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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 2.25 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Greece vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Malawi
2100 6,463,085 59,786,744
2099 6,505,287 59,528,389
2098 6,547,164 59,275,876
2097 6,589,081 59,028,312
2096 6,630,487 58,761,888
2095 6,671,006 58,508,246
2094 6,710,734 58,240,422
2093 6,749,510 57,966,788
2092 6,787,596 57,672,738
2091 6,824,775 57,377,090
2090 6,862,164 57,060,476
2089 6,900,089 56,739,410
2088 6,937,116 56,397,330
2087 6,973,450 56,053,671
2086 7,010,676 55,706,928
2085 7,048,751 55,348,708
2084 7,086,818 54,997,097
2083 7,124,743 54,605,058
2082 7,164,627 54,206,477
2081 7,205,487 53,795,317
2080 7,248,512 53,372,779
2079 7,292,836 52,948,243
2078 7,338,859 52,521,908
2077 7,387,671 52,063,931
2076 7,437,562 51,600,404
2075 7,489,139 51,141,728
2074 7,543,259 50,684,368
2073 7,600,155 50,229,762
2072 7,659,253 49,769,904
2071 7,719,672 49,287,139
2070 7,782,317 48,797,935
2069 7,847,153 48,301,644
2068 7,913,682 47,792,308
2067 7,980,659 47,277,473
2066 8,047,692 46,752,024
2065 8,114,348 46,228,139
2064 8,181,923 45,701,844
2063 8,250,274 45,179,322
2062 8,318,463 44,638,764
2061 8,386,919 44,076,711
2060 8,454,179 43,508,702
2059 8,522,250 42,916,694
2058 8,589,200 42,344,863
2057 8,655,428 41,762,060
2056 8,720,012 41,184,161
2055 8,783,558 40,584,950
2054 8,844,935 39,994,696
2053 8,903,834 39,377,622
2052 8,961,755 38,766,890
2051 9,018,494 38,153,322
2050 9,072,676 37,545,865
2049 9,126,801 36,936,275
2048 9,177,973 36,339,833
2047 9,228,605 35,725,127
2046 9,275,381 35,107,179
2045 9,321,349 34,491,916
2044 9,367,130 33,862,279
2043 9,411,608 33,247,804
2042 9,454,837 32,636,511
2041 9,499,098 32,019,447
2040 9,543,726 31,402,305
2039 9,588,298 30,782,479
2038 9,633,708 30,166,708
2037 9,679,362 29,527,821
2036 9,724,905 28,896,515
2035 9,771,397 28,267,970
2034 9,817,355 27,643,367
2033 9,863,589 27,018,105
2032 9,911,215 26,404,071
2031 9,956,924 25,795,897
2030 10,002,298 25,181,820
2029 10,047,641 24,566,478
2028 10,092,845 23,968,071
2027 10,137,354 23,374,588
2026 10,181,414 22,791,601
2025 10,223,023 22,220,885
2024 10,405,134 21,655,286
2023 10,407,351 21,104,482
2022 10,436,882 20,568,728
2021 10,569,207 20,047,258
2020 10,698,599 19,533,888
2019 10,721,582 19,025,752
2018 10,732,882 18,528,081
2017 10,754,679 18,039,715
2016 10,775,971 17,557,739
2015 10,820,883 17,085,587
2014 10,892,413 16,621,538
2013 10,965,211 16,161,816
2012 11,045,011 15,709,577
2011 11,104,899 15,265,022
2010 11,121,341 14,826,463
2009 11,107,017 14,395,788
2008 11,077,841 13,976,417
2007 11,048,473 13,576,343
2006 11,020,362 13,198,701
2005 10,987,314 12,840,031
2004 10,955,141 12,500,737
2003 10,928,070 12,181,574
2002 10,902,022 11,880,440
2001 10,862,132 11,593,058
2000 10,805,808 11,315,942
1999 10,761,698 11,047,804
1998 10,720,509 10,792,876
1997 10,661,259 10,562,035
1996 10,608,800 10,352,228
1995 10,562,153 10,150,117
1994 10,512,922 10,164,894
1993 10,460,415 10,284,024
1992 10,399,061 10,135,079
1991 10,319,927 9,844,227
