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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 23.9 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.06% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Greece vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Nigeria
2100 6,463,085 481,678,166
2099 6,505,287 481,494,914
2098 6,547,164 481,219,866
2097 6,589,081 480,876,108
2096 6,630,487 480,460,381
2095 6,671,006 479,976,454
2094 6,710,734 479,432,855
2093 6,749,510 478,807,152
2092 6,787,596 478,097,591
2091 6,824,775 477,274,569
2090 6,862,164 476,367,086
2089 6,900,089 475,363,859
2088 6,937,116 474,268,867
2087 6,973,450 473,072,894
2086 7,010,676 471,769,229
2085 7,048,751 470,365,292
2084 7,086,818 468,843,169
2083 7,124,743 467,224,322
2082 7,164,627 465,509,151
2081 7,205,487 463,679,779
2080 7,248,512 461,741,930
2079 7,292,836 459,680,797
2078 7,338,859 457,513,367
2077 7,387,671 455,254,796
2076 7,437,562 452,885,729
2075 7,489,139 450,402,898
2074 7,543,259 447,825,224
2073 7,600,155 445,152,156
2072 7,659,253 442,375,349
2071 7,719,672 439,499,004
2070 7,782,317 436,539,777
2069 7,847,153 433,472,204
2068 7,913,682 430,320,190
2067 7,980,659 427,066,199
2066 8,047,692 423,736,078
2065 8,114,348 420,318,527
2064 8,181,923 416,811,285
2063 8,250,274 413,231,409
2062 8,318,463 409,583,480
2061 8,386,919 405,859,509
2060 8,454,179 402,073,494
2059 8,522,250 398,228,736
2058 8,589,200 394,315,883
2057 8,655,428 390,341,867
2056 8,720,012 386,298,064
2055 8,783,558 382,193,151
2054 8,844,935 378,030,342
2053 8,903,834 373,799,276
2052 8,961,755 369,501,634
2051 9,018,494 365,149,555
2050 9,072,676 360,734,783
2049 9,126,801 356,271,401
2048 9,177,973 351,752,501
2047 9,228,605 347,169,674
2046 9,275,381 342,532,578
2045 9,321,349 337,834,528
2044 9,367,130 333,076,416
2043 9,411,608 328,256,555
2042 9,454,837 323,388,886
2041 9,499,098 318,469,120
2040 9,543,726 313,492,800
2039 9,588,298 308,474,350
2038 9,633,708 303,423,786
2037 9,679,362 298,351,344
2036 9,724,905 293,250,795
2035 9,771,397 288,138,368
2034 9,817,355 283,018,151
2033 9,863,589 277,897,810
2032 9,911,215 272,769,123
2031 9,956,924 267,666,779
2030 10,002,298 262,583,487
2029 10,047,641 257,504,936
2028 10,092,845 252,465,743
2027 10,137,354 247,457,208
2026 10,181,414 242,477,499
2025 10,223,023 237,546,527
2024 10,405,134 232,679,478
2023 10,407,351 227,882,945
2022 10,436,882 223,150,896
2021 10,569,207 218,529,286
2020 10,698,599 213,996,181
2019 10,721,582 209,485,641
2018 10,732,882 204,938,755
2017 10,754,679 200,254,579
2016 10,775,971 195,443,700
2015 10,820,883 190,671,878
2014 10,892,413 185,896,915
2013 10,965,211 181,049,443
2012 11,045,011 176,200,625
2011 11,104,899 171,379,598
2010 11,121,341 166,642,886
2009 11,107,017 162,049,464
2008 11,077,841 157,595,014
2007 11,048,473 153,267,261
2006 11,020,362 149,077,334
2005 10,987,314 145,017,253
2004 10,955,141 141,057,045
2003 10,928,070 137,202,644
2002 10,902,022 133,471,989
2001 10,862,132 129,862,595
2000 10,805,808 126,382,494
1999 10,761,698 123,047,320
1998 10,720,509 119,846,254
1997 10,661,259 116,754,792
1996 10,608,800 113,754,779
1995 10,562,153 110,819,428
1994 10,512,922 107,935,714
1993 10,460,415 105,122,069
1992 10,399,061 102,372,770
1991 10,319,927 99,720,162
1990 10,196,792 97,120,925
1989 10,089,498 94,531,014
