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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 3.82 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Greece vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Morocco
2100 6,463,085 38,181,184
2099 6,505,287 38,411,679
2098 6,547,164 38,639,306
2097 6,589,081 38,863,211
2096 6,630,487 39,084,772
2095 6,671,006 39,302,453
2094 6,710,734 39,515,556
2093 6,749,510 39,726,709
2092 6,787,596 39,934,218
2091 6,824,775 40,138,565
2090 6,862,164 40,337,690
2089 6,900,089 40,532,151
2088 6,937,116 40,718,654
2087 6,973,450 40,902,624
2086 7,010,676 41,085,174
2085 7,048,751 41,264,970
2084 7,086,818 41,438,801
2083 7,124,743 41,604,865
2082 7,164,627 41,768,393
2081 7,205,487 41,927,610
2080 7,248,512 42,082,087
2079 7,292,836 42,233,228
2078 7,338,859 42,377,404
2077 7,387,671 42,515,702
2076 7,437,562 42,648,054
2075 7,489,139 42,775,325
2074 7,543,259 42,898,811
2073 7,600,155 43,017,234
2072 7,659,253 43,128,932
2071 7,719,672 43,232,517
2070 7,782,317 43,332,679
2069 7,847,153 43,423,419
2068 7,913,682 43,507,485
2067 7,980,659 43,586,077
2066 8,047,692 43,654,657
2065 8,114,348 43,723,648
2064 8,181,923 43,781,054
2063 8,250,274 43,828,593
2062 8,318,463 43,871,197
2061 8,386,919 43,902,710
2060 8,454,179 43,927,001
2059 8,522,250 43,942,510
2058 8,589,200 43,944,996
2057 8,655,428 43,939,695
2056 8,720,012 43,927,624
2055 8,783,558 43,902,661
2054 8,844,935 43,866,486
2053 8,903,834 43,819,100
2052 8,961,755 43,759,239
2051 9,018,494 43,688,144
2050 9,072,676 43,605,074
2049 9,126,801 43,517,919
2048 9,177,973 43,417,554
2047 9,228,605 43,308,462
2046 9,275,381 43,192,511
2045 9,321,349 43,065,569
2044 9,367,130 42,925,634
2043 9,411,608 42,780,215
2042 9,454,837 42,623,872
2041 9,499,098 42,456,113
2040 9,543,726 42,280,578
2039 9,588,298 42,098,906
2038 9,633,708 41,902,451
2037 9,679,362 41,700,541
2036 9,724,905 41,488,891
2035 9,771,397 41,266,216
2034 9,817,355 41,037,058
2033 9,863,589 40,795,454
2032 9,911,215 40,544,755
2031 9,956,924 40,280,535
2030 10,002,298 40,005,642
2029 10,047,641 39,720,087
2028 10,092,845 39,422,016
2027 10,137,354 39,109,148
2026 10,181,414 38,783,685
2025 10,223,023 38,442,658
2024 10,405,134 38,081,173
2023 10,407,351 37,712,505
2022 10,436,882 37,329,064
2021 10,569,207 36,954,442
2020 10,698,599 36,584,208
2019 10,721,582 36,210,898
2018 10,732,882 35,839,760
2017 10,754,679 35,446,392
2016 10,775,971 35,023,457
2015 10,820,883 34,607,588
2014 10,892,413 34,204,780
2013 10,965,211 33,787,571
2012 11,045,011 33,355,241
2011 11,104,899 32,912,588
2010 11,121,341 32,467,016
2009 11,107,017 32,030,778
2008 11,077,841 31,606,767
2007 11,048,473 31,186,468
2006 11,020,362 30,771,178
2005 10,987,314 30,358,144
2004 10,955,141 29,953,018
2003 10,928,070 29,571,415
2002 10,902,022 29,198,142
2001 10,862,132 28,814,643
2000 10,805,808 28,423,435
1999 10,761,698 28,027,179
1998 10,720,509 27,621,648
1997 10,661,259 27,213,337
1996 10,608,800 26,808,107
1995 10,562,153 26,399,429
1994 10,512,922 26,000,822
1993 10,460,415 25,614,586
