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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 2.91 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Greece vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Nepal
2100 6,463,085 31,902,377
2099 6,505,287 32,090,762
2098 6,547,164 32,277,789
2097 6,589,081 32,464,318
2096 6,630,487 32,647,891
2095 6,671,006 32,828,594
2094 6,710,734 33,009,460
2093 6,749,510 33,186,290
2092 6,787,596 33,361,327
2091 6,824,775 33,532,505
2090 6,862,164 33,699,660
2089 6,900,089 33,863,636
2088 6,937,116 34,022,597
2087 6,973,450 34,175,457
2086 7,010,676 34,322,945
2085 7,048,751 34,468,441
2084 7,086,818 34,605,513
2083 7,124,743 34,735,114
2082 7,164,627 34,856,938
2081 7,205,487 34,972,075
2080 7,248,512 35,080,783
2079 7,292,836 35,183,584
2078 7,338,859 35,277,254
2077 7,387,671 35,362,658
2076 7,437,562 35,440,746
2075 7,489,139 35,510,291
2074 7,543,259 35,573,094
2073 7,600,155 35,627,375
2072 7,659,253 35,670,886
2071 7,719,672 35,709,979
2070 7,782,317 35,739,580
2069 7,847,153 35,759,193
2068 7,913,682 35,770,405
2067 7,980,659 35,774,081
2066 8,047,692 35,770,220
2065 8,114,348 35,758,824
2064 8,181,923 35,737,661
2063 8,250,274 35,709,945
2062 8,318,463 35,669,839
2061 8,386,919 35,623,365
2060 8,454,179 35,567,728
2059 8,522,250 35,503,043
2058 8,589,200 35,427,419
2057 8,655,428 35,345,633
2056 8,720,012 35,253,644
2055 8,783,558 35,155,433
2054 8,844,935 35,050,330
2053 8,903,834 34,936,594
2052 8,961,755 34,816,009
2051 9,018,494 34,684,328
2050 9,072,676 34,546,267
2049 9,126,801 34,400,898
2048 9,177,973 34,250,249
2047 9,228,605 34,091,495
2046 9,275,381 33,921,975
2045 9,321,349 33,747,892
2044 9,367,130 33,566,784
2043 9,411,608 33,380,395
2042 9,454,837 33,186,321
2041 9,499,098 32,987,097
2040 9,543,726 32,781,189
2039 9,588,298 32,569,731
2038 9,633,708 32,349,742
2037 9,679,362 32,125,036
2036 9,724,905 31,892,962
2035 9,771,397 31,653,976
2034 9,817,355 31,407,460
2033 9,863,589 31,152,292
2032 9,911,215 30,890,627
2031 9,956,924 30,623,706
2030 10,002,298 30,349,201
2029 10,047,641 30,068,368
2028 10,092,845 29,780,585
2027 10,137,354 29,627,864
2026 10,181,414 29,585,230
2025 10,223,023 29,605,298
2024 10,405,134 29,651,054
2023 10,407,351 29,694,614
2022 10,436,882 29,715,436
2021 10,569,207 29,475,010
2020 10,698,599 28,966,574
2019 10,721,582 28,414,064
2018 10,732,882 28,079,689
2017 10,754,679 28,011,258
2016 10,775,971 27,955,462
2015 10,820,883 27,823,629
2014 10,892,413 27,672,370
2013 10,965,211 27,589,996
2012 11,045,011 27,534,915
2011 11,104,899 27,464,494
2010 11,121,341 27,341,952
2009 11,107,017 27,173,035
2008 11,077,841 26,990,037
2007 11,048,473 26,788,492
2006 11,020,362 26,565,425
2005 10,987,314 26,309,458
2004 10,955,141 26,016,656
2003 10,928,070 25,688,758
2002 10,902,022 25,328,981
2001 10,862,132 24,946,748
2000 10,805,808 24,546,509
1999 10,761,698 24,125,199
1998 10,720,509 23,680,357
1997 10,661,259 23,219,463
1996 10,608,800 22,741,862
1995 10,562,153 22,245,439
1994 10,512,922 21,717,479
1993 10,460,415 21,180,159
1992 10,399,061 20,609,707
