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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 13.9 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.84% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Greece vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Russia
2100 6,463,085 124,983,377
2099 6,505,287 125,086,144
2098 6,547,164 125,186,329
2097 6,589,081 125,264,415
2096 6,630,487 125,354,177
2095 6,671,006 125,422,006
2094 6,710,734 125,474,373
2093 6,749,510 125,529,632
2092 6,787,596 125,604,261
2091 6,824,775 125,652,742
2090 6,862,164 125,707,894
2089 6,900,089 125,760,026
2088 6,937,116 125,810,124
2087 6,973,450 125,858,116
2086 7,010,676 125,926,035
2085 7,048,751 126,001,913
2084 7,086,818 126,076,414
2083 7,124,743 126,151,046
2082 7,164,627 126,234,371
2081 7,205,487 126,317,768
2080 7,248,512 126,414,511
2079 7,292,836 126,534,688
2078 7,338,859 126,674,591
2077 7,387,671 126,830,956
2076 7,437,562 126,982,766
2075 7,489,139 127,165,304
2074 7,543,259 127,362,143
2073 7,600,155 127,576,856
2072 7,659,253 127,802,632
2071 7,719,672 128,080,998
2070 7,782,317 128,353,977
2069 7,847,153 128,642,208
2068 7,913,682 128,920,237
2067 7,980,659 129,203,483
2066 8,047,692 129,511,983
2065 8,114,348 129,842,007
2064 8,181,923 130,177,089
2063 8,250,274 130,522,107
2062 8,318,463 130,851,664
2061 8,386,919 131,200,160
2060 8,454,179 131,526,812
2059 8,522,250 131,884,461
2058 8,589,200 132,247,211
2057 8,655,428 132,584,941
2056 8,720,012 132,925,501
2055 8,783,558 133,271,436
2054 8,844,935 133,595,068
2053 8,903,834 133,914,243
2052 8,961,755 134,180,223
2051 9,018,494 134,443,510
2050 9,072,676 134,687,487
2049 9,126,801 134,909,323
2048 9,177,973 135,117,641
2047 9,228,605 135,311,492
2046 9,275,381 135,482,008
2045 9,321,349 135,664,379
2044 9,367,130 135,863,165
2043 9,411,608 136,085,277
2042 9,454,837 136,307,658
2041 9,499,098 136,557,818
2040 9,543,726 136,821,807
2039 9,588,298 137,122,219
2038 9,633,708 137,433,644
2037 9,679,362 137,770,811
2036 9,724,905 138,118,955
2035 9,771,397 138,478,809
2034 9,817,355 138,852,689
2033 9,863,589 139,237,595
2032 9,911,215 139,635,142
2031 9,956,924 140,058,187
2030 10,002,298 140,453,528
2029 10,047,641 140,840,370
2028 10,092,845 141,214,141
2027 10,137,354 141,580,416
2026 10,181,414 141,906,741
2025 10,223,023 142,772,403
2024 10,405,134 143,533,851
2023 10,407,351 143,826,130
2022 10,436,882 144,236,933
2021 10,569,207 144,746,762
2020 10,698,599 145,245,148
2019 10,721,582 145,453,291
2018 10,732,882 145,398,106
2017 10,754,679 145,293,260
2016 10,775,971 145,015,460
2015 10,820,883 144,640,716
2014 10,892,413 144,237,223
2013 10,965,211 143,805,638
2012 11,045,011 143,378,447
2011 11,104,899 143,018,195
2010 11,121,341 142,849,468
2009 11,107,017 142,785,348
2008 11,077,841 142,742,366
2007 11,048,473 142,805,114
2006 11,020,362 143,049,637
2005 10,987,314 143,518,814
2004 10,955,141 144,067,316
2003 10,928,070 144,648,618
2002 10,902,022 145,306,497
2001 10,862,132 145,976,482
2000 10,805,808 146,596,869
1999 10,761,698 147,214,776
1998 10,720,509 147,670,784
1997 10,661,259 147,915,361
1996 10,608,800 148,160,129
1995 10,562,153 148,375,787
1994 10,512,922 148,407,912
1993 10,460,415 148,458,777
1992 10,399,061 148,538,197
1991 10,319,927 148,394,216