1992 10,399,061 25,212,468
1991 10,319,927 24,799,014
1990 10,196,792 24,375,551
1989 10,089,498 23,939,414
1988 10,036,983 23,500,524
1987 10,000,595 23,054,392
1986 9,967,213 22,600,803
1985 9,934,300 22,113,953
1984 9,895,801 21,593,778
1983 9,846,627 21,060,696
1982 9,789,513 20,520,318
1981 9,729,350 19,985,401
1980 9,642,505 19,459,943
1979 9,548,258 18,955,589
1978 9,429,959 18,477,385
1977 9,308,479 18,014,756
1976 9,188,150 17,574,182
1975 9,046,541 17,150,786
1974 8,962,022 16,733,842
1973 8,929,086 16,326,269
1972 8,888,628 15,924,692
1971 8,831,036 15,527,225
1970 8,792,806 15,129,449
1969 8,772,764 14,734,255
1968 8,740,765 14,347,899
1967 8,684,088 13,968,175
1966 8,613,651 13,597,065
1965 8,550,333 13,239,171
1964 8,510,429 12,898,886
1963 8,479,625 12,577,502
1962 8,448,233 12,253,092
1961 8,398,050 11,931,085
1960 8,331,725 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Morocco
2100 -0.65% -0.6%
2099 -0.64% -0.59%
2098 -0.64% -0.58%
2097 -0.62% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -0.55% -0.48%
2089 -0.53% -0.46%
2088 -0.52% -0.45%
2087 -0.53% -0.44%
2086 -0.54% -0.44%
2085 -0.54% -0.42%
2084 -0.53% -0.4%
2083 -0.56% -0.39%
2082 -0.57% -0.38%
2081 -0.59% -0.37%
2080 -0.61% -0.36%
2079 -0.63% -0.34%
2078 -0.66% -0.33%
2077 -0.67% -0.31%
2076 -0.69% -0.3%
2075 -0.72% -0.29%
2074 -0.75% -0.28%
2073 -0.77% -0.26%
2072 -0.78% -0.24%
2071 -0.8% -0.23%
2070 -0.83% -0.21%
2069 -0.84% -0.19%
2068 -0.84% -0.18%
2067 -0.83% -0.16%
2066 -0.82% -0.16%
2065 -0.83% -0.13%
2064 -0.83% -0.11%
2063 -0.82% -0.1%
2062 -0.82% -0.07%
2061 -0.8% -0.06%
2060 -0.8% -0.04%
2059 -0.78% -0.006%
2058 -0.77% 0.01%
2057 -0.74% 0.03%
2056 -0.72% 0.06%
2055 -0.69% 0.08%
2054 -0.66% 0.11%
2053 -0.65% 0.14%
2052 -0.63% 0.16%
2051 -0.6% 0.19%
2050 -0.59% 0.2%
2049 -0.56% 0.23%
2048 -0.55% 0.25%
2047 -0.5% 0.27%
2046 -0.49% 0.29%
2045 -0.49% 0.33%
2044 -0.47% 0.34%
2043 -0.46% 0.37%
2042 -0.47% 0.4%
2041 -0.47% 0.42%
2040 -0.46% 0.43%
2039 -0.47% 0.47%
2038 -0.47% 0.48%
2037 -0.47% 0.51%
2036 -0.48% 0.54%
2035 -0.47% 0.56%
2034 -0.47% 0.59%
2033 -0.48% 0.62%
2032 -0.46% 0.66%
2031 -0.45% 0.69%
2030 -0.45% 0.72%
2029 -0.45% 0.76%
2028 -0.44% 0.8%
2027 -0.43% 0.84%
2026 -0.41% 0.89%
2025 -1.75% 0.95%
2024 -0.02% 0.98%
2023 -0.28% 1.03%
2022 -1.25% 1.01%
2021 -1.21% 1.01%
2020 -0.21% 1.03%
2019 -0.11% 1.04%
2018 -0.2% 1.11%
2017 -0.2% 1.21%
2016 -0.42% 1.2%
2015 -0.66% 1.18%
2014 -0.66% 1.23%
2013 -0.72% 1.3%
2012 -0.54% 1.34%
2011 -0.15% 1.37%
2010 0.13% 1.36%
2009 0.26% 1.34%
2008 0.27% 1.35%
2007 0.26% 1.35%
2006 0.3% 1.36%
2005 0.29% 1.35%
2004 0.25% 1.29%
2003 0.24% 1.28%
2002 0.37% 1.33%
2001 0.52% 1.38%
2000 0.41% 1.41%
1999 0.38% 1.47%
1998 0.56% 1.5%
1997 0.49% 1.51%
1996 0.44% 1.55%
1995 0.47% 1.53%
1994 0.5% 1.51%
1993 0.59% 1.59%
1992 0.77% 1.67%
1991 1.21% 1.74%
1990 1.06% 1.82%
1989 0.52% 1.87%
1988 0.36% 1.94%
1987 0.33% 2.01%
1986 0.33% 2.2%
1985 0.39% 2.41%
1984 0.5% 2.53%
1983 0.58% 2.63%
1982 0.62% 2.68%
1981 0.9% 2.7%
1980 0.99% 2.66%
1979 1.25% 2.59%
1978 1.31% 2.57%
1977 1.31% 2.51%
