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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 3.63 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Greece vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Mozambique
2100 6,463,085 105,684,658
2099 6,505,287 105,291,198
2098 6,547,164 104,859,475
2097 6,589,081 104,428,679
2096 6,630,487 103,962,668
2095 6,671,006 103,480,514
2094 6,710,734 102,989,197
2093 6,749,510 102,464,565
2092 6,787,596 101,929,545
2091 6,824,775 101,410,418
2090 6,862,164 100,829,728
2089 6,900,089 100,211,758
2088 6,937,116 99,594,130
2087 6,973,450 98,943,096
2086 7,010,676 98,288,529
2085 7,048,751 97,609,760
2084 7,086,818 96,926,143
2083 7,124,743 96,193,441
2082 7,164,627 95,449,095
2081 7,205,487 94,708,064
2080 7,248,512 93,957,824
2079 7,292,836 93,171,561
2078 7,338,859 92,350,666
2077 7,387,671 91,530,198
2076 7,437,562 90,699,125
2075 7,489,139 89,848,943
2074 7,543,259 88,999,187
2073 7,600,155 88,113,398
2072 7,659,253 87,210,961
2071 7,719,672 86,283,286
2070 7,782,317 85,349,704
2069 7,847,153 84,361,565
2068 7,913,682 83,400,997
2067 7,980,659 82,437,397
2066 8,047,692 81,437,030
2065 8,114,348 80,446,244
2064 8,181,923 79,433,801
2063 8,250,274 78,430,632
2062 8,318,463 77,376,597
2061 8,386,919 76,274,806
2060 8,454,179 75,197,384
2059 8,522,250 74,082,771
2058 8,589,200 72,958,774
2057 8,655,428 71,828,186
2056 8,720,012 70,677,889
2055 8,783,558 69,542,373
2054 8,844,935 68,419,331
2053 8,903,834 67,306,817
2052 8,961,755 66,163,407
2051 9,018,494 65,032,770
2050 9,072,676 63,898,302
2049 9,126,801 62,731,532
2048 9,177,973 61,579,833
2047 9,228,605 60,424,101
2046 9,275,381 59,273,421
2045 9,321,349 58,132,244
2044 9,367,130 56,969,604
2043 9,411,608 55,814,906
2042 9,454,837 54,633,120
2041 9,499,098 53,476,191
2040 9,543,726 52,305,805
2039 9,588,298 51,136,087
2038 9,633,708 49,973,820
2037 9,679,362 48,827,661
2036 9,724,905 47,668,628
2035 9,771,397 46,520,419
2034 9,817,355 45,358,645
2033 9,863,589 44,229,218
2032 9,911,215 43,102,655
2031 9,956,924 41,993,535
2030 10,002,298 40,901,742
2029 10,047,641 39,818,379
2028 10,092,845 38,748,841
2027 10,137,354 37,696,739
2026 10,181,414 36,660,958
2025 10,223,023 35,650,681
2024 10,405,134 34,631,766
2023 10,407,351 33,635,160
2022 10,436,882 32,656,246
2021 10,569,207 31,707,800
2020 10,698,599 30,783,688
2019 10,721,582 29,884,380
2018 10,732,882 29,018,644
2017 10,754,679 28,166,393
2016 10,775,971 27,337,105
2015 10,820,883 26,547,572
2014 10,892,413 25,788,475
2013 10,965,211 25,051,611
2012 11,045,011 24,337,846
2011 11,104,899 23,649,039
2010 11,121,341 22,999,235
2009 11,107,017 22,391,745
2008 11,077,841 21,819,036
2007 11,048,473 21,287,635
2006 11,020,362 20,787,087
2005 10,987,314 20,304,569
2004 10,955,141 19,840,313
2003 10,928,070 19,392,475
2002 10,902,022 18,958,338
2001 10,862,132 18,537,729
2000 10,805,808 18,129,653
1999 10,761,698 17,734,506
1998 10,720,509 17,340,464
1997 10,661,259 16,949,982
1996 10,608,800 16,492,480
1995 10,562,153 15,960,530
1994 10,512,922 15,033,853