1991 10,319,927 20,036,500
1990 10,196,792 19,524,573
1989 10,089,498 19,057,807
1988 10,036,983 18,638,661
1987 10,000,595 18,250,505
1986 9,967,213 17,868,124
1985 9,934,300 17,477,692
1984 9,895,801 17,085,242
1983 9,846,627 16,689,119
1982 9,789,513 16,297,987
1981 9,729,350 15,922,423
1980 9,642,505 15,553,105
1979 9,548,258 15,190,590
1978 9,429,959 14,839,695
1977 9,308,479 14,499,175
1976 9,188,150 14,177,649
1975 9,046,541 13,870,695
1974 8,962,022 13,568,435
1973 8,929,086 13,275,239
1972 8,888,628 12,989,099
1971 8,831,036 12,710,061
1970 8,792,806 12,436,190
1969 8,772,764 12,167,036
1968 8,740,765 11,906,266
1967 8,684,088 11,652,716
1966 8,613,651 11,408,710
1965 8,550,333 11,173,411
1964 8,510,429 10,946,392
1963 8,479,625 10,729,818
1962 8,448,233 10,521,116
1961 8,398,050 10,318,396
1960 8,331,725 10,123,658

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 Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Nepal
2100 -0.65% -0.59%
2099 -0.64% -0.58%
2098 -0.64% -0.57%
2097 -0.62% -0.56%
2096 -0.61% -0.55%
2095 -0.59% -0.55%
2094 -0.57% -0.53%
2093 -0.56% -0.52%
2092 -0.54% -0.51%
2091 -0.54% -0.5%
2090 -0.55% -0.48%
2089 -0.53% -0.47%
2088 -0.52% -0.45%
2087 -0.53% -0.43%
2086 -0.54% -0.42%
2085 -0.54% -0.4%
2084 -0.53% -0.37%
2083 -0.56% -0.35%
2082 -0.57% -0.33%
2081 -0.59% -0.31%
2080 -0.61% -0.29%
2079 -0.63% -0.27%
2078 -0.66% -0.24%
2077 -0.67% -0.22%
2076 -0.69% -0.2%
2075 -0.72% -0.18%
2074 -0.75% -0.15%
2073 -0.77% -0.12%
2072 -0.78% -0.11%
2071 -0.8% -0.08%
2070 -0.83% -0.05%
2069 -0.84% -0.03%
2068 -0.84% -0.01%
2067 -0.83% 0.01%
2066 -0.82% 0.03%
2065 -0.83% 0.06%
2064 -0.83% 0.08%
2063 -0.82% 0.11%
2062 -0.82% 0.13%
2061 -0.8% 0.16%
2060 -0.8% 0.18%
2059 -0.78% 0.21%
2058 -0.77% 0.23%
2057 -0.74% 0.26%
2056 -0.72% 0.28%
2055 -0.69% 0.3%
2054 -0.66% 0.33%
2053 -0.65% 0.35%
2052 -0.63% 0.38%
2051 -0.6% 0.4%
2050 -0.59% 0.42%
2049 -0.56% 0.44%
2048 -0.55% 0.47%
2047 -0.5% 0.5%
2046 -0.49% 0.52%
2045 -0.49% 0.54%
2044 -0.47% 0.56%
2043 -0.46% 0.58%
2042 -0.47% 0.6%
2041 -0.47% 0.63%
2040 -0.46% 0.65%
2039 -0.47% 0.68%
2038 -0.47% 0.7%
2037 -0.47% 0.73%
2036 -0.48% 0.75%
2035 -0.47% 0.78%
2034 -0.47% 0.82%
2033 -0.48% 0.85%
2032 -0.46% 0.87%
2031 -0.45% 0.9%
2030 -0.45% 0.93%
2029 -0.45% 0.97%
2028 -0.44% 0.52%
2027 -0.43% 0.14%
2026 -0.41% -0.07%
2025 -1.75% -0.15%
2024 -0.02% -0.15%
2023 -0.28% -0.07%
2022 -1.25% 0.82%
2021 -1.21% 1.76%
2020 -0.21% 1.94%
2019 -0.11% 1.19%
2018 -0.2% 0.24%
2017 -0.2% 0.2%
2016 -0.42% 0.47%
2015 -0.66% 0.55%
2014 -0.66% 0.3%
2013 -0.72% 0.2%
2012 -0.54% 0.26%
2011 -0.15% 0.45%
2010 0.13% 0.62%
2009 0.26% 0.68%
2008 0.27% 0.75%
2007 0.26% 0.84%
2006 0.3% 0.97%
2005 0.29% 1.13%
2004 0.25% 1.28%
2003 0.24% 1.42%
2002 0.37% 1.53%
2001 0.52% 1.63%
2000 0.41% 1.75%
1999 0.38% 1.88%
1998 0.56% 1.98%
1997 0.49% 2.1%
1996 0.44% 2.23%
1995 0.47% 2.43%
1994 0.5% 2.54%
1993 0.59% 2.77%
1992 0.77% 2.86%
1991 1.21% 2.62%
1990 1.06% 2.45%
1989 0.52% 2.25%
1988 0.36% 2.13%
1987 0.33% 2.14%
1986 0.33% 2.23%
1985 0.39% 2.3%
1984 0.5% 2.37%
1983 0.58% 2.4%
1982 0.62% 2.36%
1981 0.9% 2.37%
1980 0.99% 2.39%
1979 1.25% 2.36%