1976 1.57% 2.47%
1975 0.94% 2.49%
1974 0.37% 2.5%
1973 0.46% 2.52%
1972 0.65% 2.56%
1971 0.43% 2.63%
1970 0.23% 2.68%
1969 0.37% 2.69%
1968 0.65% 2.72%
1967 0.82% 2.73%
1966 0.74% 2.7%
1965 0.47% 2.64%
1964 0.36% 2.56%
1963 0.37% 2.65%
1962 0.6% 2.7%
1961 0.8% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Greece Morocco
Current population
10181414
38871720
Population rank 96/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.47%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 104/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -56,254
Net migration rank 37/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -56,254
2024 - -122,772 - -46,802
2023 -56,200 -159,430 417,213 -39,650
2022 -63,665 -53,997 427,903 -38,594
2021 -58,131 -160,277 407,829 -47,902
2020 -46,004 6,353 415,999 -35,474
2019 -41,814 36,762 457,307 -91,217
2018 -33,272 17,938 464,375 -88,159
2017 -36,566 10,483 471,011 -60,472
2016 -25,862 10,484 474,637 -39,302
2015 -29,216 -43,462 477,654 -81,248
2014 -20,696 -46,678 481,295 -72,065
2013 -17,545 -59,323 492,284 -67,096
2012 -16,568 -65,364 504,698 -65,251
2011 -4,441 -31,786 513,305 -67,447
2010 5,560 2,001 515,804 -70,510
2009 8,886 18,182 509,386 -82,203
2008 11,077 27,081 499,766 -78,912
2007 2,210 25,400 493,526 -73,759
2006 6,612 27,621 483,200 -72,364
2005 2,197 33,297 474,285 -59,024
2004 0 29,039 461,756 -66,749
2003 -1,093 25,323 452,650 -84,460
2002 0 25,692 446,147 -67,802
2001 0 60,387 452,621 -63,967
2000 -1,081 54,661 461,341 -67,569
1999 -2,153 49,930 473,071 -74,343
1998 -2,144 47,856 492,604 -80,286
1997 2,133 45,671 500,807 -96,502
1996 0 43,444 501,499 -95,331
1995 1,056 42,674 496,573 -85,386
1994 6,307 42,897 501,426 -115,404
1993 4,185 39,829 507,707 -121,254
1992 6,239 41,000 525,680 -107,911
1991 6,192 37,917 539,850 -130,717
1990 8,157 26,294 535,506 -97,711
1989 9,080 18,862 538,996 -104,509
1988 15,055 20,557 545,800 -102,484
1987 10,001 19,005 553,005 -104,029
1986 20,931 19,064 558,105 -99,905
1985 22,849 16,093 560,810 -45,336
1984 37,604 19,767 564,159 -39,319
1983 42,341 18,655 566,301 -24,988
1982 50,906 19,675 564,904 -25,471
1981 54,484 25,061 552,936 -22,553
1980 60,748 47,460 534,448 -13,899
1979 65,882 72,184 515,554 -27,374
1978 64,124 60,775 498,834 -30,600
1977 59,574 19,193 489,173 -32,161
1976 65,236 89,601 482,130 -58,019
1975 61,516 61,265 474,631 -51,968
1974 68,111 -22,590 464,147 -52,927
1973 59,824 -42,387 455,699 -51,772
1972 64,887 -3,589 446,449 -47,226
1971 67,116 -12,747 435,104 -39,385
1970 71,222 -54,166 426,015 -26,168
1969 82,464 -118,544 414,931 -24,389
1968 87,408 -429 407,437 -25,267
1967 91,183 -55,853 400,594 -23,309
1966 86,998 21,206 391,881 -26,945
1965 83,793 -81,576 383,989 -33,139
1964 83,402 -76,678 375,835 -46,106
1963 81,404 -77,345 369,250 -56,214
1962 85,327 -74,972 363,843 -28,071
1961 86,500 -61,102 348,650 -40,413
1960 96,648 -15,996 323,499 -19,434

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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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