1990 10,196,792 147,969,406
1989 10,089,498 147,721,000
1988 10,036,983 146,857,000
1987 10,000,595 145,908,000
1986 9,967,213 144,894,000
1985 9,934,300 143,858,000
1984 9,895,801 142,745,000
1983 9,846,627 141,668,000
1982 9,789,513 140,823,000
1981 9,729,350 139,941,000
1980 9,642,505 139,010,000
1979 9,548,258 138,027,000
1978 9,429,959 137,060,000
1977 9,308,479 136,100,000
1976 9,188,150 135,147,000
1975 9,046,541 134,200,000
1974 8,962,022 133,432,000
1973 8,929,086 132,669,000
1972 8,888,628 131,909,000
1971 8,831,036 131,155,000
1970 8,792,806 130,404,000
1969 8,772,764 129,664,000
1968 8,740,765 128,928,000
1967 8,684,088 128,196,000
1966 8,613,651 127,468,000
1965 8,550,333 126,745,000
1964 8,510,429 125,345,000
1963 8,479,625 123,960,000
1962 8,448,233 122,591,000
1961 8,398,050 121,236,000
1960 8,331,725 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Russia
2100 -0.65% -0.08%
2099 -0.64% -0.08%
2098 -0.64% -0.06%
2097 -0.62% -0.07%
2096 -0.61% -0.05%
2095 -0.59% -0.04%
2094 -0.57% -0.04%
2093 -0.56% -0.06%
2092 -0.54% -0.04%
2091 -0.54% -0.04%
2090 -0.55% -0.04%
2089 -0.53% -0.04%
2088 -0.52% -0.04%
2087 -0.53% -0.05%
2086 -0.54% -0.06%
2085 -0.54% -0.06%
2084 -0.53% -0.06%
2083 -0.56% -0.07%
2082 -0.57% -0.07%
2081 -0.59% -0.08%
2080 -0.61% -0.09%
2079 -0.63% -0.11%
2078 -0.66% -0.12%
2077 -0.67% -0.12%
2076 -0.69% -0.14%
2075 -0.72% -0.15%
2074 -0.75% -0.17%
2073 -0.77% -0.18%
2072 -0.78% -0.22%
2071 -0.8% -0.21%
2070 -0.83% -0.22%
2069 -0.84% -0.22%
2068 -0.84% -0.22%
2067 -0.83% -0.24%
2066 -0.82% -0.25%
2065 -0.83% -0.26%
2064 -0.83% -0.26%
2063 -0.82% -0.25%
2062 -0.82% -0.27%
2061 -0.8% -0.25%
2060 -0.8% -0.27%
2059 -0.78% -0.27%
2058 -0.77% -0.25%
2057 -0.74% -0.26%
2056 -0.72% -0.26%
2055 -0.69% -0.24%
2054 -0.66% -0.24%
2053 -0.65% -0.2%
2052 -0.63% -0.2%
2051 -0.6% -0.18%
2050 -0.59% -0.16%
2049 -0.56% -0.15%
2048 -0.55% -0.14%
2047 -0.5% -0.13%
2046 -0.49% -0.13%
2045 -0.49% -0.15%
2044 -0.47% -0.16%
2043 -0.46% -0.16%
2042 -0.47% -0.18%
2041 -0.47% -0.19%
2040 -0.46% -0.22%
2039 -0.47% -0.23%
2038 -0.47% -0.24%
2037 -0.47% -0.25%
2036 -0.48% -0.26%
2035 -0.47% -0.27%
2034 -0.47% -0.28%
2033 -0.48% -0.28%
2032 -0.46% -0.3%
2031 -0.45% -0.28%
2030 -0.45% -0.27%
2029 -0.45% -0.26%
2028 -0.44% -0.26%
2027 -0.43% -0.23%
2026 -0.41% -0.61%
2025 -1.75% -0.53%
2024 -0.02% -0.2%
2023 -0.28% -0.28%
2022 -1.25% -0.35%
2021 -1.21% -0.34%
2020 -0.21% -0.14%
2019 -0.11% 0.04%
2018 -0.2% 0.07%
2017 -0.2% 0.19%
2016 -0.42% 0.26%
2015 -0.66% 0.28%
2014 -0.66% 0.3%
2013 -0.72% 0.3%
2012 -0.54% 0.25%
2011 -0.15% 0.12%
2010 0.13% 0.04%
2009 0.26% 0.03%
2008 0.27% -0.04%
2007 0.26% -0.17%
2006 0.3% -0.33%
2005 0.29% -0.38%
2004 0.25% -0.4%
2003 0.24% -0.45%
2002 0.37% -0.46%
2001 0.52% -0.42%
2000 0.41% -0.42%
1999 0.38% -0.31%
1998 0.56% -0.17%
1997 0.49% -0.17%
1996 0.44% -0.15%
1995 0.47% -0.02%
1994 0.5% -0.03%
1993 0.59% -0.05%
1992 0.77% 0.1%
1991 1.21% 0.29%
1990 1.06% 0.17%
1989 0.52% 0.59%
1988 0.36% 0.65%
1987 0.33% 0.7%
1986 0.33% 0.72%
1985 0.39% 0.78%
1984 0.5% 0.76%
1983 0.58% 0.6%
1982 0.62% 0.63%
1981 0.9% 0.67%
1980 0.99% 0.71%
1979 1.25% 0.71%
1978 1.31% 0.71%
1977 1.31% 0.71%
1976 1.57% 0.71%
1975 0.94% 0.58%
1974 0.37% 0.58%
1973 0.46% 0.58%
1972 0.65% 0.57%
1971 0.43% 0.58%
1970 0.23% 0.57%
