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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 13.1 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Greece vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Mexico
2100 6,463,085 131,182,639
2099 6,505,287 131,943,283
2098 6,547,164 132,700,369
2097 6,589,081 133,455,010
2096 6,630,487 134,204,227
2095 6,671,006 134,949,218
2094 6,710,734 135,687,085
2093 6,749,510 136,415,232
2092 6,787,596 137,127,644
2091 6,824,775 137,833,985
2090 6,862,164 138,527,198
2089 6,900,089 139,208,862
2088 6,937,116 139,874,924
2087 6,973,450 140,530,483
2086 7,010,676 141,174,372
2085 7,048,751 141,805,496
2084 7,086,818 142,415,948
2083 7,124,743 143,009,187
2082 7,164,627 143,579,768
2081 7,205,487 144,138,842
2080 7,248,512 144,677,451
2079 7,292,836 145,195,172
2078 7,338,859 145,691,242
2077 7,387,671 146,165,064
2076 7,437,562 146,616,674
2075 7,489,139 147,046,928
2074 7,543,259 147,455,761
2073 7,600,155 147,841,295
2072 7,659,253 148,201,143
2071 7,719,672 148,534,057
2070 7,782,317 148,848,168
2069 7,847,153 149,134,711
2068 7,913,682 149,395,717
2067 7,980,659 149,630,386
2066 8,047,692 149,842,125
2065 8,114,348 150,029,268
2064 8,181,923 150,187,992
2063 8,250,274 150,319,846
2062 8,318,463 150,424,224
2061 8,386,919 150,502,250
2060 8,454,179 150,555,648
2059 8,522,250 150,577,220
2058 8,589,200 150,569,044
2057 8,655,428 150,535,337
2056 8,720,012 150,475,242
2055 8,783,558 150,384,336
2054 8,844,935 150,263,237
2053 8,903,834 150,110,615
2052 8,961,755 149,923,918
2051 9,018,494 149,705,066
2050 9,072,676 149,450,774
2049 9,126,801 149,166,038
2048 9,177,973 148,836,849
2047 9,228,605 148,478,965
2046 9,275,381 148,081,688
2045 9,321,349 147,647,318
2044 9,367,130 147,173,101
2043 9,411,608 146,667,761
2042 9,454,837 146,123,566
2041 9,499,098 145,543,650
2040 9,543,726 144,931,633
2039 9,588,298 144,286,278
2038 9,633,708 143,601,872
2037 9,679,362 142,883,005
2036 9,724,905 142,138,929
2035 9,771,397 141,359,885
2034 9,817,355 140,554,653
2033 9,863,589 139,713,048
2032 9,911,215 138,843,644
2031 9,956,924 137,947,334
2030 10,002,298 137,023,304
2029 10,047,641 136,071,720
2028 10,092,845 135,090,755
2027 10,137,354 134,081,337
2026 10,181,414 133,042,003
2025 10,223,023 131,970,909
2024 10,405,134 130,861,007
2023 10,407,351 129,739,759
2022 10,436,882 128,613,117
2021 10,569,207 127,648,148
2020 10,698,599 126,799,054
2019 10,721,582 125,762,982
2018 10,732,882 124,573,711
2017 10,754,679 123,400,057
2016 10,775,971 122,251,351
2015 10,820,883 121,072,306
2014 10,892,413 119,784,261
2013 10,965,211 118,343,573
2012 11,045,011 116,818,208
2011 11,104,899 115,243,504
2010 11,121,341 113,623,895
2009 11,107,017 111,999,721
2008 11,077,841 110,374,288
2007 11,048,473 108,774,360
2006 11,020,362 107,253,666
2005 10,987,314 105,811,504
2004 10,955,141 104,394,131
2003 10,928,070 102,978,515
2002 10,902,022 101,548,624
2001 10,862,132 100,099,099
2000 10,805,808 98,625,552
1999 10,761,698 97,115,707
1998 10,720,509 95,575,245
1997 10,661,259 94,021,207
1996 10,608,800 92,452,702
1995 10,562,153 90,862,455
1994 10,512,922 89,259,205
1993 10,460,415 87,653,807
1992 10,399,061 86,044,809
1991 10,319,927 84,430,572
1990 10,196,792 82,820,170
1989 10,089,498 81,247,182
1988 10,036,983 79,695,531
1987 10,000,595 78,136,651
1986 9,967,213 76,585,637
1985 9,934,300 75,043,414
1984 9,895,801 73,506,846
1983 9,846,627 71,971,240
1982 9,789,513 70,433,260
1981 9,729,350 68,892,108
1980 9,642,505 67,300,334
1979 9,548,258 65,648,865
1978 9,429,959 63,979,046
1977 9,308,479 62,308,493
1976 9,188,150 60,645,512
1975 9,046,541 58,982,400
1974 8,962,022 57,320,149
1973 8,929,086 55,667,284
1972 8,888,628 54,030,168
1971 8,831,036 52,412,558
1970 8,792,806 50,814,953
1969 8,772,764 49,233,194
1968 8,740,765 47,668,303
1967 8,684,088 46,129,608
1966 8,613,651 44,629,106
1965 8,550,333 43,174,477
1964 8,510,429 41,772,049
1963 8,479,625 40,424,065
1962 8,448,233 39,129,200
1961 8,398,050 37,890,118
1960 8,331,725 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Mexico
2100 -0.65% -0.58%
2099 -0.64% -0.57%
2098 -0.64% -0.57%
2097 -0.62% -0.56%
2096 -0.61% -0.55%
2095 -0.59% -0.54%
2094 -0.57% -0.53%
2093 -0.56% -0.52%
2092 -0.54% -0.51%
2091 -0.54% -0.5%
2090 -0.55% -0.49%
2089 -0.53% -0.48%
2088 -0.52% -0.47%
2087 -0.53% -0.46%
2086 -0.54% -0.45%
2085 -0.54% -0.43%
2084 -0.53% -0.41%
2083 -0.56% -0.4%
2082 -0.57% -0.39%
2081 -0.59% -0.37%
2080 -0.61% -0.36%
2079 -0.63% -0.34%
2078 -0.66% -0.32%
2077 -0.67% -0.31%
2076 -0.69% -0.29%
2075 -0.72% -0.28%
2074 -0.75% -0.26%
2073 -0.77% -0.24%
2072 -0.78% -0.22%
2071 -0.8% -0.21%
2070 -0.83% -0.19%
2069 -0.84% -0.17%
2068 -0.84% -0.16%
2067 -0.83% -0.14%
2066 -0.82% -0.12%
2065 -0.83% -0.11%
2064 -0.83% -0.09%
2063 -0.82% -0.07%
2062 -0.82% -0.05%
2061 -0.8% -0.04%