1988 10,036,983 92,020,090
1987 10,000,595 89,591,716
1986 9,967,213 87,235,953
1985 9,934,300 84,897,973
1984 9,895,801 82,526,443
1983 9,846,627 80,438,260
1982 9,789,513 78,378,701
1981 9,729,350 76,068,103
1980 9,642,505 73,764,641
1979 9,548,258 71,498,242
1978 9,429,959 69,326,532
1977 9,308,479 67,234,590
1976 9,188,150 65,258,009
1975 9,046,541 63,410,815
1974 8,962,022 61,679,144
1973 8,929,086 60,082,139
1972 8,888,628 58,601,748
1971 8,831,036 57,214,684
1970 8,792,806 55,893,838
1969 8,772,764 54,631,914
1968 8,740,765 53,432,783
1967 8,684,088 52,293,065
1966 8,613,651 51,188,234
1965 8,550,333 50,086,764
1964 8,510,429 49,012,016
1963 8,479,625 47,973,575
1962 8,448,233 46,965,292
1961 8,398,050 45,989,310
1960 8,331,725 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Nigeria
2100 -0.65% 0.04%
2099 -0.64% 0.06%
2098 -0.64% 0.07%
2097 -0.62% 0.09%
2096 -0.61% 0.1%
2095 -0.59% 0.11%
2094 -0.57% 0.13%
2093 -0.56% 0.15%
2092 -0.54% 0.17%
2091 -0.54% 0.19%
2090 -0.55% 0.21%
2089 -0.53% 0.23%
2088 -0.52% 0.25%
2087 -0.53% 0.28%
2086 -0.54% 0.3%
2085 -0.54% 0.32%
2084 -0.53% 0.35%
2083 -0.56% 0.37%
2082 -0.57% 0.39%
2081 -0.59% 0.42%
2080 -0.61% 0.45%
2079 -0.63% 0.47%
2078 -0.66% 0.5%
2077 -0.67% 0.52%
2076 -0.69% 0.55%
2075 -0.72% 0.58%
2074 -0.75% 0.6%
2073 -0.77% 0.63%
2072 -0.78% 0.65%
2071 -0.8% 0.68%
2070 -0.83% 0.71%
2069 -0.84% 0.73%
2068 -0.84% 0.76%
2067 -0.83% 0.79%
2066 -0.82% 0.81%
2065 -0.83% 0.84%
2064 -0.83% 0.87%
2063 -0.82% 0.89%
2062 -0.82% 0.92%
2061 -0.8% 0.94%
2060 -0.8% 0.97%
2059 -0.78% 0.99%
2058 -0.77% 1.02%
2057 -0.74% 1.05%
2056 -0.72% 1.07%
2055 -0.69% 1.1%
2054 -0.66% 1.13%
2053 -0.65% 1.16%
2052 -0.63% 1.19%
2051 -0.6% 1.22%
2050 -0.59% 1.25%
2049 -0.56% 1.28%
2048 -0.55% 1.32%
2047 -0.5% 1.35%
2046 -0.49% 1.39%
2045 -0.49% 1.43%
2044 -0.47% 1.47%
2043 -0.46% 1.51%
2042 -0.47% 1.54%
2041 -0.47% 1.59%
2040 -0.46% 1.63%
2039 -0.47% 1.66%
2038 -0.47% 1.7%
2037 -0.47% 1.74%
2036 -0.48% 1.77%
2035 -0.47% 1.81%
2034 -0.47% 1.84%
2033 -0.48% 1.88%
2032 -0.46% 1.91%
2031 -0.45% 1.94%
2030 -0.45% 1.97%
2029 -0.45% 2%
2028 -0.44% 2.02%
2027 -0.43% 2.05%
2026 -0.41% 2.08%
2025 -1.75% 2.09%
2024 -0.02% 2.1%
2023 -0.28% 2.12%
2022 -1.25% 2.11%
2021 -1.21% 2.12%
2020 -0.21% 2.15%
2019 -0.11% 2.22%
2018 -0.2% 2.34%
2017 -0.2% 2.46%
2016 -0.42% 2.5%
2015 -0.66% 2.57%
2014 -0.66% 2.68%
2013 -0.72% 2.75%
2012 -0.54% 2.81%
2011 -0.15% 2.84%
2010 0.13% 2.83%
2009 0.26% 2.83%
2008 0.27% 2.82%
2007 0.26% 2.81%
2006 0.3% 2.8%
2005 0.29% 2.81%
2004 0.25% 2.81%
2003 0.24% 2.8%
2002 0.37% 2.78%
2001 0.52% 2.75%
2000 0.41% 2.71%
1999 0.38% 2.67%
1998 0.56% 2.65%
1997 0.49% 2.64%
1996 0.44% 2.65%
1995 0.47% 2.67%
1994 0.5% 2.68%
1993 0.59% 2.69%
1992 0.77% 2.66%
1991 1.21% 2.68%
1990 1.06% 2.74%
1989 0.52% 2.73%
1988 0.36% 2.71%
1987 0.33% 2.7%
1986 0.33% 2.75%
1985 0.39% 2.87%
1984 0.5% 2.6%
1983 0.58% 2.63%
1982 0.62% 3.04%
1981 0.9% 3.12%
1980 0.99% 3.17%
1979 1.25% 3.13%
1978 1.31% 3.11%
1977 1.31% 3.03%
1976 1.57% 2.91%
1975 0.94% 2.81%
1974 0.37% 2.66%
1973 0.46% 2.53%
1972 0.65% 2.42%
1971 0.43% 2.36%
1970 0.23% 2.31%
1969 0.37% 2.24%
1968 0.65% 2.18%
1967 0.82% 2.16%
1966 0.74% 2.2%
1965 0.47% 2.19%
1964 0.36% 2.16%
1963 0.37% 2.15%
1962 0.6% 2.12%
1961 0.8% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Greece Nigeria
Current population
10181414
