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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 2.86 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Greece vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Niger
2100 6,463,085 92,149,803
2099 6,505,287 91,788,730
2098 6,547,164 91,409,848
2097 6,589,081 91,009,119
2096 6,630,487 90,589,670
2095 6,671,006 90,150,766
2094 6,710,734 89,694,201
2093 6,749,510 89,215,318
2092 6,787,596 88,716,114
2091 6,824,775 88,197,952
2090 6,862,164 87,660,657
2089 6,900,089 87,103,777
2088 6,937,116 86,525,686
2087 6,973,450 85,929,075
2086 7,010,676 85,313,560
2085 7,048,751 84,675,788
2084 7,086,818 84,017,371
2083 7,124,743 83,337,884
2082 7,164,627 82,638,198
2081 7,205,487 81,922,470
2080 7,248,512 81,186,181
2079 7,292,836 80,435,226
2078 7,338,859 79,665,207
2077 7,387,671 78,877,754
2076 7,437,562 78,071,174
2075 7,489,139 77,248,629
2074 7,543,259 76,412,785
2073 7,600,155 75,560,272
2072 7,659,253 74,691,713
2071 7,719,672 73,808,594
2070 7,782,317 72,912,178
2069 7,847,153 71,999,238
2068 7,913,682 71,073,720
2067 7,980,659 70,133,854
2066 8,047,692 69,181,625
2065 8,114,348 68,221,595
2064 8,181,923 67,248,034
2063 8,250,274 66,264,418
2062 8,318,463 65,270,595
2061 8,386,919 64,267,053
2060 8,454,179 63,257,169
2059 8,522,250 62,239,490
2058 8,589,200 61,213,177
2057 8,655,428 60,180,993
2056 8,720,012 59,145,841
2055 8,783,558 58,103,375
2054 8,844,935 57,056,756
2053 8,903,834 56,007,297
2052 8,961,755 54,958,567
2051 9,018,494 53,907,164
2050 9,072,676 52,858,275
2049 9,126,801 51,810,418
2048 9,177,973 50,763,456
2047 9,228,605 49,719,695
2046 9,275,381 48,677,799
2045 9,321,349 47,638,048
2044 9,367,130 46,602,104
2043 9,411,608 45,572,618
2042 9,454,837 44,546,381
2041 9,499,098 43,525,533
2040 9,543,726 42,508,212
2039 9,588,298 41,495,840
2038 9,633,708 40,485,407
2037 9,679,362 39,476,789
2036 9,724,905 38,472,178
2035 9,771,397 37,470,776
2034 9,817,355 36,477,557
2033 9,863,589 35,487,806
2032 9,911,215 34,508,717
2031 9,956,924 33,538,029
2030 10,002,298 32,574,145
2029 10,047,641 31,620,865
2028 10,092,845 30,680,257
2027 10,137,354 29,750,695
2026 10,181,414 28,832,547
2025 10,223,023 27,926,917
2024 10,405,134 27,032,412
2023 10,407,351 26,159,867
2022 10,436,882 25,311,973
2021 10,569,207 24,502,140
2020 10,698,599 23,717,613
2019 10,721,582 22,947,757
2018 10,732,882 22,188,069
2017 10,754,679 21,435,446
2016 10,775,971 20,685,753
2015 10,820,883 19,939,498
2014 10,892,413 19,215,909
2013 10,965,211 18,519,898
2012 11,045,011 17,836,769
2011 11,104,899 17,176,283
2010 11,121,341 16,548,835
2009 11,107,017 15,943,675
2008 11,077,841 15,361,915
2007 11,048,473 14,803,610
2006 11,020,362 14,268,581
2005 10,987,314 13,756,192
2004 10,955,141 13,265,836
2003 10,928,070 12,796,984
2002 10,902,022 12,349,144
2001 10,862,132 11,920,647
2000 10,805,808 11,509,630
1999 10,761,698 11,117,411
1998 10,720,509 10,741,413
1997 10,661,259 10,383,969
1996 10,608,800 10,044,852
1995 10,562,153 9,714,529
1994 10,512,922 9,398,258
1993 10,460,415 9,100,789
1992 10,399,061 8,817,633
1991 10,319,927 8,546,900
1990 10,196,792 8,286,059
1989 10,089,498 8,034,780
