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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 25.6 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.26% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Greece vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Pakistan
2100 6,463,085 514,531,704
2099 6,505,287 513,655,674
2098 6,547,164 512,727,636
2097 6,589,081 511,735,790
2096 6,630,487 510,636,755
2095 6,671,006 509,437,875
2094 6,710,734 508,130,071
2093 6,749,510 506,765,644
2092 6,787,596 505,327,656
2091 6,824,775 503,824,444
2090 6,862,164 502,264,268
2089 6,900,089 500,660,501
2088 6,937,116 498,935,983
2087 6,973,450 497,190,466
2086 7,010,676 495,313,036
2085 7,048,751 493,366,305
2084 7,086,818 491,354,778
2083 7,124,743 489,225,193
2082 7,164,627 486,984,952
2081 7,205,487 484,673,501
2080 7,248,512 482,257,479
2079 7,292,836 479,813,404
2078 7,338,859 477,277,836
2077 7,387,671 474,593,860
2076 7,437,562 471,779,348
2075 7,489,139 468,855,468
2074 7,543,259 465,875,137
2073 7,600,155 462,811,079
2072 7,659,253 459,656,523
2071 7,719,672 456,423,506
2070 7,782,317 453,095,985
2069 7,847,153 449,655,599
2068 7,913,682 446,126,774
2067 7,980,659 442,540,629
2066 8,047,692 438,879,326
2065 8,114,348 435,169,856
2064 8,181,923 431,394,393
2063 8,250,274 427,575,887
2062 8,318,463 423,636,352
2061 8,386,919 419,672,017
2060 8,454,179 415,638,125
2059 8,522,250 411,576,344
2058 8,589,200 407,429,129
2057 8,655,428 403,233,874
2056 8,720,012 398,948,355
2055 8,783,558 394,645,693
2054 8,844,935 390,303,954
2053 8,903,834 385,922,748
2052 8,961,755 381,488,696
2051 9,018,494 377,018,239
2050 9,072,676 372,476,884
2049 9,126,801 367,909,407
2048 9,177,973 363,310,560
2047 9,228,605 358,659,474
2046 9,275,381 353,929,775
2045 9,321,349 349,156,085
2044 9,367,130 344,371,692
2043 9,411,608 339,561,029
2042 9,454,837 334,731,546
2041 9,499,098 329,875,686
2040 9,543,726 325,039,429
2039 9,588,298 320,137,108
2038 9,633,708 315,207,413
2037 9,679,362 310,312,684
2036 9,724,905 305,408,418
2035 9,771,397 300,541,523
2034 9,817,355 295,686,893
2033 9,863,589 290,851,174
2032 9,911,215 286,070,650
2031 9,956,924 281,351,929
2030 10,002,298 276,708,987
2029 10,047,641 272,189,955
2028 10,092,845 267,728,673
2027 10,137,354 263,390,059
2026 10,181,414 259,231,214
2025 10,223,023 255,166,301
2024 10,405,134 251,269,164
2023 10,407,351 247,504,495
2022 10,436,882 243,700,667
2021 10,569,207 239,477,801
2020 10,698,599 235,001,746
2019 10,721,582 230,800,899
2018 10,732,882 226,928,892
2017 10,754,679 223,273,967
2016 10,775,971 220,138,869
2015 10,820,883 217,290,883
2014 10,892,413 214,264,647
2013 10,965,211 211,073,978
2012 11,045,011 207,667,125
2011 11,104,899 203,746,065
2010 11,121,341 199,239,047
2009 11,107,017 194,376,534
2008 11,077,841 189,499,113
2007 11,048,473 184,493,231
2006 11,020,362 179,682,690
2005 10,987,314 175,453,212
2004 10,955,141 171,286,000
2003 10,928,070 167,110,248
2002 10,902,022 163,222,549
2001 10,862,132 159,270,907
2000 10,805,808 154,879,127
1999 10,761,698 150,565,377
1998 10,720,509 146,522,356
1997 10,661,259 142,531,804
1996 10,608,800 138,557,092
1995 10,562,153 134,582,253
1994 10,512,922 130,748,083
1993 10,460,415 127,020,117
1992 10,399,061 123,546,848
1991 10,319,927 120,060,406
1990 10,196,792 116,155,576
1989 10,089,498 112,336,629
1988 10,036,983 108,724,739
1987 10,000,595 105,130,717
