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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 23.6 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.07% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Greece vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Nigeria
2100 6,583,798 481,640,156
2099 6,626,788 481,456,918
2098 6,669,448 481,181,892
2097 6,712,148 480,838,161
2096 6,754,327 480,422,467
2095 6,795,603 479,938,579
2094 6,836,072 479,395,022
2093 6,875,572 478,769,369
2092 6,914,370 478,059,864
2091 6,952,243 477,236,907
2090 6,990,331 476,329,495
2089 7,028,964 475,326,347
2088 7,066,683 474,231,442
2087 7,103,695 473,035,563
2086 7,141,616 471,732,001
2085 7,180,403 470,328,175
2084 7,219,180 468,806,172
2083 7,257,814 467,187,453
2082 7,298,443 465,472,417
2081 7,340,066 463,643,190
2080 7,383,894 461,705,493
2079 7,429,047 459,644,523
2078 7,475,929 457,477,264
2077 7,525,653 455,218,871
2076 7,576,476 452,849,991
2075 7,629,016 450,367,356
2074 7,684,147 447,789,885
2073 7,742,105 445,117,028
2072 7,802,307 442,340,440
2071 7,863,855 439,464,323
2070 7,927,670 436,505,329
2069 7,993,717 433,437,998
2068 8,061,488 430,286,232
2067 8,129,716 427,032,499
2066 8,198,001 423,702,640
2065 8,265,902 420,285,359
2064 8,334,739 416,778,394
2063 8,404,367 413,198,800
2062 8,473,829 409,551,159
2061 8,543,564 405,827,482
2060 8,612,080 402,041,765
2059 8,681,422 398,197,311
2058 8,749,623 394,284,767
2057 8,817,088 390,311,065
2056 8,882,878 386,267,580
2055 8,947,611 382,162,992
2054 9,010,135 378,000,511
2053 9,070,133 373,769,779
2052 9,129,136 369,472,476
2051 9,186,935 365,120,741
2050 9,242,128 360,706,317
2049 9,297,265 356,243,287
2048 9,349,392 351,724,743
2047 9,400,970 347,142,279
2046 9,448,620 342,505,549
2045 9,495,447 337,807,869
2044 9,542,082 333,050,132
2043 9,587,391 328,230,652
2042 9,631,428 323,363,366
2041 9,676,515 318,443,989
2040 9,721,977 313,468,061
2039 9,767,381 308,450,008
2038 9,813,639 303,399,842
2037 9,860,147 298,327,800
2036 9,906,540 293,227,654
2035 9,953,900 288,115,630
2034 10,000,716 282,995,818
2033 10,047,814 277,875,880
2032 10,096,329 272,747,599
2031 10,142,892 267,645,657
2030 10,189,114 262,562,767
2029 10,235,303 257,484,616
2028 10,281,352 252,445,821
2027 10,326,692 247,437,680
2026 10,371,575 242,458,365
2025 10,413,962 237,527,782
2024 10,405,134 232,679,478
2023 10,407,351 227,882,945
2022 10,437,805 223,150,896
2021 10,570,130 218,529,286
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th 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 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 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 6.58M 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 0.08% 2.08%
2024 -0.02% 2.1%
2023 -0.29% 2.12%
2022 -1.25% 2.11%
2021 -1.2% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Greece Nigeria
Current population
10371575
245016045
Population rank 94/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 2.95%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +24 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 45/197
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 -57,229 -122,772 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 -56,200 -159,430 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -63,671 -53,997 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -58,135 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 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
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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