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Population in Greece compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 117,991,570 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 11.6 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (31.8% growth).

Greece vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Philippines
2100 6,463,085 115,065,514
2099 6,505,287 115,822,085
2098 6,547,164 116,579,642
2097 6,589,081 117,339,735
2096 6,630,487 118,106,310
2095 6,671,006 118,872,671
2094 6,710,734 119,632,784
2093 6,749,510 120,394,127
2092 6,787,596 121,153,505
2091 6,824,775 121,910,997
2090 6,862,164 122,658,317
2089 6,900,089 123,398,001
2088 6,937,116 124,128,536
2087 6,973,450 124,849,376
2086 7,010,676 125,558,475
2085 7,048,751 126,253,074
2084 7,086,818 126,925,232
2083 7,124,743 127,573,007
2082 7,164,627 128,202,586
2081 7,205,487 128,806,308
2080 7,248,512 129,391,229
2079 7,292,836 129,944,270
2078 7,338,859 130,476,671
2077 7,387,671 130,988,299
2076 7,437,562 131,462,248
2075 7,489,139 131,906,358
2074 7,543,259 132,328,468
2073 7,600,155 132,719,174
2072 7,659,253 133,084,836
2071 7,719,672 133,419,916
2070 7,782,317 133,733,411
2069 7,847,153 134,020,647
2068 7,913,682 134,283,663
2067 7,980,659 134,528,603
2066 8,047,692 134,744,843
2065 8,114,348 134,949,800
2064 8,181,923 135,128,431
2063 8,250,274 135,285,603
2062 8,318,463 135,425,056
2061 8,386,919 135,539,763
2060 8,454,179 135,631,085
2059 8,522,250 135,698,075
2058 8,589,200 135,730,163
2057 8,655,428 135,736,069
2056 8,720,012 135,720,219
2055 8,783,558 135,665,249
2054 8,844,935 135,570,794
2053 8,903,834 135,440,724
2052 8,961,755 135,273,857
2051 9,018,494 135,054,258
2050 9,072,676 134,793,554
2049 9,126,801 134,483,048
2048 9,177,973 134,131,716
2047 9,228,605 133,731,695
2046 9,275,381 133,281,676
2045 9,321,349 132,787,906
2044 9,367,130 132,252,742
2043 9,411,608 131,678,840
2042 9,454,837 131,067,112
2041 9,499,098 130,419,312
2040 9,543,726 129,735,394
2039 9,588,298 129,020,366
2038 9,633,708 128,266,374
2037 9,679,362 127,482,230
2036 9,724,905 126,671,125
2035 9,771,397 125,841,025
2034 9,817,355 124,990,553
2033 9,863,589 124,123,848
2032 9,911,215 123,246,040
2031 9,956,924 122,359,182
2030 10,002,298 121,453,322
2029 10,047,641 120,538,221
2028 10,092,845 119,609,503
2027 10,137,354 118,675,486
2026 10,181,414 117,737,984
2025 10,223,023 116,792,787
2024 10,405,134 115,843,670
2023 10,407,351 114,891,199
2022 10,436,882 113,964,338
2021 10,569,207 113,100,950
2020 10,698,599 112,081,264
2019 10,721,582 110,804,683
2018 10,732,882 109,465,287
2017 10,754,679 108,119,693
2016 10,775,971 106,735,719
2015 10,820,883 105,312,992
2014 10,892,413 103,767,130
2013 10,965,211 102,076,336
2012 11,045,011 100,175,512
2011 11,104,899 98,248,614
2010 11,121,341 96,337,125
2009 11,107,017 94,384,250
2008 11,077,841 92,699,095
2007 11,048,473 91,075,184
2006 11,020,362 89,508,986
2005 10,987,314 88,015,962
2004 10,955,141 86,394,504
2003 10,928,070 84,731,835
2002 10,902,022 83,068,889
2001 10,862,132 81,401,488
2000 10,805,808 79,625,397
1999 10,761,698 77,753,257
1998 10,720,509 75,791,024
1997 10,661,259 73,908,810
1996 10,608,800 72,190,242
1995 10,562,153 70,546,246
1994 10,512,922 69,019,291
1993 10,460,415 67,530,621
1992 10,399,061 65,926,125
1991 10,319,927 64,382,249
1990 10,196,792 62,854,666
1989 10,089,498 61,265,260
1988 10,036,983 59,739,052
1987 10,000,595 58,157,496
1986 9,967,213 56,645,077
