8,589,200 809,344
2057 8,655,428 808,943
2056 8,720,012 808,533
2055 8,783,558 807,418
2054 8,844,935 806,176
2053 8,903,834 804,878
2052 8,961,755 803,482
2051 9,018,494 801,594
2050 9,072,676 799,802
2049 9,126,801 797,764
2048 9,177,973 795,309
2047 9,228,605 792,814
2046 9,275,381 790,135
2045 9,321,349 787,133
2044 9,367,130 784,057
2043 9,411,608 780,860
2042 9,454,837 777,248
2041 9,499,098 773,499
2040 9,543,726 769,643
2039 9,588,298 765,360
2038 9,633,708 760,862
2037 9,679,362 756,459
2036 9,724,905 751,771
2035 9,771,397 746,768
2034 9,817,355 741,700
2033 9,863,589 736,388
2032 9,911,215 730,687
2031 9,956,924 724,969
2030 10,002,298 719,018
2029 10,047,641 712,675
2028 10,092,845 705,838
2027 10,137,354 698,918
2026 10,181,414 692,020
2025 10,223,023 684,765
2024 10,405,134 677,012
2023 10,407,351 666,430
2022 10,436,882 653,103
2021 10,569,207 640,064
2020 10,698,599 630,419
2019 10,721,582 620,001
2018 10,732,882 607,950
2017 10,754,679 596,336
2016 10,775,971 582,014
2015 10,820,883 569,604
2014 10,892,413 556,319
2013 10,965,211 543,360
2012 11,045,011 530,946
2011 11,104,899 518,347
2010 11,121,341 506,953
2009 11,107,017 497,783
2008 11,077,841 488,650
2007 11,048,473 479,993
2006 11,020,362 472,637
2005 10,987,314 465,158
2004 10,955,141 458,095
2003 10,928,070 451,630
2002 10,902,022 446,175
2001 10,862,132 441,525
2000 10,805,808 436,300
1999 10,761,698 430,475
1998 10,720,509 424,700
1997 10,661,259 419,450
1996 10,608,800 414,225
1995 10,562,153 408,625
1994 10,512,922 402,925
1993 10,460,415 397,475
1992 10,399,061 392,175
1991 10,319,927 387,000
1990 10,196,792 381,850
1989 10,089,498 377,100
1988 10,036,983 373,450
1987 10,000,595 370,750
1986 9,967,213 368,355
1985 9,934,300 366,706
1984 9,895,801 365,998
1983 9,846,627 365,622
1982 9,789,513 365,525
1981 9,729,350 365,225
1980 9,642,505 364,150
1979 9,548,258 362,856
1978 9,429,959 362,007
1977 9,308,479 361,358
1976 9,188,150 360,731
1975 9,046,541 358,950
1974 8,962,022 355,050
1973 8,929,086 350,450
1972 8,888,628 346,600
1971 8,831,036 342,421
1970 8,792,806 339,171
1969 8,772,764 337,500
1968 8,740,765 335,850
1967 8,684,088 334,995
1966 8,613,651 333,895
1965 8,550,333 331,500
1964 8,510,429 327,750
1963 8,479,625 324,100
1962 8,448,233 320,750
1961 8,398,050 316,845
1960 8,331,725 313,970

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Luxembourg's population increased by 111,871 people (a 19.2% 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 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 Luxembourg will increase by 15.3% to 799,802 people and will still be ranked 164th.

Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 810K 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
Luxembourg
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Luxembourg
2100 -0.65% -0.24%
2099 -0.64% -0.23%
2098 -0.64% -0.24%
2097 -0.62% -0.22%
2096 -0.61% -0.17%
2095 -0.59% -0.21%
2094 -0.57% -0.2%
2093 -0.56% -0.19%
2092 -0.54% -0.23%
2091 -0.54% -0.22%
2090 -0.55% -0.22%
2089 -0.53% -0.23%
2088 -0.52% -0.25%
2087 -0.53% -0.25%
2086 -0.54% -0.24%
2085 -0.54% -0.24%
2084 -0.53% -0.2%
2083 -0.56% -0.25%
2082 -0.57% -0.23%
2081 -0.59% -0.21%
2080 -0.61% -0.21%
2079 -0.63% -0.18%
2078 -0.66% -0.19%
2077 -0.67% -0.18%
2076 -0.69% -0.17%
2075 -0.72% -0.16%
2074 -0.75% -0.18%
2073 -0.77% -0.18%
2072 -0.78% -0.13%
2071 -0.8% -0.17%
2070 -0.83% -0.12%
2069 -0.84% -0.09%
2068 -0.84% -0.08%
2067 -0.83% -0.05%
2066 -0.82% -0.04%
2065 -0.83% -0.04%
2064 -0.83% -0.03%
2063 -0.82% -0.03%
2062 -0.82% 0.02%
2061 -0.8% 0.01%
2060 -0.8% 0.03%
2059 -0.78% 0.05%
2058 -0.77% 0.05%
2057 -0.74% 0.05%
2056 -0.72% 0.14%
2055 -0.69% 0.15%
2054 -0.66% 0.16%
2053 -0.65% 0.17%
2052 -0.63% 0.24%
2051 -0.6% 0.22%
2050 -0.59% 0.26%
2049 -0.56% 0.31%
2048 -0.55% 0.31%
2047 -0.5% 0.34%
2046 -0.49% 0.38%
2045 -0.49% 0.39%
2044 -0.47% 0.41%
2043 -0.46% 0.46%
2042 -0.47% 0.48%
2041 -0.47% 0.5%
2040 -0.46% 0.56%
2039 -0.47% 0.59%
2038 -0.47% 0.58%
2037 -0.47% 0.62%
2036 -0.48% 0.67%
2035 -0.47% 0.68%
2034 -0.47% 0.72%
2033 -0.48% 0.78%
2032 -0.46% 0.79%
2031 -0.45% 0.83%
2030 -0.45% 0.89%
2029 -0.45% 0.97%
2028 -0.44% 0.99%
2027 -0.43% 1%
2026 -0.41% 1.06%
2025 -1.75% 1.15%
2024 -0.02% 1.59%
2023 -0.28% 2.04%
2022 -1.25% 2.04%
2021 -1.21% 1.53%
2020 -0.21% 1.68%
2019 -0.11% 1.98%
2018 -0.2% 1.95%
2017 -0.2% 2.46%
2016 -0.42% 2.18%
2015 -0.66% 2.39%
2014 -0.66% 2.38%
2013 -0.72% 2.34%
2012 -0.54% 2.43%
2011 -0.15% 2.25%
2010 0.13% 1.84%
2009 0.26% 1.87%
2008 0.27% 1.8%
2007 0.26% 1.56%
2006 0.3% 1.61%
2005 0.29% 1.54%
2004 0.25% 1.43%
2003 0.24% 1.22%
2002 0.37% 1.05%
2001 0.52% 1.2%
2000 0.41% 1.35%
1999 0.38% 1.36%
1998 0.56% 1.25%
1997 0.49% 1.26%
1996 0.44% 1.37%
1995 0.47% 1.41%
1994 0.5% 1.37%
1993 0.59% 1.35%
1992 0.77% 1.34%
1991 1.21% 1.35%
1990 1.06% 1.26%
1989 0.52% 0.98%
1988 0.36% 0.73%
1987 0.33% 0.65%
1986 0.33% 0.45%
1985 0.39% 0.19%
1984 0.5% 0.1%
1983 0.58% 0.03%
1982 0.62% 0.08%
1981 0.9% 0.3%
1980 0.99% 0.36%
1979 1.25% 0.23%
1978 1.31% 0.18%
1977 1.31% 0.17%
1976 1.57% 0.5%
1975 0.94% 1.1%
1974 0.37% 1.31%
1973 0.46% 1.11%
1972 0.65% 1.22%
1971 0.43% 0.96%
1970 0.23% 0.5%
1969 0.37% 0.49%
1968 0.65% 0.26%
1967 0.82% 0.33%
1966 0.74% 0.72%
1965 0.47% 1.14%
1964 0.36% 1.13%
1963 0.37% 1.04%
1962 0.6% 1.23%
1961 0.8% 0.92%

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 Luxembourg's population grew by 1.59%.

