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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 4.35 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Greece vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Moldova
2100 6,463,085 1,175,882
2099 6,505,287 1,186,641
2098 6,547,164 1,197,541
2097 6,589,081 1,208,458
2096 6,630,487 1,219,478
2095 6,671,006 1,230,573
2094 6,710,734 1,241,540
2093 6,749,510 1,252,531
2092 6,787,596 1,263,471
2091 6,824,775 1,274,372
2090 6,862,164 1,285,020
2089 6,900,089 1,295,696
2088 6,937,116 1,306,424
2087 6,973,450 1,317,064
2086 7,010,676 1,327,799
2085 7,048,751 1,338,702
2084 7,086,818 1,349,432
2083 7,124,743 1,360,333
2082 7,164,627 1,371,322
2081 7,205,487 1,382,447
2080 7,248,512 1,393,733
2079 7,292,836 1,405,298
2078 7,338,859 1,417,062
2077 7,387,671 1,429,240
2076 7,437,562 1,441,240
2075 7,489,139 1,453,677
2074 7,543,259 1,466,568
2073 7,600,155 1,479,672
2072 7,659,253 1,493,311
2071 7,719,672 1,507,315
2070 7,782,317 1,522,149
2069 7,847,153 1,537,091
2068 7,913,682 1,552,724
2067 7,980,659 1,568,676
2066 8,047,692 1,584,782
2065 8,114,348 1,601,356
2064 8,181,923 1,618,317
2063 8,250,274 1,635,288
2062 8,318,463 1,652,720
2061 8,386,919 1,670,255
2060 8,454,179 1,688,120
2059 8,522,250 1,705,595
2058 8,589,200 1,722,942
2057 8,655,428 1,740,252
2056 8,720,012 1,757,829
2055 8,783,558 1,775,082
2054 8,844,935 1,792,262
2053 8,903,834 1,809,221
2052 8,961,755 1,825,831
2051 9,018,494 1,842,337
2050 9,072,676 1,858,281
2049 9,126,801 1,874,666
2048 9,177,973 1,890,586
2047 9,228,605 1,906,615
2046 9,275,381 1,922,962
2045 9,321,349 1,939,938
2044 9,367,130 1,956,858
2043 9,411,608 1,974,616
2042 9,454,837 1,992,765
2041 9,499,098 2,011,342
2040 9,543,726 2,030,732
2039 9,588,298 2,051,163
2038 9,633,708 2,071,871
2037 9,679,362 2,093,068
2036 9,724,905 2,114,669
2035 9,771,397 2,136,998
2034 9,817,355 2,159,450
2033 9,863,589 2,182,023
2032 9,911,215 2,204,431
2031 9,956,924 2,227,006
2030 10,002,298 2,250,038
2029 10,047,641 2,272,963
2028 10,092,845 2,295,739
2027 10,137,354 2,318,425
2026 10,181,414 2,341,166
2025 10,223,023 2,373,265
2024 10,405,134 2,402,306
2023 10,407,351 2,457,783
2022 10,436,882 2,528,654
2021 10,569,207 2,595,809
2020 10,698,599 2,635,130
2019 10,721,582 2,664,224
2018 10,732,882 2,707,203
2017 10,754,679 2,755,189
2016 10,775,971 2,803,186
2015 10,820,883 2,835,978
2014 10,892,413 2,857,815
2013 10,965,211 2,859,558
2012 11,045,011 2,860,324
2011 11,104,899 2,860,699
2010 11,121,341 2,862,354
2009 11,107,017 2,865,213
2008 11,077,841 2,868,833
2007 11,048,473 2,874,299
2006 11,020,362 2,880,967
2005 10,987,314 2,888,985
2004 10,955,141 2,896,023
2003 10,928,070 2,903,198
2002 10,902,022 2,911,385
2001 10,862,132 2,918,135
2000 10,805,808 2,924,668
1999 10,761,698 2,930,622
1998 10,720,509 2,935,227
1997 10,661,259 2,936,413
1996 10,608,800 2,947,293
1995 10,562,153 2,953,200
1994 10,512,922 2,966,745
1993 10,460,415 2,975,966
1992 10,399,061 2,980,965
1991 10,319,927 2,981,566
1990 10,196,792 2,977,912
1989 10,089,498 2,970,039
1988 10,036,983 2,948,891