1985 9,934,300 55,213,006
1984 9,895,801 53,726,181
1983 9,846,627 52,194,620
1982 9,789,513 50,695,707
1981 9,729,350 49,311,727
1980 9,642,505 48,043,740
1979 9,548,258 46,807,103
1978 9,429,959 45,575,281
1977 9,308,479 44,367,962
1976 9,188,150 43,201,488
1975 9,046,541 42,120,826
1974 8,962,022 41,174,341
1973 8,929,086 40,294,130
1972 8,888,628 39,408,560
1971 8,831,036 38,518,659
1970 8,792,806 37,622,204
1969 8,772,764 36,660,799
1968 8,740,765 35,638,342
1967 8,684,088 34,621,320
1966 8,613,651 33,617,170
1965 8,550,333 32,625,316
1964 8,510,429 31,643,032
1963 8,479,625 30,674,731
1962 8,448,233 29,723,536
1961 8,398,050 28,792,621
1960 8,331,725 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,255,851 people (a 10.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.2% to 134,793,554 people and rank change from 14th to 13th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Philippines
2100 -0.65% -0.65%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.65%
2097 -0.62% -0.65%
2096 -0.61% -0.64%
2095 -0.59% -0.64%
2094 -0.57% -0.63%
2093 -0.56% -0.63%
2092 -0.54% -0.62%
2091 -0.54% -0.61%
2090 -0.55% -0.6%
2089 -0.53% -0.59%
2088 -0.52% -0.58%
2087 -0.53% -0.56%
2086 -0.54% -0.55%
2085 -0.54% -0.53%
2084 -0.53% -0.51%
2083 -0.56% -0.49%
2082 -0.57% -0.47%
2081 -0.59% -0.45%
2080 -0.61% -0.43%
2079 -0.63% -0.41%
2078 -0.66% -0.39%
2077 -0.67% -0.36%
2076 -0.69% -0.34%
2075 -0.72% -0.32%
2074 -0.75% -0.29%
2073 -0.77% -0.27%
2072 -0.78% -0.25%
2071 -0.8% -0.23%
2070 -0.83% -0.21%
2069 -0.84% -0.2%
2068 -0.84% -0.18%
2067 -0.83% -0.16%
2066 -0.82% -0.15%
2065 -0.83% -0.13%
2064 -0.83% -0.12%
2063 -0.82% -0.1%
2062 -0.82% -0.08%
2061 -0.8% -0.07%
2060 -0.8% -0.05%
2059 -0.78% -0.02%
2058 -0.77% -0.004%
2057 -0.74% 0.01%
2056 -0.72% 0.04%
2055 -0.69% 0.07%
2054 -0.66% 0.1%
2053 -0.65% 0.12%
2052 -0.63% 0.16%
2051 -0.6% 0.19%
2050 -0.59% 0.23%
2049 -0.56% 0.26%
2048 -0.55% 0.3%
2047 -0.5% 0.34%
2046 -0.49% 0.37%
2045 -0.49% 0.4%
2044 -0.47% 0.44%
2043 -0.46% 0.47%
2042 -0.47% 0.5%
2041 -0.47% 0.53%
2040 -0.46% 0.55%
2039 -0.47% 0.59%
2038 -0.47% 0.62%
2037 -0.47% 0.64%
2036 -0.48% 0.66%
2035 -0.47% 0.68%
2034 -0.47% 0.7%
2033 -0.48% 0.71%
2032 -0.46% 0.72%
2031 -0.45% 0.75%
2030 -0.45% 0.76%
2029 -0.45% 0.78%
2028 -0.44% 0.79%
2027 -0.43% 0.8%
2026 -0.41% 0.81%
2025 -1.75% 0.82%
2024 -0.02% 0.83%
2023 -0.28% 0.81%
2022 -1.25% 0.76%
2021 -1.21% 0.91%
2020 -0.21% 1.15%
2019 -0.11% 1.22%
2018 -0.2% 1.24%
2017 -0.2% 1.3%
2016 -0.42% 1.35%
2015 -0.66% 1.49%
2014 -0.66% 1.66%
2013 -0.72% 1.9%
2012 -0.54% 1.96%
2011 -0.15% 1.98%
2010 0.13% 2.07%
2009 0.26% 1.82%
2008 0.27% 1.78%
2007 0.26% 1.75%
2006 0.3% 1.7%
2005 0.29% 1.88%
2004 0.25% 1.96%
2003 0.24% 2%
2002 0.37% 2.05%
2001 0.52% 2.23%
2000 0.41% 2.41%
1999 0.38% 2.59%
1998 0.56% 2.55%
1997 0.49% 2.38%
1996 0.44% 2.33%
1995 0.47% 2.21%
1994 0.5% 2.2%
1993 0.59% 2.43%
1992 0.77% 2.4%
1991 1.21% 2.43%
1990 1.06% 2.59%
1989 0.52% 2.55%
1988 0.36% 2.72%
1987 0.33% 2.67%
1986 0.33% 2.59%
1985 0.39% 2.77%
1984 0.5% 2.93%
1983 0.58% 2.96%
1982 0.62% 2.81%
1981 0.9% 2.64%
1980 0.99% 2.64%
1979 1.25% 2.7%
1978 1.31% 2.72%
1977 1.31% 2.7%
1976 1.57% 2.57%
1975 0.94% 2.3%
1974 0.37% 2.18%
1973 0.46% 2.25%
1972 0.65% 2.31%
1971 0.43% 2.38%
1970 0.23% 2.62%
1969 0.37% 2.87%
1968 0.65% 2.94%
1967 0.82% 2.99%
1966 0.74% 3.04%
1965 0.47% 3.1%
1964 0.36% 3.16%
1963 0.37% 3.2%
1962 0.6% 3.23%
1961 0.8% 3.23%