Live population counters

Greece Luxembourg
Current population
10181414
693885
Population rank 96/197 164/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.008%
One net population change
3.95 hours
49.7 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.38 hours
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.99 hours
Daily growth/decline -6 +29
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +10,582
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.59%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 67/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.68 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 +5,237
Net migration rank 37/196 51/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 344,309
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 94/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 51.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 8/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Luxembourg
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Luxembourg
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 5,237
2024 - -122,772 - 5,677
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,933 5,905
2022 -63,665 -53,997 2,024 13,194
2021 -58,131 -160,277 2,240 8,724
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,828 6,967
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,922 10,503
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,945 10,145
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,968 9,643
2016 -25,862 10,484 2,095 12,760
2015 -29,216 -43,462 2,107 11,377
2014 -20,696 -46,678 2,225 11,217
2013 -17,545 -59,323 2,336 10,535
2012 -16,568 -65,364 2,124 10,273
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,814 10,918
2010 5,560 2,001 2,129 7,909
2009 8,886 18,182 1,991 6,855
2008 11,077 27,081 2,003 7,969
2007 2,210 25,400 1,584 6,244
2006 6,612 27,621 1,748 5,557
2005 2,197 33,297 1,721 6,310
2004 0 29,039 1,878 4,566
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,220 5,581
2002 0 25,692 1,607 2,759
2001 0 60,387 1,766 3,427
2000 -1,081 54,661 1,963 4,516
1999 -2,153 49,930 1,808 4,666
1998 -2,144 47,856 1,486 3,874
1997 2,133 45,671 1,552 3,711
1996 0 43,444 1,781 3,603
1995 1,056 42,674 1,634 4,385
1994 6,307 42,897 1,652 3,900
1993 4,185 39,829 1,470 4,055
1992 6,239 41,000 1,098 4,101
1991 6,192 37,917 1,239 4,067
1990 8,157 26,294 1,145 3,992
1989 9,080 18,862 679 2,999
1988 15,055 20,557 747 2,909
1987 10,001 19,005 222 2,200
1986 20,931 19,064 331 2,121
1985 22,849 16,093 74 1,067
1984 37,604 19,767 146 346
1983 42,341 18,655 37 376
1982 50,906 19,675 183 334
1981 54,484 25,061 329 443
1980 60,748 47,460 37 840
1979 65,882 72,184 72 670
1978 64,124 60,775 -145 3,155
1977 59,574 19,193 -36 2,830
1976 65,236 89,601 -578 2,802
1975 61,516 61,265 -395 2,794
1974 68,111 -22,590 -390 2,728
1973 59,824 -42,387 -421 2,673
1972 64,887 -3,589 -35 4,143
1971 67,116 -12,747 69 4,274
1970 71,222 -54,166 272 853
1969 82,464 -118,544 303 833
1968 87,408 -429 604 850
1967 91,183 -55,853 837 752
1966 86,998 21,206 1,168 2,222
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,260 2,203
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,377 2,178
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,199 2,080
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,091 2,014
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,489 1,969
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,319 61

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/luxembourg | 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 Luxembourg 16.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 20,287 people) and 83.2% is from migration (a gain of 100,435 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 344,309 people or 51.2% in Luxembourg.

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
Luxembourg
City Population
Luxembourg 138K
Esch-sur-Alzette 37.5K
Differdange 30.4K
Dudelange 22K
Petange 20.9K

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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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