243824469
Population rank 96/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 2.94%
One net population change
3.95 hours
6.58 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 48/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -15,258
Net migration rank 37/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -15,258
2024 - -122,772 - -35,202
2023 -56,200 -159,430 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -63,665 -53,997 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -58,131 -160,277 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -46,004 6,353 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 -41,814 36,762 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 -33,272 17,938 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 -36,566 10,483 4,706,183 78,685
2016 -25,862 10,484 4,761,594 75,265
2015 -29,216 -43,462 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 -20,696 -46,678 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 -17,545 -59,323 4,811,751 40,201
2012 -16,568 -65,364 4,774,508 71,138
2011 -4,441 -31,786 4,728,363 67,808
2010 5,560 2,001 4,629,173 47,966
2009 8,886 18,182 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 11,077 27,081 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 2,210 25,400 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 6,612 27,621 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 2,197 33,297 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 0 29,039 3,877,376 46,370
2003 -1,093 25,323 3,751,120 33,857
2002 0 25,692 3,606,814 69,594
2001 0 60,387 3,478,370 64,163
2000 -1,081 54,661 3,343,196 74,535
1999 -2,153 49,930 3,155,425 97,195
1998 -2,144 47,856 3,003,946 145,575
1997 2,133 45,671 2,936,500 96,885
1996 0 43,444 2,882,205 84,448
1995 1,056 42,674 2,830,771 73,243
1994 6,307 42,897 2,735,198 128,134
1993 4,185 39,829 2,673,675 90,200
1992 6,239 41,000 2,596,173 138,412
1991 6,192 37,917 2,527,807 42,760
1990 8,157 26,294 2,491,928 135,959
1989 9,080 18,862 2,452,324 99,588
1988 15,055 20,557 2,376,419 93,510
1987 10,001 19,005 2,322,397 64,418
1986 20,931 19,064 2,295,003 29,682
1985 22,849 16,093 2,289,784 61,514
1984 37,604 19,767 2,278,060 113,758
1983 42,341 18,655 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 50,906 19,675 2,233,401 101,116
1981 54,484 25,061 2,179,884 106,723
1980 60,748 47,460 2,121,618 198,672
1979 65,882 72,184 2,074,807 137,721
1978 64,124 60,775 2,019,621 111,258
1977 59,574 19,193 1,923,917 129,075
1976 65,236 89,601 1,827,289 72,889
1975 61,516 61,265 1,718,623 75,603
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,624,813 44,281
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,525,485 -618
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,295,507 7,953
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,213,484 6,912
1968 87,408 -429 1,168,254 9,615
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,082,884 18,683
1966 86,998 21,206 1,095,582 12,513
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,061,840 32,988
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,028,272 26,411
1963 81,404 -77,345 995,116 27,115
1962 85,327 -74,972 966,452 27,906
1961 86,500 -61,102 932,111 25,515
1960 96,648 -15,996 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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