1993 10,460,415 14,051,192
1992 10,399,061 13,613,316
1991 10,319,927 13,352,090
1990 10,196,792 13,094,537
1989 10,089,498 12,906,842
1988 10,036,983 12,800,558
1987 10,000,595 12,822,574
1986 9,967,213 12,770,578
1985 9,934,300 12,548,949
1984 9,895,801 12,315,954
1983 9,846,627 12,073,822
1982 9,789,513 11,824,370
1981 9,729,350 11,568,127
1980 9,642,505 11,336,221
1979 9,548,258 11,028,809
1978 9,429,959 10,618,250
1977 9,308,479 10,224,975
1976 9,188,150 9,867,209
1975 9,046,541 9,540,817
1974 8,962,022 9,236,093
1973 8,929,086 8,954,242
1972 8,888,628 8,692,935
1971 8,831,036 8,456,317
1970 8,792,806 8,250,506
1969 8,772,764 8,066,951
1968 8,740,765 7,892,613
1967 8,684,088 7,724,550
1966 8,613,651 7,562,990
1965 8,550,333 7,406,421
1964 8,510,429 7,255,061
1963 8,479,625 7,109,828
1962 8,448,233 6,969,364
1961 8,398,050 6,834,936
1960 8,331,725 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Mozambique
2100 -0.65% 0.37%
2099 -0.64% 0.41%
2098 -0.64% 0.41%
2097 -0.62% 0.45%
2096 -0.61% 0.47%
2095 -0.59% 0.48%
2094 -0.57% 0.51%
2093 -0.56% 0.52%
2092 -0.54% 0.51%
2091 -0.54% 0.58%
2090 -0.55% 0.62%
2089 -0.53% 0.62%
2088 -0.52% 0.66%
2087 -0.53% 0.67%
2086 -0.54% 0.7%
2085 -0.54% 0.71%
2084 -0.53% 0.76%
2083 -0.56% 0.78%
2082 -0.57% 0.78%
2081 -0.59% 0.8%
2080 -0.61% 0.84%
2079 -0.63% 0.89%
2078 -0.66% 0.9%
2077 -0.67% 0.92%
2076 -0.69% 0.95%
2075 -0.72% 0.95%
2074 -0.75% 1.01%
2073 -0.77% 1.03%
2072 -0.78% 1.08%
2071 -0.8% 1.09%
2070 -0.83% 1.17%
2069 -0.84% 1.15%
2068 -0.84% 1.17%
2067 -0.83% 1.23%
2066 -0.82% 1.23%
2065 -0.83% 1.27%
2064 -0.83% 1.28%
2063 -0.82% 1.36%
2062 -0.82% 1.44%
2061 -0.8% 1.43%
2060 -0.8% 1.5%
2059 -0.78% 1.54%
2058 -0.77% 1.57%
2057 -0.74% 1.63%
2056 -0.72% 1.63%
2055 -0.69% 1.64%
2054 -0.66% 1.65%
2053 -0.65% 1.73%
2052 -0.63% 1.74%
2051 -0.6% 1.78%
2050 -0.59% 1.86%
2049 -0.56% 1.87%
2048 -0.55% 1.91%
2047 -0.5% 1.94%
2046 -0.49% 1.96%
2045 -0.49% 2.04%
2044 -0.47% 2.07%
2043 -0.46% 2.16%
2042 -0.47% 2.16%
2041 -0.47% 2.24%
2040 -0.46% 2.29%
2039 -0.47% 2.33%
2038 -0.47% 2.35%
2037 -0.47% 2.43%
2036 -0.48% 2.47%
2035 -0.47% 2.56%
2034 -0.47% 2.55%
2033 -0.48% 2.61%
2032 -0.46% 2.64%
2031 -0.45% 2.67%
2030 -0.45% 2.72%
2029 -0.45% 2.76%
2028 -0.44% 2.79%
2027 -0.43% 2.83%
2026 -0.41% 2.83%
2025 -1.75% 2.94%
2024 -0.02% 2.96%
2023 -0.28% 3%
2022 -1.25% 2.99%
2021 -1.21% 3%
2020 -0.21% 3.01%
2019 -0.11% 2.98%
2018 -0.2% 3.03%
2017 -0.2% 3.03%
2016 -0.42% 2.97%
2015 -0.66% 2.94%
2014 -0.66% 2.94%
2013 -0.72% 2.93%
2012 -0.54% 2.91%
2011 -0.15% 2.83%
2010 0.13% 2.71%
2009 0.26% 2.62%
2008 0.27% 2.5%
2007 0.26% 2.41%
2006 0.3% 2.38%
2005 0.29% 2.34%
2004 0.25% 2.31%
2003 0.24% 2.29%
2002 0.37% 2.27%
2001 0.52% 2.25%
2000 0.41% 2.23%
1999 0.38% 2.27%
1998 0.56% 2.3%
1997 0.49% 2.77%
1996 0.44% 3.33%
1995 0.47% 6.16%
1994 0.5% 6.99%
1993 0.59% 3.22%
1992 0.77% 1.96%
1991 1.21% 1.97%
1990 1.06% 1.45%
1989 0.52% 0.83%
1988 0.36% -0.17%
1987 0.33% 0.41%
1986 0.33% 1.77%
1985 0.39% 1.89%
1984 0.5% 2.01%
1983 0.58% 2.11%
1982 0.62% 2.22%
1981 0.9% 2.05%
1980 0.99% 2.79%