1988 10,036,983 7,793,748
1987 10,000,595 7,561,150
1986 9,967,213 7,335,811
1985 9,934,300 7,118,457
1984 9,895,801 6,909,971
1983 9,846,627 6,708,644
1982 9,789,513 6,512,732
1981 9,729,350 6,322,006
1980 9,642,505 6,135,971
1979 9,548,258 5,955,556
1978 9,429,959 5,782,932
1977 9,308,479 5,619,716
1976 9,188,150 5,464,962
1975 9,046,541 5,317,019
1974 8,962,022 5,174,953
1973 8,929,086 5,037,865
1972 8,888,628 4,904,845
1971 8,831,036 4,776,225
1970 8,792,806 4,650,275
1969 8,772,764 4,525,725
1968 8,740,765 4,403,637
1967 8,684,088 4,283,590
1966 8,613,651 4,165,544
1965 8,550,333 4,049,695
1964 8,510,429 3,935,814
1963 8,479,625 3,823,873
1962 8,448,233 3,714,520
1961 8,398,050 3,608,162
1960 8,331,725 3,505,050

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/niger | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd 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 Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Niger
2100 -0.65% 0.39%
2099 -0.64% 0.41%
2098 -0.64% 0.44%
2097 -0.62% 0.46%
2096 -0.61% 0.49%
2095 -0.59% 0.51%
2094 -0.57% 0.54%
2093 -0.56% 0.56%
2092 -0.54% 0.59%
2091 -0.54% 0.61%
2090 -0.55% 0.64%
2089 -0.53% 0.67%
2088 -0.52% 0.69%
2087 -0.53% 0.72%
2086 -0.54% 0.75%
2085 -0.54% 0.78%
2084 -0.53% 0.82%
2083 -0.56% 0.85%
2082 -0.57% 0.87%
2081 -0.59% 0.91%
2080 -0.61% 0.93%
2079 -0.63% 0.97%
2078 -0.66% 1%
2077 -0.67% 1.03%
2076 -0.69% 1.06%
2075 -0.72% 1.09%
2074 -0.75% 1.13%
2073 -0.77% 1.16%
2072 -0.78% 1.2%
2071 -0.8% 1.23%
2070 -0.83% 1.27%
2069 -0.84% 1.3%
2068 -0.84% 1.34%
2067 -0.83% 1.38%
2066 -0.82% 1.41%
2065 -0.83% 1.45%
2064 -0.83% 1.48%
2063 -0.82% 1.52%
2062 -0.82% 1.56%
2061 -0.8% 1.6%
2060 -0.8% 1.64%
2059 -0.78% 1.68%
2058 -0.77% 1.72%
2057 -0.74% 1.75%
2056 -0.72% 1.79%
2055 -0.69% 1.83%
2054 -0.66% 1.87%
2053 -0.65% 1.91%
2052 -0.63% 1.95%
2051 -0.6% 1.98%
2050 -0.59% 2.02%
2049 -0.56% 2.06%
2048 -0.55% 2.1%
2047 -0.5% 2.14%
2046 -0.49% 2.18%
2045 -0.49% 2.22%
2044 -0.47% 2.26%
2043 -0.46% 2.3%
2042 -0.47% 2.35%
2041 -0.47% 2.39%
2040 -0.46% 2.44%
2039 -0.47% 2.5%
2038 -0.47% 2.55%
2037 -0.47% 2.61%
2036 -0.48% 2.67%
2035 -0.47% 2.72%
2034 -0.47% 2.79%
2033 -0.48% 2.84%
2032 -0.46% 2.89%
2031 -0.45% 2.96%
2030 -0.45% 3.01%
2029 -0.45% 3.07%
2028 -0.44% 3.12%
2027 -0.43% 3.18%
2026 -0.41% 3.24%
2025 -1.75% 3.31%
2024 -0.02% 3.34%
2023 -0.28% 3.35%
2022 -1.25% 3.31%
2021 -1.21% 3.31%
2020 -0.21% 3.35%
2019 -0.11% 3.42%
2018 -0.2% 3.51%
2017 -0.2% 3.62%
2016 -0.42% 3.74%
2015 -0.66% 3.77%
2014 -0.66% 3.76%
2013 -0.72% 3.83%
2012 -0.54% 3.85%
2011 -0.15% 3.79%
2010 0.13% 3.8%
2009 0.26% 3.79%
2008 0.27% 3.77%
2007 0.26% 3.75%
2006 0.3% 3.72%
2005 0.29% 3.7%
2004 0.25% 3.66%
2003 0.24% 3.63%
2002 0.37% 3.59%
2001 0.52% 3.57%
2000 0.41% 3.53%
1999 0.38% 3.5%
1998 0.56% 3.44%
1997 0.49% 3.38%
1996 0.44% 3.4%
1995 0.47% 3.37%
1994 0.5% 3.27%
1993 0.59% 3.21%
1992 0.77% 3.17%
1991 1.21% 3.15%
1990 1.06% 3.13%
1989 0.52% 3.09%
1988 0.36% 3.08%
1987 0.33% 3.07%
1986 0.33% 3.05%
1985 0.39% 3.02%
1984 0.5% 3%
1983 0.58% 3.01%
1982 0.62% 3.02%
1981 0.9% 3.03%
1980 0.99% 3.03%
1979 1.25% 2.99%
1978 1.31% 2.9%
1977 1.31% 2.83%
1976 1.57% 2.78%
1975 0.94% 2.75%
