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

Greece and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Greece	Russia	Greece	Russia
1960	8,331,725	119,897,000	-	-
1961	8,398,050	121,236,000	0.8%	1.12%
1962	8,448,233	122,591,000	0.6%	1.12%
1963	8,479,625	123,960,000	0.37%	1.12%
1964	8,510,429	125,345,000	0.36%	1.12%
1965	8,550,333	126,745,000	0.47%	1.12%
1966	8,613,651	127,468,000	0.74%	0.57%
1967	8,684,088	128,196,000	0.82%	0.57%
1968	8,740,765	128,928,000	0.65%	0.57%
1969	8,772,764	129,664,000	0.37%	0.57%
1970	8,792,806	130,404,000	0.23%	0.57%
1971	8,831,036	131,155,000	0.43%	0.58%
1972	8,888,628	131,909,000	0.65%	0.57%
1973	8,929,086	132,669,000	0.46%	0.58%
1974	8,962,022	133,432,000	0.37%	0.58%
1975	9,046,541	134,200,000	0.94%	0.58%
1976	9,188,150	135,147,000	1.57%	0.71%
1977	9,308,479	136,100,000	1.31%	0.71%
1978	9,429,959	137,060,000	1.31%	0.71%
1979	9,548,258	138,027,000	1.25%	0.71%
1980	9,642,505	139,010,000	0.99%	0.71%
1981	9,729,350	139,941,000	0.9%	0.67%
1982	9,789,513	140,823,000	0.62%	0.63%
1983	9,846,627	141,668,000	0.58%	0.6%
1984	9,895,801	142,745,000	0.5%	0.76%
1985	9,934,300	143,858,000	0.39%	0.78%
1986	9,967,213	144,894,000	0.33%	0.72%
1987	10,000,595	145,908,000	0.33%	0.7%
1988	10,036,983	146,857,000	0.36%	0.65%
1989	10,089,498	147,721,000	0.52%	0.59%
1990	10,196,792	147,969,406	1.06%	0.17%
1991	10,319,927	148,394,216	1.21%	0.29%
1992	10,399,061	148,538,197	0.77%	0.1%
1993	10,460,415	148,458,777	0.59%	-0.05%
1994	10,512,922	148,407,912	0.5%	-0.03%
1995	10,562,153	148,375,787	0.47%	-0.02%
1996	10,608,800	148,160,129	0.44%	-0.15%
1997	10,661,259	147,915,361	0.49%	-0.17%
1998	10,720,509	147,670,784	0.56%	-0.17%
1999	10,761,698	147,214,776	0.38%	-0.31%
2000	10,805,808	146,596,869	0.41%	-0.42%
2001	10,862,132	145,976,482	0.52%	-0.42%
2002	10,902,022	145,306,497	0.37%	-0.46%
2003	10,928,070	144,648,618	0.24%	-0.45%
2004	10,955,141	144,067,316	0.25%	-0.4%
2005	10,987,314	143,518,814	0.29%	-0.38%
2006	11,020,362	143,049,637	0.3%	-0.33%
2007	11,048,473	142,805,114	0.26%	-0.17%
2008	11,077,841	142,742,366	0.27%	-0.04%
2009	11,107,017	142,785,348	0.26%	0.03%
2010	11,121,341	142,849,468	0.13%	0.04%
2011	11,104,899	143,018,195	-0.15%	0.12%
2012	11,045,011	143,378,447	-0.54%	0.25%
2013	10,965,211	143,805,638	-0.72%	0.3%
2014	10,892,413	144,237,223	-0.66%	0.3%
2015	10,820,883	144,640,716	-0.66%	0.28%
2016	10,775,971	145,015,460	-0.42%	0.26%
2017	10,754,679	145,293,260	-0.2%	0.19%
2018	10,732,882	145,398,106	-0.2%	0.07%
2019	10,721,582	145,453,291	-0.11%	0.04%
2020	10,698,599	145,245,148	-0.21%	-0.14%
2021	10,569,207	144,746,762	-1.21%	-0.34%
2022	10,436,882	144,236,933	-1.25%	-0.35%
2023	10,407,351	143,826,130	-0.28%	-0.28%
2024	10,405,134	143,533,851	-0.02%	-0.2%
2025	10,292,291	142,718,132	-1.08%	-0.57%
2026	10,249,082	142,120,553	-0.42%	-0.42%
2027	10,204,400	141,773,330	-0.44%	-0.24%
2028	10,159,146	141,402,326	-0.44%	-0.26%
2029	10,113,475	141,021,009	-0.45%	-0.27%
2030	10,067,720	140,628,883	-0.45%	-0.28%
2031	10,021,773	140,218,596	-0.46%	-0.29%
2032	9,974,701	139,807,207	-0.47%	-0.29%
2033	9,927,344	139,414,947	-0.47%	-0.28%
2034	9,880,848	139,034,543	-0.47%	-0.27%
2035	9,834,216	138,666,694	-0.47%	-0.26%
2036	9,787,786	138,311,757	-0.47%	-0.26%
2037	9,741,790	137,968,177	-0.47%	-0.25%
2038	9,695,855	137,643,032	-0.47%	-0.24%
2039	9,650,459	137,336,299	-0.47%	-0.22%
2040	9,605,475	137,053,347	-0.47%	-0.21%
2041	9,560,641	136,795,588	-0.47%	-0.19%
2042	9,516,502	136,558,692	-0.46%	-0.17%
2043	9,472,263	136,335,849	-0.46%	-0.16%
2044	9,426,737	136,124,845	-0.48%	-0.15%
2045	9,380,458	135,933,758	-0.49%	-0.14%
2046	9,333,671	135,756,848	-0.5%	-0.13%
2047	9,284,541	135,574,181	-0.53%	-0.13%
2048	9,233,189	135,372,557	-0.55%	-0.15%
2049	9,180,074	135,156,911	-0.58%	-0.16%
2050	9,125,443	134,923,391	-0.6%	-0.17%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost -526,889 (a 4.89% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -2,894,907 (a 2% decline).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 11% to 9,125,443 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.