The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,249,082 people compared to 7,098,301 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 1.44 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
- Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7% decline), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.1M (31% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.5M people by 2100.
Greece vs Nicaragua: live population counter
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| Current population |
10249082
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7098301
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| Population rank | 96/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
3.95 hours
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
4.14 minutes
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | -122,772 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | -6 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,217 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 166/197 | 79/197 |
Greece and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,331,725 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | 1,836,451 | 0.8% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | 1,892,320 | 0.6% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | 1,950,159 | 0.37% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | 2,010,176 | 0.36% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | 2,072,681 | 0.47% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | 2,137,820 | 0.74% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | 2,205,567 | 0.82% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | 2,275,836 | 0.65% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | 2,348,398 | 0.37% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | 2,423,065 | 0.23% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | 2,499,825 | 0.43% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | 2,573,578 | 0.65% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | 2,649,278 | 0.46% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | 2,732,075 | 0.37% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | 2,816,943 | 0.94% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | 2,903,851 | 1.57% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | 2,992,534 | 1.31% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | 3,080,314 | 1.31% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | 3,164,525 | 1.25% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | 3,252,403 | 0.99% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | 3,345,674 | 0.9% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | 3,438,745 | 0.62% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | 3,530,282 | 0.58% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | 3,619,104 | 0.5% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | 3,706,479 | 0.39% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | 3,794,157 | 0.33% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | 3,882,164 | 0.33% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | 3,972,320 | 0.36% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | 4,066,476 | 0.52% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 4,162,559 | 1.06% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 4,259,637 | 1.21% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 4,357,026 | 0.77% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 4,453,732 | 0.59% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 4,549,316 | 0.5% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 4,642,931 | 0.47% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 4,729,974 | 0.44% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 4,809,573 | 0.49% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 4,883,655 | 0.56% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 4,954,018 | 0.38% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 5,022,633 | 0.41% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 5,087,825 | 0.52% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 5,149,909 | 0.37% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 5,210,963 | 0.24% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 5,272,912 | 0.25% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 5,342,105 | 0.29% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 5,418,855 | 0.3% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 5,497,243 | 0.26% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 5,576,593 | 0.27% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 5,656,601 | 0.26% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 5,737,450 | 0.13% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | 5,819,051 | -0.15% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | 5,901,287 | -0.54% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | 5,983,845 | -0.72% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | 6,066,492 | -0.66% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | 6,149,417 | -0.66% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | 6,232,666 | -0.42% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | 6,316,231 | -0.2% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | 6,400,080 | -0.2% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | 6,483,657 | -0.11% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | 6,565,267 | -0.21% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | 6,644,741 | -1.21% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | 6,730,654 | -1.25% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 10,407,351 | 6,823,613 | -0.28% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 10,405,134 | 6,916,140 | -0.02% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 10,292,291 | 7,007,511 | -1.08% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 10,249,082 | 7,097,335 | -0.42% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 10,204,400 | 7,185,724 | -0.44% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 10,159,146 | 7,272,691 | -0.44% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 10,113,475 | 7,358,003 | -0.45% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 10,067,720 | 7,441,612 | -0.45% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 10,021,773 | 7,523,773 | -0.46% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 9,974,701 | 7,604,398 | -0.47% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 9,927,344 | 7,683,391 | -0.47% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 9,880,848 | 7,760,901 | -0.47% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 9,834,216 | 7,836,706 | -0.47% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 9,787,786 | 7,910,787 | -0.47% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 9,741,790 | 7,983,295 | -0.47% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 9,695,855 | 8,054,140 | -0.47% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 9,650,459 | 8,122,959 | -0.47% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 9,605,475 | 8,189,916 | -0.47% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 9,560,641 | 8,255,163 | -0.47% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 9,516,502 | 8,318,515 | -0.46% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 9,472,263 | 8,380,014 | -0.46% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 9,426,737 | 8,439,720 | -0.48% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 9,380,458 | 8,497,618 | -0.49% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 9,333,671 | 8,553,413 | -0.5% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 9,284,541 | 8,607,283 | -0.53% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 9,233,189 | 8,659,292 | -0.55% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 9,180,074 | 8,708,929 | -0.58% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 9,125,443 | 8,756,439 | -0.6% | 0.55% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost -526,889 (a 4.89% decline), while Nicaragua's population increased by 865,635 (a 13.9% growth).
Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 11% to 9,125,443 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Athens | 643K |
| Crete | 623K |
| Thessaloniki | 310K |
| Piraeus | 168K |
| Larissa | 146K |
| Peristeri | 134K |
| Glyfada | 89.6K |
| Nikaia | 88.1K |
| Nea Smyrni | 72.9K |
| Palaio Faliro | 64.9K |
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Population differences between Greece and Nicaragua
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| Life expectancy | 82.4 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 209.1 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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