1986 9,967,213 101,606,764
1985 9,934,300 98,229,285
1984 9,895,801 95,164,936
1983 9,846,627 92,227,711
1982 9,789,513 89,089,246
1981 9,729,350 85,802,049
1980 9,642,505 82,291,010
1979 9,548,258 78,997,039
1978 9,429,959 76,307,379
1977 9,308,479 73,901,827
1976 9,188,150 71,620,254
1975 9,046,541 69,461,175
1974 8,962,022 67,415,487
1973 8,929,086 65,461,912
1972 8,888,628 63,583,194
1971 8,831,036 61,847,899
1970 8,792,806 60,166,719
1969 8,772,764 58,460,939
1968 8,740,765 56,810,507
1967 8,684,088 55,214,768
1966 8,613,651 53,678,667
1965 8,550,333 52,209,010
1964 8,510,429 50,799,999
1963 8,479,625 49,447,776
1962 8,448,233 48,156,128
1961 8,398,050 46,921,277
1960 8,331,725 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Pakistan
2100 -0.65% 0.17%
2099 -0.64% 0.18%
2098 -0.64% 0.19%
2097 -0.62% 0.22%
2096 -0.61% 0.24%
2095 -0.59% 0.26%
2094 -0.57% 0.27%
2093 -0.56% 0.28%
2092 -0.54% 0.3%
2091 -0.54% 0.31%
2090 -0.55% 0.32%
2089 -0.53% 0.35%
2088 -0.52% 0.35%
2087 -0.53% 0.38%
2086 -0.54% 0.39%
2085 -0.54% 0.41%
2084 -0.53% 0.44%
2083 -0.56% 0.46%
2082 -0.57% 0.48%
2081 -0.59% 0.5%
2080 -0.61% 0.51%
2079 -0.63% 0.53%
2078 -0.66% 0.57%
2077 -0.67% 0.6%
2076 -0.69% 0.62%
2075 -0.72% 0.64%
2074 -0.75% 0.66%
2073 -0.77% 0.69%
2072 -0.78% 0.71%
2071 -0.8% 0.73%
2070 -0.83% 0.77%
2069 -0.84% 0.79%
2068 -0.84% 0.81%
2067 -0.83% 0.83%
2066 -0.82% 0.85%
2065 -0.83% 0.88%
2064 -0.83% 0.89%
2063 -0.82% 0.93%
2062 -0.82% 0.94%
2061 -0.8% 0.97%
2060 -0.8% 0.99%
2059 -0.78% 1.02%
2058 -0.77% 1.04%
2057 -0.74% 1.07%
2056 -0.72% 1.09%
2055 -0.69% 1.11%
2054 -0.66% 1.14%
2053 -0.65% 1.16%
2052 -0.63% 1.19%
2051 -0.6% 1.22%
2050 -0.59% 1.24%
2049 -0.56% 1.27%
2048 -0.55% 1.3%
2047 -0.5% 1.34%
2046 -0.49% 1.37%
2045 -0.49% 1.39%
2044 -0.47% 1.42%
2043 -0.46% 1.44%
2042 -0.47% 1.47%
2041 -0.47% 1.49%
2040 -0.46% 1.53%
2039 -0.47% 1.56%
2038 -0.47% 1.58%
2037 -0.47% 1.61%
2036 -0.48% 1.62%
2035 -0.47% 1.64%
2034 -0.47% 1.66%
2033 -0.48% 1.67%
2032 -0.46% 1.68%
2031 -0.45% 1.68%
2030 -0.45% 1.66%
2029 -0.45% 1.67%
2028 -0.44% 1.65%
2027 -0.43% 1.6%
2026 -0.41% 1.59%
2025 -1.75% 1.55%
2024 -0.02% 1.52%
2023 -0.28% 1.56%
2022 -1.25% 1.76%
2021 -1.21% 1.9%
2020 -0.21% 1.82%
2019 -0.11% 1.71%
2018 -0.2% 1.64%
2017 -0.2% 1.42%
2016 -0.42% 1.31%
2015 -0.66% 1.41%
2014 -0.66% 1.51%
2013 -0.72% 1.64%
2012 -0.54% 1.92%
2011 -0.15% 2.26%
2010 0.13% 2.5%
2009 0.26% 2.57%
2008 0.27% 2.71%
2007 0.26% 2.68%
2006 0.3% 2.41%
2005 0.29% 2.43%
2004 0.25% 2.5%
2003 0.24% 2.38%
2002 0.37% 2.48%
2001 0.52% 2.84%
2000 0.41% 2.87%
1999 0.38% 2.76%
1998 0.56% 2.8%
1997 0.49% 2.87%
1996 0.44% 2.95%
1995 0.47% 2.93%
1994 0.5% 2.93%
1993 0.59% 2.81%
1992 0.77% 2.9%
1991 1.21% 3.36%
1990 1.06% 3.4%
1989 0.52% 3.32%
1988 0.36% 3.42%
1987 0.33% 3.47%
1986 0.33% 3.44%
1985 0.39% 3.22%
1984 0.5% 3.18%
1983 0.58% 3.52%
1982 0.62% 3.83%
1981 0.9% 4.27%
1980 0.99% 4.17%
1979 1.25% 3.52%
1978 1.31% 3.26%
1977 1.31% 3.19%
1976 1.57% 3.11%
1975 0.94% 3.03%
1974 0.37% 2.98%
1973 0.46% 2.95%
1972 0.65% 2.81%
1971 0.43% 2.79%
1970 0.23% 2.92%
1969 0.37% 2.91%
1968 0.65% 2.89%
1967 0.82% 2.86%
1966 0.74% 2.81%
1965 0.47% 2.77%
1964 0.36% 2.73%
1963 0.37% 2.68%
1962 0.6% 2.63%
1961 0.8% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Greece Pakistan
Current population
10181414
260356147
Population rank 96/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 3.14%
One net population change
3.95 hours
