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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 3.27 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Greece vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Madagascar
2100 6,583,798 86,179,580
2099 6,626,788 85,790,370
2098 6,669,448 85,386,169
2097 6,712,148 84,969,767
2096 6,754,327 84,541,363
2095 6,795,603 84,101,733
2094 6,836,072 83,648,271
2093 6,875,572 83,182,675
2092 6,914,370 82,705,710
2091 6,952,243 82,216,203
2090 6,990,331 81,717,468
2089 7,028,964 81,206,806
2088 7,066,683 80,683,320
2087 7,103,695 80,148,075
2086 7,141,616 79,603,046
2085 7,180,403 79,047,406
2084 7,219,180 78,482,616
2083 7,257,814 77,906,589
2082 7,298,443 77,321,070
2081 7,340,066 76,724,415
2080 7,383,894 76,117,046
2079 7,429,047 75,497,666
2078 7,475,929 74,865,716
2077 7,525,653 74,221,281
2076 7,576,476 73,566,810
2075 7,629,016 72,899,578
2074 7,684,147 72,220,039
2073 7,742,105 71,530,359
2072 7,802,307 70,828,530
2071 7,863,855 70,115,645
2070 7,927,670 69,394,756
2069 7,993,717 68,663,443
2068 8,061,488 67,921,934
2067 8,129,716 67,170,963
2066 8,198,001 66,411,266
2065 8,265,902 65,644,233
2064 8,334,739 64,867,634
2063 8,404,367 64,083,768
2062 8,473,829 63,292,113
2061 8,543,564 62,493,456
2060 8,612,080 61,688,314
2059 8,681,422 60,876,714
2058 8,749,623 60,061,091
2057 8,817,088 59,241,569
2056 8,882,878 58,416,388
2055 8,947,611 57,588,488
2054 9,010,135 56,757,952
2053 9,070,133 55,923,669
2052 9,129,136 55,086,396
2051 9,186,935 54,246,667
2050 9,242,128 53,403,817
2049 9,297,265 52,559,645
2048 9,349,392 51,714,462
2047 9,400,970 50,868,979
2046 9,448,620 50,023,282
2045 9,495,447 49,178,377
2044 9,542,082 48,333,861
2043 9,587,391 47,489,686
2042 9,631,428 46,646,849
2041 9,676,515 45,806,003
2040 9,721,977 44,966,710
2039 9,767,381 44,130,890
2038 9,813,639 43,296,592
2037 9,860,147 42,465,456
2036 9,906,540 41,636,814
2035 9,953,900 40,810,847
2034 10,000,716 39,989,445
2033 10,047,814 39,170,206
2032 10,096,329 38,353,879
2031 10,142,892 37,539,603
2030 10,189,114 36,729,526
2029 10,235,303 35,923,382
2028 10,281,352 35,120,762
2027 10,326,692 34,322,223
2026 10,371,575 33,528,352
2025 10,413,962 32,740,678
2024 10,405,134 31,964,956
2023 10,407,351 31,195,932
2022 10,437,805 30,437,261
2021 10,570,130 29,691,083
2020 10,698,599 28,953,556
2019 10,721,582 28,219,554
2018 10,732,882 27,494,926
2017 10,754,679 26,788,375
2016 10,775,971 26,099,952
2015 10,820,883 25,426,702
2014 10,892,413 24,764,348
2013 10,965,211 24,109,290
2012 11,045,011 23,462,438
2011 11,104,899 22,822,300
2010 11,121,341 22,183,340
2009 11,107,017 21,547,280
2008 11,077,841 20,923,840
2007 11,048,473 20,318,583
2006 11,020,362 19,730,909
2005 10,987,314 19,159,707
2004 10,955,141 18,606,608
2003 10,928,070 18,071,854
2002 10,902,022 17,549,913
2001 10,862,132 17,032,939
2000 10,805,808 16,516,338
1999 10,761,698 16,000,506
1998 10,720,509 15,489,364
1997 10,661,259 14,990,814
1996 10,608,800 14,510,711
1995 10,562,153 14,051,275
1994 10,512,922 13,613,850
