The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,388,805 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,276,140 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Greece's population is 1.88 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Greece is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.49% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.3M (6.47% decline), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Palestine is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.1M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.49M people by 2100.
Greece vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
10276140
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5459557
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| Population rank | 95/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
31.3 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
7.43 minutes
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
4.14 minutes
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.28 minutes
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -122,772 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | -46 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | -16,783 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.16% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 175/197 | 36/197 |
Greece and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,331,725 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,398,050 | - | 0.8% | - |
| 1962 | 8,448,233 | - | 0.6% | - |
| 1963 | 8,479,625 | - | 0.37% | - |
| 1964 | 8,510,429 | - | 0.36% | - |
| 1965 | 8,550,333 | - | 0.47% | - |
| 1966 | 8,613,651 | - | 0.74% | - |
| 1967 | 8,684,088 | - | 0.82% | - |
| 1968 | 8,740,765 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1969 | 8,772,764 | - | 0.37% | - |
| 1970 | 8,792,806 | - | 0.23% | - |
| 1971 | 8,831,036 | - | 0.43% | - |
| 1972 | 8,888,628 | - | 0.65% | - |
| 1973 | 8,929,086 | - | 0.46% | - |
| 1974 | 8,962,022 | - | 0.37% | - |
| 1975 | 9,046,541 | - | 0.94% | - |
| 1976 | 9,188,150 | - | 1.57% | - |
| 1977 | 9,308,479 | - | 1.31% | - |
| 1978 | 9,429,959 | - | 1.31% | - |
| 1979 | 9,548,258 | - | 1.25% | - |
| 1980 | 9,642,505 | - | 0.99% | - |
| 1981 | 9,729,350 | - | 0.9% | - |
| 1982 | 9,789,513 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1983 | 9,846,627 | - | 0.58% | - |
| 1984 | 9,895,801 | - | 0.5% | - |
| 1985 | 9,934,300 | - | 0.39% | - |
| 1986 | 9,967,213 | - | 0.33% | - |
| 1987 | 10,000,595 | - | 0.33% | - |
| 1988 | 10,036,983 | - | 0.36% | - |
| 1989 | 10,089,498 | - | 0.52% | - |
| 1990 | 10,196,792 | 1,978,248 | 1.06% | - |
| 1991 | 10,319,927 | 2,068,845 | 1.21% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 10,399,061 | 2,163,591 | 0.77% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 10,460,415 | 2,262,676 | 0.59% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 10,512,922 | 2,366,298 | 0.5% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 10,562,153 | 2,474,666 | 0.47% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 10,608,800 | 2,587,997 | 0.44% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 10,661,259 | 2,706,518 | 0.49% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 10,720,509 | 2,776,568 | 0.56% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 10,761,698 | 2,848,431 | 0.38% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 10,805,808 | 2,922,153 | 0.41% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 10,862,132 | 2,997,784 | 0.52% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 10,902,022 | 3,075,373 | 0.37% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 10,928,070 | 3,154,969 | 0.24% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 10,955,141 | 3,236,626 | 0.25% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 10,987,314 | 3,320,396 | 0.29% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 11,020,362 | 3,406,334 | 0.3% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 11,048,473 | 3,494,496 | 0.26% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 11,077,841 | 3,591,977 | 0.27% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 11,107,017 | 3,689,099 | 0.26% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 11,121,341 | 3,786,161 | 0.13% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 11,104,899 | 3,882,986 | -0.15% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 11,045,011 | 3,979,998 | -0.54% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 10,965,211 | 4,076,708 | -0.72% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 10,892,413 | 4,173,398 | -0.66% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 10,820,883 | 4,270,092 | -0.66% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 10,775,971 | 4,367,088 | -0.42% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 10,754,679 | 4,454,805 | -0.2% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 10,732,882 | 4,569,087 | -0.2% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 10,721,582 | 4,685,306 | -0.11% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 10,698,599 | 4,803,269 | -0.21% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 10,569,207 | 4,922,749 | -1.21% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 10,436,882 | 5,043,612 | -1.25% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 10,405,588 | 5,165,775 | -0.3% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 10,388,805 | 5,289,152 | -0.16% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 10,276,140 | 5,379,801 | -1.08% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 10,232,997 | 5,479,090 | -0.42% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 10,188,386 | 5,582,345 | -0.44% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 10,143,203 | 5,684,855 | -0.44% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 10,097,603 | 5,787,948 | -0.45% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 10,051,921 | 5,892,492 | -0.45% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 10,006,045 | 5,998,645 | -0.46% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 9,959,048 | 6,106,047 | -0.47% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 9,911,765 | 6,215,922 | -0.47% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 9,865,342 | 6,327,947 | -0.47% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 9,818,783 | 6,441,493 | -0.47% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 9,772,426 | 6,555,481 | -0.47% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 9,726,502 | 6,669,212 | -0.47% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 9,680,639 | 6,783,431 | -0.47% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 9,635,315 | 6,899,866 | -0.47% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 9,590,401 | 7,018,099 | -0.47% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 9,545,637 | 7,135,825 | -0.47% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 9,501,568 | 7,253,328 | -0.46% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 9,457,398 | 7,369,647 | -0.46% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 9,411,943 | 7,484,632 | -0.48% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 9,365,737 | 7,598,729 | -0.49% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 9,319,023 | 7,710,259 | -0.5% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 9,269,970 | 7,818,786 | -0.53% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 9,218,699 | 7,925,101 | -0.55% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 9,165,668 | 8,029,929 | -0.58% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 9,111,122 | 8,134,618 | -0.6% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Greece decreased by 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Greece lost -544,743 (a 5.03% decline), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2005 and is 95th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 11.3% to 9,111,122 people with a rank change from 95th to 106th. The population of Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Greece and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 82.2 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 45.5 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.4:51.6 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.32 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 208.7 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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