1990 10,196,792 9,545,852
1989 10,089,498 9,176,220
1988 10,036,983 8,753,262
1987 10,000,595 8,293,174
1986 9,967,213 7,906,480
1985 9,934,300 7,620,508
1984 9,895,801 7,332,810
1983 9,846,627 7,051,709
1982 9,789,513 6,778,879
1981 9,729,350 6,516,454
1980 9,642,505 6,265,529
1979 9,548,258 6,028,749
1978 9,429,959 5,810,132
1977 9,308,479 5,614,983
1976 9,188,150 5,443,384
1975 9,046,541 5,287,367
1974 8,962,022 5,141,337
1973 8,929,086 5,003,938
1972 8,888,628 4,874,475
1971 8,831,036 4,751,434
1970 8,792,806 4,633,944
1969 8,772,764 4,521,184
1968 8,740,765 4,411,054
1967 8,684,088 4,303,012
1966 8,613,651 4,197,926
1965 8,550,333 4,096,157
1964 8,510,429 3,997,305
1963 8,479,625 3,900,506
1962 8,448,233 3,806,307
1961 8,398,050 3,715,534
1960 8,331,725 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M 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
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Malawi
2100 -0.65% 0.43%
2099 -0.64% 0.43%
2098 -0.64% 0.42%
2097 -0.62% 0.45%
2096 -0.61% 0.43%
2095 -0.59% 0.46%
2094 -0.57% 0.47%
2093 -0.56% 0.51%
2092 -0.54% 0.52%
2091 -0.54% 0.55%
2090 -0.55% 0.57%
2089 -0.53% 0.61%
2088 -0.52% 0.61%
2087 -0.53% 0.62%
2086 -0.54% 0.65%
2085 -0.54% 0.64%
2084 -0.53% 0.72%
2083 -0.56% 0.74%
2082 -0.57% 0.76%
2081 -0.59% 0.79%
2080 -0.61% 0.8%
2079 -0.63% 0.81%
2078 -0.66% 0.88%
2077 -0.67% 0.9%
2076 -0.69% 0.9%
2075 -0.72% 0.9%
2074 -0.75% 0.91%
2073 -0.77% 0.92%
2072 -0.78% 0.98%
2071 -0.8% 1%
2070 -0.83% 1.03%
2069 -0.84% 1.07%
2068 -0.84% 1.09%
2067 -0.83% 1.12%
2066 -0.82% 1.13%
2065 -0.83% 1.15%
2064 -0.83% 1.16%
2063 -0.82% 1.21%
2062 -0.82% 1.28%
2061 -0.8% 1.31%
2060 -0.8% 1.38%
2059 -0.78% 1.35%
2058 -0.77% 1.4%
2057 -0.74% 1.4%
2056 -0.72% 1.48%
2055 -0.69% 1.48%
2054 -0.66% 1.57%
2053 -0.65% 1.58%
2052 -0.63% 1.61%
2051 -0.6% 1.62%
2050 -0.59% 1.65%
2049 -0.56% 1.64%
2048 -0.55% 1.72%
2047 -0.5% 1.76%
2046 -0.49% 1.78%
2045 -0.49% 1.86%
2044 -0.47% 1.85%
2043 -0.46% 1.87%
2042 -0.47% 1.93%
2041 -0.47% 1.97%
2040 -0.46% 2.01%
2039 -0.47% 2.04%
2038 -0.47% 2.16%
2037 -0.47% 2.18%
2036 -0.48% 2.22%
2035 -0.47% 2.26%
2034 -0.47% 2.31%
2033 -0.48% 2.33%
2032 -0.46% 2.36%
2031 -0.45% 2.44%
2030 -0.45% 2.5%
2029 -0.45% 2.5%
2028 -0.44% 2.54%
2027 -0.43% 2.56%
2026 -0.41% 2.57%
2025 -1.75% 2.61%
2024 -0.02% 2.61%
2023 -0.28% 2.6%
2022 -1.25% 2.6%
2021 -1.21% 2.63%
2020 -0.21% 2.67%
2019 -0.11% 2.69%
2018 -0.2% 2.71%
2017 -0.2% 2.75%
2016 -0.42% 2.76%
2015 -0.66% 2.79%
2014 -0.66% 2.84%
2013 -0.72% 2.88%
2012 -0.54% 2.91%
2011 -0.15% 2.96%
2010 0.13% 2.99%
2009 0.26% 3%
2008 0.27% 2.95%
2007 0.26% 2.86%
2006 0.3% 2.79%
2005 0.29% 2.71%
2004 0.25% 2.62%
2003 0.24% 2.53%
2002 0.37% 2.48%
2001 0.52% 2.45%
2000 0.41% 2.43%
1999 0.38% 2.36%
1998 0.56% 2.19%
1997 0.49% 2.03%
1996 0.44% 1.99%
1995 0.47% -0.15%
1994 0.5% -1.16%
1993 0.59% 1.47%
1992 0.77% 2.95%
1991 1.21% 3.13%
1990 1.06% 4.03%
1989 0.52% 4.83%
1988 0.36% 5.55%
1987 0.33% 4.89%
1986 0.33% 3.75%
1985 0.39% 3.92%
1984 0.5% 3.99%
1983 0.58% 4.02%
1982 0.62% 4.03%
1981 0.9% 4%
1980 0.99% 3.93%
1979 1.25% 3.76%
1978 1.31% 3.48%
1977 1.31% 3.15%