1993 10,460,415 13,197,345
1992 10,399,061 12,800,870
1991 10,319,927 12,421,412
1990 10,196,792 12,055,639
1989 10,089,498 11,704,998
1988 10,036,983 11,369,462
1987 10,000,595 11,047,291
1986 9,967,213 10,736,857
1985 9,934,300 10,433,142
1984 9,895,801 10,134,550
1983 9,846,627 9,843,044
1982 9,789,513 9,557,671
1981 9,729,350 9,279,011
1980 9,642,505 9,006,032
1979 9,548,258 8,737,581
1978 9,429,959 8,475,864
1977 9,308,479 8,222,240
1976 9,188,150 7,976,831
1975 9,046,541 7,739,336
1974 8,962,022 7,509,726
1973 8,929,086 7,288,048
1972 8,888,628 7,074,398
1971 8,831,036 6,868,868
1970 8,792,806 6,672,003
1969 8,772,764 6,484,716
1968 8,740,765 6,306,493
1967 8,684,088 6,136,486
1966 8,613,651 5,974,279
1965 8,550,333 5,819,116
1964 8,510,429 5,669,863
1963 8,479,625 5,525,185
1962 8,448,233 5,384,150
1961 8,398,050 5,246,158
1960 8,331,725 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Madagascar
2100 -0.65% 0.45%
2099 -0.64% 0.47%
2098 -0.64% 0.49%
2097 -0.62% 0.51%
2096 -0.61% 0.52%
2095 -0.59% 0.54%
2094 -0.57% 0.56%
2093 -0.56% 0.58%
2092 -0.54% 0.6%
2091 -0.54% 0.61%
2090 -0.55% 0.63%
2089 -0.53% 0.65%
2088 -0.52% 0.67%
2087 -0.53% 0.68%
2086 -0.54% 0.7%
2085 -0.54% 0.72%
2084 -0.53% 0.74%
2083 -0.56% 0.76%
2082 -0.57% 0.78%
2081 -0.59% 0.8%
2080 -0.61% 0.82%
2079 -0.63% 0.84%
2078 -0.66% 0.87%
2077 -0.67% 0.89%
2076 -0.69% 0.92%
2075 -0.72% 0.94%
2074 -0.75% 0.96%
2073 -0.77% 0.99%
2072 -0.78% 1.02%
2071 -0.8% 1.04%
2070 -0.83% 1.07%
2069 -0.84% 1.09%
2068 -0.84% 1.12%
2067 -0.83% 1.14%
2066 -0.82% 1.17%
2065 -0.83% 1.2%
2064 -0.83% 1.22%
2063 -0.82% 1.25%
2062 -0.82% 1.28%
2061 -0.8% 1.31%
2060 -0.8% 1.33%
2059 -0.78% 1.36%
2058 -0.77% 1.38%
2057 -0.74% 1.41%
2056 -0.72% 1.44%
2055 -0.69% 1.46%
2054 -0.66% 1.49%
2053 -0.65% 1.52%
2052 -0.63% 1.55%
2051 -0.6% 1.58%
2050 -0.59% 1.61%
2049 -0.56% 1.63%
2048 -0.55% 1.66%
2047 -0.5% 1.69%
2046 -0.49% 1.72%
2045 -0.49% 1.75%
2044 -0.47% 1.78%
2043 -0.46% 1.81%
2042 -0.47% 1.84%
2041 -0.47% 1.87%
2040 -0.46% 1.89%
2039 -0.47% 1.93%
2038 -0.47% 1.96%
2037 -0.47% 1.99%
2036 -0.48% 2.02%
2035 -0.47% 2.05%
2034 -0.47% 2.09%
2033 -0.48% 2.13%
2032 -0.46% 2.17%
2031 -0.45% 2.21%
2030 -0.45% 2.24%
2029 -0.45% 2.29%
2028 -0.44% 2.33%
2027 -0.43% 2.37%
2026 -0.41% 2.41%
2025 0.08% 2.43%
2024 -0.02% 2.47%
2023 -0.29% 2.49%
2022 -1.25% 2.51%
2021 -1.2% 2.55%
2020 -0.21% 2.6%
2019 -0.11% 2.64%
2018 -0.2% 2.64%
2017 -0.2% 2.64%
2016 -0.42% 2.65%
2015 -0.66% 2.67%
2014 -0.66% 2.72%
2013 -0.72% 2.76%
2012 -0.54% 2.8%
2011 -0.15% 2.88%
2010 0.13% 2.95%
2009 0.26% 2.98%
2008 0.27% 2.98%
2007 0.26% 2.98%
2006 0.3% 2.98%
2005 0.29% 2.97%
2004 0.25% 2.96%
2003 0.24% 2.97%
2002 0.37% 3.04%
2001 0.52% 3.13%
2000 0.41% 3.22%
1999 0.38% 3.3%
1998 0.56% 3.33%
1997 0.49% 3.31%
1996 0.44% 3.27%
1995 0.47% 3.21%
1994 0.5% 3.16%
1993 0.59% 3.1%
1992 0.77% 3.05%
1991 1.21% 3.03%
1990 1.06% 3%
1989 0.52% 2.95%
1988 0.36% 2.92%
1987 0.33% 2.89%
1986 0.33% 2.91%
1985 0.39% 2.95%
1984 0.5% 2.96%
1983 0.58% 2.99%
1982 0.62% 3%
1981 0.9% 3.03%
1980 0.99% 3.07%
1979 1.25% 3.09%
1978 1.31% 3.08%