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/philippines | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Greece Philippines
Current population
10181414
117991570
Population rank 96/197 14/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.42%
One net population change
3.95 hours
33.1 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
44 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,610
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +952,471
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 113/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -149,315
Net migration rank 37/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -149,315
2024 - -122,772 - -160,373
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 -58,131 -160,277 917,928 -85,185
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,979,568 95,702
2011 -4,441 -31,786 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 5,560 2,001 2,030,979 13,556
2009 8,886 18,182 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 11,077 27,081 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 2,210 25,400 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 6,612 27,621 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 2,197 33,297 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 0 29,039 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 0 25,692 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 0 60,387 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 -1,081 54,661 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 -2,153 49,930 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 -2,144 47,856 1,870,371 178,274
1997 2,133 45,671 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 0 43,444 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 1,056 42,674 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 6,307 42,897 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 4,185 39,829 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 6,239 41,000 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 6,192 37,917 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 8,157 26,294 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 9,080 18,862 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 15,055 20,557 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 10,001 19,005 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 20,931 19,064 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 22,849 16,093 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 37,604 19,767 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 42,341 18,655 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 50,906 19,675 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 54,484 25,061 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 60,748 47,460 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 65,882 72,184 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 64,124 60,775 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 59,574 19,193 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 65,236 89,601 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 61,516 61,265 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 87,408 -429 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 86,998 21,206 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 14,279,705 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,848,117 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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