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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 3.31 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th 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 -0.47% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Greece vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Madagascar
2100 6,463,085 86,197,674
2099 6,505,287 85,808,382
2098 6,547,164 85,404,097
2097 6,589,081 84,987,607
2096 6,630,487 84,559,113
2095 6,671,006 84,119,392
2094 6,710,734 83,665,834
2093 6,749,510 83,200,140
2092 6,787,596 82,723,075
2091 6,824,775 82,233,465
2090 6,862,164 81,734,626
2089 6,900,089 81,223,857
2088 6,937,116 80,700,261
2087 6,973,450 80,164,903
2086 7,010,676 79,619,760
2085 7,048,751 79,064,003
2084 7,086,818 78,499,094
2083 7,124,743 77,922,946
2082 7,164,627 77,337,305
2081 7,205,487 76,740,524
2080 7,248,512 76,133,028
2079 7,292,836 75,513,518
2078 7,338,859 74,881,435
2077 7,387,671 74,236,865
2076 7,437,562 73,582,256
2075 7,489,139 72,914,884
2074 7,543,259 72,235,202
2073 7,600,155 71,545,378
2072 7,659,253 70,843,401
2071 7,719,672 70,130,366
2070 7,782,317 69,409,326
2069 7,847,153 68,677,859
2068 7,913,682 67,936,195
2067 7,980,659 67,185,066
2066 8,047,692 66,425,210
2065 8,114,348 65,658,016
2064 8,181,923 64,881,253
2063 8,250,274 64,097,223
2062 8,318,463 63,305,402
2061 8,386,919 62,506,578
2060 8,454,179 61,701,267
2059 8,522,250 60,889,495
2058 8,589,200 60,073,702
2057 8,655,428 59,254,008
2056 8,720,012 58,428,653
2055 8,783,558 57,600,579
2054 8,844,935 56,769,869
2053 8,903,834 55,935,411
2052 8,961,755 55,097,962
2051 9,018,494 54,258,057
2050 9,072,676 53,415,029
2049 9,126,801 52,570,680
2048 9,177,973 51,725,320
2047 9,228,605 50,879,659
2046 9,275,381 50,033,785
2045 9,321,349 49,188,703
2044 9,367,130 48,344,009
2043 9,411,608 47,499,657
2042 9,454,837 46,656,643
2041 9,499,098 45,815,621
2040 9,543,726 44,976,152
2039 9,588,298 44,140,155
2038 9,633,708 43,305,683
2037 9,679,362 42,474,372
2036 9,724,905 41,645,556
2035 9,771,397 40,819,415
2034 9,817,355 39,997,842
2033 9,863,589 39,178,430
2032 9,911,215 38,361,932
2031 9,956,924 37,547,484
2030 10,002,298 36,737,238
2029 10,047,641 35,930,925
2028 10,092,845 35,128,136
2027 10,137,354 34,329,429
2026 10,181,414 33,535,391
2025 10,223,023 32,747,552
2024 10,405,134 31,964,956
2023 10,407,351 31,195,932
2022 10,436,882 30,437,261
2021 10,569,207 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th 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 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 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 6.46M 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 -1.75% 2.45%
2024 -0.02% 2.47%
2023 -0.28% 2.49%
2022 -1.25% 2.51%
2021 -1.21% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Greece Madagascar
Current population
10181414
33750171
Population rank 96/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.41%
One net population change
3.95 hours
41 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,107
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 29/197
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 - -122,772 - -1,795
2023 -56,200 -159,430 766,391 -1,487
2022 -63,665 -53,997 753,931 -1,487
2021 -58,131 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/madagascar | 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 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
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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