8.38 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 70/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +16,636 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 37/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -1,235,336
2024 - -122,772 - -1,401,173
2023 -56,200 -159,430 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -63,665 -53,997 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -58,131 -160,277 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 -46,004 6,353 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 -41,814 36,762 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 -33,272 17,938 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 -36,566 10,483 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 -25,862 10,484 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 -29,216 -43,462 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 -20,696 -46,678 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 -17,545 -59,323 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 -16,568 -65,364 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 -4,441 -31,786 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 5,560 2,001 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 8,886 18,182 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 11,077 27,081 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 2,210 25,400 4,690,187 576,349
2006 6,612 27,621 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 2,197 33,297 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 0 29,039 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 -1,093 25,323 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 0 25,692 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 0 60,387 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 -1,081 54,661 4,281,169 252,869
1999 -2,153 49,930 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 -2,144 47,856 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 2,133 45,671 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 0 43,444 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 1,056 42,674 3,977,175 11,534
1994 6,307 42,897 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 4,185 39,829 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 6,239 41,000 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 6,192 37,917 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 8,157 26,294 3,731,730 275,242
1989 9,080 18,862 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 15,055 20,557 3,554,755 38,139
1987 10,001 19,005 3,448,813 146,364
1986 20,931 19,064 3,341,643 111,045
1985 22,849 16,093 3,233,315 68,860
1984 37,604 19,767 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 42,341 18,655 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 50,906 19,675 2,934,689 294,252
1981 54,484 25,061 2,790,454 555,032
1980 60,748 47,460 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 65,882 72,184 2,461,311 450,003
1978 64,124 60,775 2,356,601 111,386
1977 59,574 19,193 2,257,849 85,250
1976 65,236 89,601 2,171,812 48,238
1975 61,516 61,265 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 68,111 -22,590 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 87,408 -429 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 86,998 21,206 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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