2060 -0.8% -0.01%
2059 -0.78% 0.005%
2058 -0.77% 0.02%
2057 -0.74% 0.04%
2056 -0.72% 0.06%
2055 -0.69% 0.08%
2054 -0.66% 0.1%
2053 -0.65% 0.12%
2052 -0.63% 0.15%
2051 -0.6% 0.17%
2050 -0.59% 0.19%
2049 -0.56% 0.22%
2048 -0.55% 0.24%
2047 -0.5% 0.27%
2046 -0.49% 0.29%
2045 -0.49% 0.32%
2044 -0.47% 0.34%
2043 -0.46% 0.37%
2042 -0.47% 0.4%
2041 -0.47% 0.42%
2040 -0.46% 0.45%
2039 -0.47% 0.48%
2038 -0.47% 0.5%
2037 -0.47% 0.52%
2036 -0.48% 0.55%
2035 -0.47% 0.57%
2034 -0.47% 0.6%
2033 -0.48% 0.63%
2032 -0.46% 0.65%
2031 -0.45% 0.67%
2030 -0.45% 0.7%
2029 -0.45% 0.73%
2028 -0.44% 0.75%
2027 -0.43% 0.78%
2026 -0.41% 0.81%
2025 -1.75% 0.85%
2024 -0.02% 0.86%
2023 -0.28% 0.88%
2022 -1.25% 0.76%
2021 -1.21% 0.67%
2020 -0.21% 0.82%
2019 -0.11% 0.95%
2018 -0.2% 0.95%
2017 -0.2% 0.94%
2016 -0.42% 0.97%
2015 -0.66% 1.08%
2014 -0.66% 1.22%
2013 -0.72% 1.31%
2012 -0.54% 1.37%
2011 -0.15% 1.43%
2010 0.13% 1.45%
2009 0.26% 1.47%
2008 0.27% 1.47%
2007 0.26% 1.42%
2006 0.3% 1.36%
2005 0.29% 1.36%
2004 0.25% 1.37%
2003 0.24% 1.41%
2002 0.37% 1.45%
2001 0.52% 1.49%
2000 0.41% 1.55%
1999 0.38% 1.61%
1998 0.56% 1.65%
1997 0.49% 1.7%
1996 0.44% 1.75%
1995 0.47% 1.8%
1994 0.5% 1.83%
1993 0.59% 1.87%
1992 0.77% 1.91%
1991 1.21% 1.94%
1990 1.06% 1.94%
1989 0.52% 1.95%
1988 0.36% 2%
1987 0.33% 2.03%
1986 0.33% 2.06%
1985 0.39% 2.09%
1984 0.5% 2.13%
1983 0.58% 2.18%
1982 0.62% 2.24%
1981 0.9% 2.37%
1980 0.99% 2.52%
1979 1.25% 2.61%
1978 1.31% 2.68%
1977 1.31% 2.74%
1976 1.57% 2.82%
1975 0.94% 2.9%
1974 0.37% 2.97%
1973 0.46% 3.03%
1972 0.65% 3.09%
1971 0.43% 3.14%
1970 0.23% 3.21%
1969 0.37% 3.28%
1968 0.65% 3.34%
1967 0.82% 3.36%
1966 0.74% 3.37%
1965 0.47% 3.36%
1964 0.36% 3.33%
1963 0.37% 3.31%
1962 0.6% 3.27%
1961 0.8% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Greece Mexico
Current population
10181414
133323134
Population rank 96/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.61%
One net population change
3.95 hours
28.1 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 110/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -108,037
Net migration rank 37/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -108,037
2024 - -122,772 - -104,581
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -58,131 -160,277 936,682 -122,791
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 5,560 2,001 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 8,886 18,182 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 11,077 27,081 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 2,210 25,400 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 6,612 27,621 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 2,197 33,297 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 0 29,039 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 0 25,692 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 0 60,387 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -1,081 54,661 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -2,153 49,930 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -2,144 47,856 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 2,133 45,671 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 0 43,444 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 1,056 42,674 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 6,307 42,897 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 4,185 39,829 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 6,239 41,000 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 6,192 37,917 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 8,157 26,294 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 9,080 18,862 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 15,055 20,557 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 10,001 19,005 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 20,931 19,064 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 22,849 16,093 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 37,604 19,767 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 42,341 18,655 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 50,906 19,675 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 54,484 25,061 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 60,748 47,460 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 65,882 72,184 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 64,124 60,775 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 59,574 19,193 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 65,236 89,601 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 61,516 61,265 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 87,408 -429 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 86,998 21,206 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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