1974 0.37% 2.72%
1973 0.46% 2.71%
1972 0.65% 2.69%
1971 0.43% 2.71%
1970 0.23% 2.75%
1969 0.37% 2.77%
1968 0.65% 2.8%
1967 0.82% 2.83%
1966 0.74% 2.86%
1965 0.47% 2.89%
1964 0.36% 2.93%
1963 0.37% 2.94%
1962 0.6% 2.95%
1961 0.8% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/niger | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Greece Niger
Current population
10181414
29080898
Population rank 96/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.35%
One net population change
3.95 hours
36.1 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,391
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 10/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -7,704
Net migration rank 37/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -7,704
2024 - -122,772 - -4,041
2023 -56,200 -159,430 864,139 995
2022 -63,665 -53,997 829,651 995
2021 -58,131 -160,277 793,428 -4,405
2020 -46,004 6,353 784,437 -4,402
2019 -41,814 36,762 775,474 -15,778
2018 -33,272 17,938 763,536 -3,830
2017 -36,566 10,483 752,384 -6,830
2016 -25,862 10,484 738,999 14,833
2015 -29,216 -43,462 721,630 17,051
2014 -20,696 -46,678 704,609 3,891
2013 -17,545 -59,323 686,070 -2,543
2012 -16,568 -65,364 664,009 18,714
2011 -4,441 -31,786 645,175 -6,941
2010 5,560 2,001 624,685 -8,033
2009 8,886 18,182 602,671 -9,014
2008 11,077 27,081 579,727 -9,847
2007 2,210 25,400 556,808 -10,069
2006 6,612 27,621 533,374 -10,054
2005 2,197 33,297 511,167 -9,700
2004 0 29,039 488,328 -9,070
2003 -1,093 25,323 467,295 -8,841
2002 0 25,692 446,767 -9,550
2001 0 60,387 428,417 -8,654
2000 -1,081 54,661 410,779 -8,522
1999 -2,153 49,930 394,212 -12,037
1998 -2,144 47,856 377,120 -7,298
1997 2,133 45,671 358,745 -13,680
1996 0 43,444 341,223 -8,057
1995 1,056 42,674 323,630 3,843
1994 6,307 42,897 306,026 -959
1993 4,185 39,829 292,135 -2,269
1992 6,239 41,000 278,690 -2,258
1991 6,192 37,917 266,527 -1,500
1990 8,157 26,294 256,594 73
1989 9,080 18,862 245,278 613
1988 15,055 20,557 237,296 -1,139
1987 10,001 19,005 231,371 -2,338
1986 20,931 19,064 224,365 -2,728
1985 22,849 16,093 219,206 -6,126
1984 37,604 19,767 213,111 -9,208
1983 42,341 18,655 207,962 -9,209
1982 50,906 19,675 202,012 -8,935
1981 54,484 25,061 195,938 -7,559
1980 60,748 47,460 189,251 -5,564
1979 65,882 72,184 180,632 -3,495
1978 64,124 60,775 171,614 -3,494
1977 59,574 19,193 161,792 -3,476
1976 65,236 89,601 154,489 -3,308
1975 61,516 61,265 147,962 -3,254
1974 68,111 -22,590 142,606 -3,179
1973 59,824 -42,387 137,695 -2,942
1972 64,887 -3,589 133,813 -2,525
1971 67,116 -12,747 128,223 -2,277
1970 71,222 -54,166 128,184 -2,225
1969 82,464 -118,544 125,389 -2,245
1968 87,408 -429 123,301 -2,277
1967 91,183 -55,853 121,358 -2,289
1966 86,998 21,206 119,314 -2,289
1965 83,793 -81,576 116,963 -2,289
1964 83,402 -76,678 115,386 -2,289
1963 81,404 -77,345 113,072 -2,289
1962 85,327 -74,972 110,280 -2,369
1961 86,500 -61,102 107,693 -2,893
1960 96,648 -15,996 105,081 -3,641

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/niger | 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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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