1978 1.31% 2.35%
1977 1.31% 2.27%
1976 1.57% 2.21%
1975 0.94% 2.23%
1974 0.37% 2.21%
1973 0.46% 2.2%
1972 0.65% 2.2%
1971 0.43% 2.2%
1970 0.23% 2.21%
1969 0.37% 2.19%
1968 0.65% 2.18%
1967 0.82% 2.14%
1966 0.74% 2.11%
1965 0.47% 2.07%
1964 0.36% 2.02%
1963 0.37% 1.98%
1962 0.6% 1.96%
1961 0.8% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Greece Nepal
Current population
10181414
29596762
Population rank 96/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.36%
One net population change
3.95 hours
12.1 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -119
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 174/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -364,699
Net migration rank 37/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -364,699
2024 - -122,772 - -401,282
2023 -56,200 -159,430 368,450 -409,782
2022 -63,665 -53,997 379,021 -379,321
2021 -58,131 -160,277 351,165 130,001
2020 -46,004 6,353 373,553 162,139
2019 -41,814 36,762 387,113 182,203
2018 -33,272 17,938 394,576 -295,151
2017 -36,566 10,483 406,219 -368,787
2016 -25,862 10,484 415,921 -341,748
2015 -29,216 -43,462 410,565 -221,062
2014 -20,696 -46,678 423,166 -310,156
2013 -17,545 -59,323 424,804 -373,064
2012 -16,568 -65,364 430,151 -371,707
2011 -4,441 -31,786 429,957 -347,552
2010 5,560 2,001 432,631 -269,963
2009 8,886 18,182 441,290 -266,144
2008 11,077 27,081 452,353 -261,540
2007 2,210 25,400 464,780 -252,526
2006 6,612 27,621 475,335 -241,455
2005 2,197 33,297 489,093 -211,024
2004 0 29,039 504,853 -197,336
2003 -1,093 25,323 516,575 -168,314
2002 0 25,692 525,045 -153,730
2001 0 60,387 542,118 -148,973
2000 -1,081 54,661 554,506 -147,193
1999 -2,153 49,930 557,847 -122,551
1998 -2,144 47,856 562,787 -108,400
1997 2,133 45,671 565,882 -98,454
1996 0 43,444 580,099 -92,307
1995 1,056 42,674 591,283 -86,232
1994 6,307 42,897 578,293 -27,415
1993 4,185 39,829 561,549 -37,782
1992 6,239 41,000 533,029 84,113
1991 6,192 37,917 512,233 17,056
1990 8,157 26,294 495,202 -640
1989 9,080 18,862 478,771 -39,808
1988 15,055 20,557 463,581 -64,246
1987 10,001 19,005 449,400 -72,437
1986 20,931 19,064 434,802 -47,017
1985 22,849 16,093 423,240 -30,154
1984 37,604 19,767 411,122 -19,300
1983 42,341 18,655 399,103 1,304
1982 50,906 19,675 385,741 -3,898
1981 54,484 25,061 374,145 -4,855
1980 60,748 47,460 364,254 5,084
1979 65,882 72,184 355,597 88
1978 64,124 60,775 345,765 346
1977 59,574 19,193 332,843 2,108
1976 65,236 89,601 323,222 -15,119
1975 61,516 61,265 312,479 -6,686
1974 68,111 -22,590 303,078 -4,361
1973 59,824 -42,387 288,750 -1,076
1972 64,887 -3,589 286,708 -2,107
1971 67,116 -12,747 280,752 -7,284
1970 71,222 -54,166 272,439 1,847
1969 82,464 -118,544 264,560 -527
1968 87,408 -429 258,259 -746
1967 91,183 -55,853 249,240 347
1966 86,998 21,206 241,716 -3,306
1965 83,793 -81,576 233,726 -1,551
1964 83,402 -76,678 227,948 -6,087
1963 81,404 -77,345 219,586 -8,303
1962 85,327 -74,972 215,368 -9,249
1961 86,500 -61,102 209,917 -10,601
1960 96,648 -15,996 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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