1987 10,000,595 2,916,306
1986 9,967,213 2,883,057
1985 9,934,300 2,850,787
1984 9,895,801 2,820,518
1983 9,846,627 2,791,207
1982 9,789,513 2,763,101
1981 9,729,350 2,735,987
1980 9,642,505 2,708,675
1979 9,548,258 2,683,035
1978 9,429,959 2,656,211
1977 9,308,479 2,626,298
1976 9,188,150 2,596,491
1975 9,046,541 2,566,998
1974 8,962,022 2,538,164
1973 8,929,086 2,510,584
1972 8,888,628 2,484,742
1971 8,831,036 2,460,611
1970 8,792,806 2,437,590
1969 8,772,764 2,408,469
1968 8,740,765 2,373,073
1967 8,684,088 2,337,695
1966 8,613,651 2,301,871
1965 8,550,333 2,265,287
1964 8,510,429 2,228,000
1963 8,479,625 2,188,895
1962 8,448,233 2,147,227
1961 8,398,050 2,103,327
1960 8,331,725 2,058,020

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 Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 38.4% in Moldova.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Moldova
2100 -0.65% -0.91%
2099 -0.64% -0.91%
2098 -0.64% -0.9%
2097 -0.62% -0.9%
2096 -0.61% -0.9%
2095 -0.59% -0.88%
2094 -0.57% -0.88%
2093 -0.56% -0.87%
2092 -0.54% -0.86%
2091 -0.54% -0.83%
2090 -0.55% -0.82%
2089 -0.53% -0.82%
2088 -0.52% -0.81%
2087 -0.53% -0.81%
2086 -0.54% -0.81%
2085 -0.54% -0.8%
2084 -0.53% -0.8%
2083 -0.56% -0.8%
2082 -0.57% -0.8%
2081 -0.59% -0.81%
2080 -0.61% -0.82%
2079 -0.63% -0.83%
2078 -0.66% -0.85%
2077 -0.67% -0.83%
2076 -0.69% -0.86%
2075 -0.72% -0.88%
2074 -0.75% -0.89%
2073 -0.77% -0.91%
2072 -0.78% -0.93%
2071 -0.8% -0.97%
2070 -0.83% -0.97%
2069 -0.84% -1.01%
2068 -0.84% -1.02%
2067 -0.83% -1.02%
2066 -0.82% -1.03%
2065 -0.83% -1.05%
2064 -0.83% -1.04%
2063 -0.82% -1.05%
2062 -0.82% -1.05%
2061 -0.8% -1.06%
2060 -0.8% -1.02%
2059 -0.78% -1.01%
2058 -0.77% -0.99%
2057 -0.74% -1%
2056 -0.72% -0.97%
2055 -0.69% -0.96%
2054 -0.66% -0.94%
2053 -0.65% -0.91%
2052 -0.63% -0.9%
2051 -0.6% -0.86%
2050 -0.59% -0.87%
2049 -0.56% -0.84%
2048 -0.55% -0.84%
2047 -0.5% -0.85%
2046 -0.49% -0.88%
2045 -0.49% -0.86%
2044 -0.47% -0.9%
2043 -0.46% -0.91%
2042 -0.47% -0.92%
2041 -0.47% -0.95%
2040 -0.46% -1%
2039 -0.47% -1%
2038 -0.47% -1.01%
2037 -0.47% -1.02%
2036 -0.48% -1.04%
2035 -0.47% -1.04%
2034 -0.47% -1.03%
2033 -0.48% -1.02%
2032 -0.46% -1.01%
2031 -0.45% -1.02%
2030 -0.45% -1.01%
2029 -0.45% -0.99%
2028 -0.44% -0.98%
2027 -0.43% -0.97%
2026 -0.41% -1.35%
2025 -1.75% -1.21%
2024 -0.02% -2.26%
2023 -0.28% -2.8%
2022 -1.25% -2.59%
2021 -1.21% -1.49%
2020 -0.21% -1.09%
2019 -0.11% -1.59%
2018 -0.2% -1.74%
2017 -0.2% -1.71%
2016 -0.42% -1.16%
2015 -0.66% -0.76%
2014 -0.66% -0.06%
2013 -0.72% -0.03%
2012 -0.54% -0.01%
2011 -0.15% -0.06%
2010 0.13% -0.1%
2009 0.26% -0.13%
2008 0.27% -0.19%
2007 0.26% -0.23%
2006 0.3% -0.28%
2005 0.29% -0.24%
2004 0.25% -0.25%
2003 0.24% -0.28%
2002 0.37% -0.23%
2001 0.52% -0.22%
2000 0.41% -0.2%
1999 0.38% -0.16%
1998 0.56% -0.04%
1997 0.49% -0.37%
1996 0.44% -0.2%
1995 0.47% -0.46%
1994 0.5% -0.31%
1993 0.59% -0.17%
1992 0.77% -0.02%
1991 1.21% 0.12%
1990 1.06% 0.27%
1989 0.52% 0.72%
1988 0.36% 1.12%
1987 0.33% 1.15%
1986 0.33% 1.13%
1985 0.39% 1.07%
1984 0.5% 1.05%
1983 0.58% 1.02%
1982 0.62% 0.99%
1981 0.9% 1.01%
1980 0.99% 0.96%