1969 0.37% 0.57%
1968 0.65% 0.57%
1967 0.82% 0.57%
1966 0.74% 0.57%
1965 0.47% 1.12%
1964 0.36% 1.12%
1963 0.37% 1.12%
1962 0.6% 1.12%
1961 0.8% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Greece Russia
Current population
10181414
141906741
Population rank 96/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.71%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.8 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 -801
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 177/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -251,822
Net migration rank 37/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -251,822
2024 - -122,772 - -178,042
2023 -56,200 -159,430 -503,392 27,807
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -576,948 765,629
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -46,004 6,353 -697,177 334,094
2019 -41,814 36,762 -319,997 336,494
2018 -33,272 17,938 -232,637 339,972
2017 -36,566 10,483 -130,764 396,619
2016 -25,862 10,484 0 447,645
2015 -29,216 -43,462 43,392 384,756
2014 -20,696 -46,678 28,848 264,698
2013 -17,545 -59,323 28,761 289,872
2012 -16,568 -65,364 0 285,977
2011 -4,441 -31,786 -128,716 309,377
2010 5,560 2,001 -242,844 307,555
2009 8,886 18,182 -257,014 350,206
2008 11,077 27,081 -356,856 360,840
2007 2,210 25,400 -471,257 365,717
2006 6,612 27,621 -686,638 308,370
2005 2,197 33,297 -846,761 263,541
2004 0 29,039 -792,370 261,519
2003 -1,093 25,323 -896,822 256,804
2002 0 25,692 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 0 60,387 -963,445 259,614
2000 -1,081 54,661 -967,540 550,401
1999 -2,153 49,930 -927,453 375,468
1998 -2,144 47,856 -694,053 528,135
1997 2,133 45,671 -769,159 541,387
1996 0 43,444 -785,248 587,171
1995 1,056 42,674 -845,742 723,875
1994 6,307 42,897 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 4,185 39,829 -757,140 507,229
1992 6,239 41,000 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 6,192 37,917 103,876 125,505
1990 8,157 26,294 325,533 299,863
1989 9,080 18,862 576,112 89,400
1988 15,055 20,557 778,343 269,862
1987 10,001 19,005 977,583 275,611
1986 20,931 19,064 985,279 283,553
1985 22,849 16,093 762,447 280,614
1984 37,604 19,767 756,548 247,026
1983 42,341 18,655 906,676 200,159
1982 50,906 19,675 830,855 107,520
1981 54,484 25,061 713,700 36,686
1980 60,748 47,460 681,149 10,440
1979 65,882 72,184 690,135 -5,791
1978 64,124 60,775 812,766 108,882
1977 59,574 19,193 832,932 122,316
1976 65,236 89,601 852,237 113,851
1975 61,516 61,265 843,850 80,069
1974 68,111 -22,590 883,186 -51,759
1973 59,824 -42,387 846,561 -107,568
1972 64,887 -3,589 872,050 -111,168
1971 67,116 -12,747 854,999 -134,968
1970 71,222 -54,166 785,554 -264,464
1969 82,464 -118,544 753,088 -64,643
1968 87,408 -429 787,621 -83,221
1967 91,183 -55,853 854,554 -116,029
1966 86,998 21,206 989,279 -111,360
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 83,402 -76,678 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 81,404 -77,345 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 85,327 -74,972 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 86,500 -61,102 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 96,648 -15,996 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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