1977 1.31% 3.08%
1976 1.57% 3.07%
1975 0.94% 3.06%
1974 0.37% 3.04%
1973 0.46% 3.02%
1972 0.65% 2.99%
1971 0.43% 2.95%
1970 0.23% 2.89%
1969 0.37% 2.83%
1968 0.65% 2.77%
1967 0.82% 2.72%
1966 0.74% 2.67%
1965 0.47% 2.63%
1964 0.36% 2.62%
1963 0.37% 2.62%
1962 0.6% 2.63%
1961 0.8% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Greece Madagascar
Current population
10371575
33936132
Population rank 94/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.41%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
40.8 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +2,125
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 28/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -2,227
Net migration rank 37/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -2,227
2024 -57,229 -122,772 774,926 -1,795
2023 -56,200 -159,430 766,391 -1,487
2022 -63,671 -53,997 753,931 -1,487
2021 -58,135 -160,277 741,416 -1,480
2020 -46,004 6,353 736,607 -1,480
2019 -41,814 36,762 735,853 -2,976
2018 -33,272 17,938 719,267 -2,887
2017 -36,566 10,483 699,498 -2,784
2016 -25,862 10,484 682,801 -2,687
2015 -29,216 -43,462 668,977 -2,594
2014 -20,696 -46,678 660,837 -2,522
2013 -17,545 -59,323 654,230 -2,445
2012 -16,568 -65,364 644,255 -2,334
2011 -4,441 -31,786 640,577 -2,219
2010 5,560 2,001 641,543 -1,979
2009 8,886 18,182 634,008 -1,429
2008 11,077 27,081 615,580 -1,255
2007 2,210 25,400 597,772 -1,563
2006 6,612 27,621 581,489 -2,336
2005 2,197 33,297 568,143 -4,869
2004 0 29,039 556,319 -13,393
2003 -1,093 25,323 544,903 -18,345
2002 0 25,692 535,518 -18,209
2001 0 60,387 529,656 -13,014
2000 -1,081 54,661 520,860 -4,298
1999 -2,153 49,930 516,976 -1,891
1998 -2,144 47,856 508,408 -1,222
1997 2,133 45,671 490,905 -986
1996 0 43,444 471,453 -1,161
1995 1,056 42,674 450,259 -1,670
1994 6,307 42,897 428,169 -1,905
1993 4,185 39,829 408,801 -2,063
1992 6,239 41,000 388,430 -2,216
1991 6,192 37,917 375,040 -2,330
1990 8,157 26,294 360,621 -1,777
1989 9,080 18,862 344,279 -1,848
1988 15,055 20,557 330,510 -1,883
1987 10,001 19,005 317,621 -1,896
1986 20,931 19,064 307,074 -1,914
1985 22,849 16,093 304,199 -1,947
1984 37,604 19,767 296,892 -1,965
1983 42,341 18,655 290,085 -1,979
1982 50,906 19,675 284,733 -2,093
1981 54,484 25,061 277,535 -2,864
1980 60,748 47,460 275,287 -4,005
1979 65,882 72,184 270,752 -5,126
1978 64,124 60,775 263,684 -5,874
1977 59,574 19,193 255,399 -5,957
1976 65,236 89,601 247,026 -5,655
1975 61,516 61,265 238,774 -5,173
1974 68,111 -22,590 230,233 -4,607
1973 59,824 -42,387 221,768 -4,037
1972 64,887 -3,589 213,138 -3,583
1971 67,116 -12,747 204,617 -3,118
1970 71,222 -54,166 194,889 -2,658
1969 82,464 -118,544 184,562 -2,216
1968 87,408 -429 175,869 -1,766
1967 91,183 -55,853 167,287 -1,383
1966 86,998 21,206 159,483 -964
1965 83,793 -81,576 152,362 -550
1964 83,402 -76,678 146,894 -204
1963 81,404 -77,345 142,666 0
1962 85,327 -74,972 139,412 0
1961 86,500 -61,102 136,578 0
1960 96,648 -15,996 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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