1976 1.57% 2.95%
1975 0.94% 2.84%
1974 0.37% 2.75%
1973 0.46% 2.66%
1972 0.65% 2.59%
1971 0.43% 2.54%
1970 0.23% 2.49%
1969 0.37% 2.5%
1968 0.65% 2.51%
1967 0.82% 2.5%
1966 0.74% 2.48%
1965 0.47% 2.47%
1964 0.36% 2.48%
1963 0.37% 2.47%
1962 0.6% 2.44%
1961 0.8% 2.41%

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/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Greece Malawi
Current population
10181414
22949294
Population rank 96/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.28%
One net population change
3.95 hours
57.3 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,509
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 26/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -5,628
Net migration rank 37/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -5,628
2024 - -122,772 - -1,507
2023 -56,200 -159,430 549,096 -5,811
2022 -63,665 -53,997 533,450 -5,231
2021 -58,131 -160,277 517,400 -2,666
2020 -46,004 6,353 514,659 -2,655
2019 -41,814 36,762 506,104 -1,837
2018 -33,272 17,938 494,348 -3,267
2017 -36,566 10,483 484,655 982
2016 -25,862 10,484 474,779 3,505
2015 -29,216 -43,462 472,484 -6,471
2014 -20,696 -46,678 472,418 -10,317
2013 -17,545 -59,323 470,293 -12,934
2012 -16,568 -65,364 460,684 -13,561
2011 -4,441 -31,786 454,149 -12,170
2010 5,560 2,001 444,468 -9,327
2009 8,886 18,182 434,811 -8,590
2008 11,077 27,081 421,781 -9,264
2007 2,210 25,400 410,290 -22,680
2006 6,612 27,621 397,123 -29,450
2005 2,197 33,297 381,130 -31,462
2004 0 29,039 361,133 -32,221
2003 -1,093 25,323 341,133 -31,729
2002 0 25,692 322,863 -30,013
2001 0 60,387 310,833 -28,933
2000 -1,081 54,661 300,439 -28,098
1999 -2,153 49,930 295,629 -31,686
1998 -2,144 47,856 285,407 -39,491
1997 2,133 45,671 277,433 -61,646
1996 0 43,444 270,048 -66,212
1995 1,056 42,674 266,745 -66,366
1994 6,307 42,897 275,439 -505,365
1993 4,185 39,829 276,538 -284,867
1992 6,239 41,000 269,066 37,142
1991 6,192 37,917 260,193 15,291
1990 8,157 26,294 250,159 71,111
1989 9,080 18,862 237,967 180,031
1988 15,055 20,557 226,911 201,011
1987 10,001 19,005 220,566 271,693
1986 20,931 19,064 218,519 62,615
1985 22,849 16,093 216,179 74,625
1984 37,604 19,767 212,146 72,435
1983 42,341 18,655 209,422 68,197
1982 50,906 19,675 205,386 62,661
1981 54,484 25,061 199,436 57,376
1980 60,748 47,460 192,746 52,294
1979 65,882 72,184 182,123 46,388
1978 64,124 60,775 172,503 36,225
1977 59,574 19,193 161,930 19,638
1976 65,236 89,601 153,422 8,206
1975 61,516 61,265 145,254 5,162
1974 68,111 -22,590 137,819 3,833
1973 59,824 -42,387 131,529 1,623
1972 64,887 -3,589 125,728 48
1971 67,116 -12,747 121,015 -710
1970 71,222 -54,166 116,822 -2,147
1969 82,464 -118,544 113,120 -2,266
1968 87,408 -429 110,329 -924
1967 91,183 -55,853 106,668 0
1966 86,998 21,206 103,512 0
1965 83,793 -81,576 100,040 0
1964 83,402 -76,678 97,658 0
1963 81,404 -77,345 95,933 0
1962 85,327 -74,972 92,463 0
1961 86,500 -61,102 89,091 0
1960 96,648 -15,996 85,718 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/malawi | 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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