1979 1.25% 3.87%
1978 1.31% 3.85%
1977 1.31% 3.63%
1976 1.57% 3.42%
1975 0.94% 3.3%
1974 0.37% 3.15%
1973 0.46% 3.01%
1972 0.65% 2.8%
1971 0.43% 2.49%
1970 0.23% 2.28%
1969 0.37% 2.21%
1968 0.65% 2.18%
1967 0.82% 2.14%
1966 0.74% 2.11%
1965 0.47% 2.09%
1964 0.36% 2.04%
1963 0.37% 2.02%
1962 0.6% 1.97%
1961 0.8% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Greece Mozambique
Current population
10181414
36941128
Population rank 96/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.45%
One net population change
3.95 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 16/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -65,573
Net migration rank 37/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -65,573
2024 - -122,772 - -38,940
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -58,131 -160,277 951,234 -23,103
2020 -46,004 6,353 945,952 -25,864
2019 -41,814 36,762 927,581 -49,080
2018 -33,272 17,938 903,176 -50,224
2017 -36,566 10,483 876,594 -25,043
2016 -25,862 10,484 850,430 -43,398
2015 -29,216 -43,462 824,435 -52,374
2014 -20,696 -46,678 799,778 -53,625
2013 -17,545 -59,323 784,641 -57,067
2012 -16,568 -65,364 763,088 -63,131
2011 -4,441 -31,786 741,303 -63,638
2010 5,560 2,001 719,025 -97,079
2009 8,886 18,182 693,673 -100,625
2008 11,077 27,081 654,920 -102,534
2007 2,210 25,400 610,913 -100,490
2006 6,612 27,621 586,009 -95,333
2005 2,197 33,297 570,132 -95,770
2004 0 29,039 554,973 -100,824
2003 -1,093 25,323 540,992 -99,484
2002 0 25,692 529,867 -103,102
2001 0 60,387 519,594 -105,130
2000 -1,081 54,661 506,162 -104,476
1999 -2,153 49,930 491,814 -103,223
1998 -2,144 47,856 474,453 -74,952
1997 2,133 45,671 461,209 -79,732
1996 0 43,444 442,559 90,975
1995 1,056 42,674 421,630 108,751
1994 6,307 42,897 384,821 938,163
1993 4,185 39,829 369,518 272,829
1992 6,239 41,000 362,373 -128,960
1991 6,192 37,917 357,676 -68,644
1990 8,157 26,294 353,290 -127,215
1989 9,080 18,862 348,833 -199,509
1988 15,055 20,557 349,480 -286,247
1987 10,001 19,005 334,438 -441,710
1986 20,931 19,064 332,609 -121,350
1985 22,849 16,093 307,625 -75,642
1984 37,604 19,767 304,524 -70,532
1983 42,341 18,655 324,158 -73,899
1982 50,906 19,675 321,493 -72,852
1981 54,484 25,061 322,207 -58,347
1980 60,748 47,460 349,586 -149,650
1979 65,882 72,184 331,162 83,699
1978 64,124 60,775 310,403 95,859
1977 59,574 19,193 289,193 91,082
1976 65,236 89,601 273,924 61,326
1975 61,516 61,265 257,984 59,562
1974 68,111 -22,590 240,665 51,238
1973 59,824 -42,387 226,847 44,951
1972 64,887 -3,589 215,793 35,023
1971 67,116 -12,747 211,137 11,297
1970 71,222 -54,166 207,385 -18,197
1969 82,464 -118,544 202,174 -24,251
1968 87,408 -429 197,623 -26,872
1967 91,183 -55,853 193,044 -27,672
1966 86,998 21,206 189,218 -31,462
1965 83,793 -81,576 185,931 -30,538
1964 83,402 -76,678 182,334 -35,005
1963 81,404 -77,345 180,867 -37,738
1962 85,327 -74,972 176,297 -38,504
1961 86,500 -61,102 171,236 -40,181
1960 96,648 -15,996 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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