1979 1.25% 1.01%
1978 1.31% 1.14%
1977 1.31% 1.15%
1976 1.57% 1.15%
1975 0.94% 1.14%
1974 0.37% 1.1%
1973 0.46% 1.04%
1972 0.65% 0.98%
1971 0.43% 0.94%
1970 0.23% 1.21%
1969 0.37% 1.49%
1968 0.65% 1.51%
1967 0.82% 1.56%
1966 0.74% 1.61%
1965 0.47% 1.67%
1964 0.36% 1.79%
1963 0.37% 1.94%
1962 0.6% 2.09%
1961 0.8% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Greece Moldova
Current population
10181414
2341166
Population rank 96/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.03%
One net population change
3.95 hours
9.47 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -152
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 196/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -29,766
Net migration rank 37/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -29,766
2024 - -122,772 - -27,088
2023 -56,200 -159,430 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -6,385 89,154
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -13,444 -33,405
2020 -46,004 6,353 -7,067 -33,405
2019 -41,814 36,762 -3,416 -41,233
2018 -33,272 17,938 -961 -36,085
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,402 -43,871
2016 -25,862 10,484 4,580 -51,642
2015 -29,216 -43,462 6,049 -59,399
2014 -20,696 -46,678 7,248 -67,175
2013 -17,545 -59,323 3,537 -77,571
2012 -16,568 -65,364 5,581 -81,215
2011 -4,441 -31,786 5,948 -82,271
2010 5,560 2,001 7,456 -84,039
2009 8,886 18,182 7,492 -83,546
2008 11,077 27,081 5,210 -79,593
2007 2,210 25,400 3,490 -75,734
2006 6,612 27,621 2,406 -72,061
2005 2,197 33,297 2,005 -68,681
2004 0 29,039 1,714 -52,491
2003 -1,093 25,323 -322 -46,947
2002 0 25,692 -1,249 -45,833
2001 0 60,387 -718 -45,043
2000 -1,081 54,661 -324 -43,854
1999 -2,153 49,930 642 -43,111
1998 -2,144 47,856 2,140 -41,975
1997 2,133 45,671 4,669 -41,743
1996 0 43,444 2,655 -33,369
1995 1,056 42,674 5,534 -31,975
1994 6,307 42,897 9,921 -31,616
1993 4,185 39,829 13,886 -31,526
1992 6,239 41,000 17,373 -30,136
1991 6,192 37,917 21,127 -29,204
1990 8,157 26,294 25,824 -30,053
1989 9,080 18,862 29,638 -29,307
1988 15,055 20,557 35,608 -4,989
1987 10,001 19,005 40,122 -10,796
1986 20,931 19,064 39,463 -8,769
1985 22,849 16,093 38,060 -10,627
1984 37,604 19,767 38,108 -12,732
1983 42,341 18,655 36,076 -10,543
1982 50,906 19,675 32,814 -8,412
1981 54,484 25,061 31,360 -6,452
1980 60,748 47,460 30,053 -3,693
1979 65,882 72,184 28,322 -6,912
1978 64,124 60,775 27,622 3,483
1977 59,574 19,193 27,707 3,245
1976 65,236 89,601 27,801 2,885
1975 61,516 61,265 27,677 2,355
1974 68,111 -22,590 27,219 1,785
1973 59,824 -42,387 25,967 1,156
1972 64,887 -3,589 24,626 481
1971 67,116 -12,747 23,359 -61
1970 71,222 -54,166 22,314 606
1969 82,464 -118,544 21,768 20,561
1968 87,408 -429 22,005 19,830
1967 91,183 -55,853 22,654 19,175
1966 86,998 21,206 23,720 18,601
1965 83,793 -81,576 24,916 18,066
1964 83,402 -76,678 25,860 17,509
1963 81,404 -77,345 29,382 16,816
1962 85,327 -74,972 32,082 15,884
1961 86,500 -61,102 35,180 14,818
1960 96,648 -15,996 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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