Population in Greece compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Greece and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Greece	Saudi Arabia	Greece	Saudi Arabia
1960	8,331,725	2,435,403	-	-
1961	8,398,050	2,526,347	0.8%	3.73%
1962	8,448,233	2,620,910	0.6%	3.74%
1963	8,479,625	2,719,341	0.37%	3.76%
1964	8,510,429	2,821,968	0.36%	3.77%
1965	8,550,333	2,928,771	0.47%	3.78%
1966	8,613,651	3,039,887	0.74%	3.79%
1967	8,684,088	3,157,242	0.82%	3.86%
1968	8,740,765	3,282,711	0.65%	3.97%
1969	8,772,764	3,417,114	0.37%	4.09%
1970	8,792,806	3,562,470	0.23%	4.25%
1971	8,831,036	3,724,031	0.43%	4.54%
1972	8,888,628	3,905,722	0.65%	4.88%
1973	8,929,086	4,106,344	0.46%	5.14%
1974	8,962,022	4,323,632	0.37%	5.29%
1975	9,046,541	4,556,287	0.94%	5.38%
1976	9,188,150	4,807,933	1.57%	5.52%
1977	9,308,479	5,083,048	1.31%	5.72%
1978	9,429,959	5,381,902	1.31%	5.88%
1979	9,548,258	5,703,698	1.25%	5.98%
1980	9,642,505	6,047,997	0.99%	6.04%
1981	9,729,350	6,420,551	0.9%	6.16%
1982	9,789,513	6,824,486	0.62%	6.29%
1983	9,846,627	7,252,941	0.58%	6.28%
1984	9,895,801	7,697,307	0.5%	6.13%
1985	9,934,300	8,151,779	0.39%	5.9%
1986	9,967,213	8,628,639	0.33%	5.85%
1987	10,000,595	9,130,194	0.33%	5.81%
1988	10,036,983	9,629,165	0.36%	5.47%
1989	10,089,498	10,128,394	0.52%	5.18%
1990	10,196,792	10,640,691	1.06%	5.06%
1991	10,319,927	11,160,744	1.21%	4.89%
1992	10,399,061	11,686,676	0.77%	4.71%
1993	10,460,415	12,215,862	0.59%	4.53%
1994	10,512,922	12,750,040	0.5%	4.37%
1995	10,562,153	13,289,245	0.47%	4.23%
1996	10,608,800	13,831,009	0.44%	4.08%
1997	10,661,259	14,374,943	0.49%	3.93%
1998	10,720,509	14,922,185	0.56%	3.81%
1999	10,761,698	15,472,075	0.38%	3.69%
2000	10,805,808	16,177,722	0.41%	4.56%
2001	10,862,132	17,041,397	0.52%	5.34%
2002	10,902,022	17,910,910	0.37%	5.1%
2003	10,928,070	18,786,767	0.24%	4.89%
2004	10,955,141	19,669,480	0.25%	4.7%
2005	10,987,314	20,559,890	0.29%	4.53%
2006	11,020,362	21,459,144	0.3%	4.37%
2007	11,048,473	22,368,313	0.26%	4.24%
2008	11,077,841	23,287,877	0.27%	4.11%
2009	11,107,017	24,217,654	0.26%	3.99%
2010	11,121,341	23,978,487	0.13%	-0.99%
2011	11,104,899	25,091,867	-0.15%	4.64%
2012	11,045,011	26,168,861	-0.54%	4.29%
2013	10,965,211	27,624,004	-0.72%	5.56%
2014	10,892,413	28,309,273	-0.66%	2.48%
2015	10,820,883	29,816,382	-0.66%	5.32%
2016	10,775,971	30,954,198	-0.42%	3.82%
2017	10,754,679	30,977,355	-0.2%	0.07%
2018	10,732,882	30,196,281	-0.2%	-2.52%
2019	10,721,582	30,063,799	-0.11%	-0.44%
2020	10,698,599	31,552,510	-0.21%	4.95%
2021	10,569,207	30,784,383	-1.21%	-2.43%
2022	10,436,882	32,175,224	-1.25%	4.52%
2023	10,405,588	33,702,731	-0.3%	4.75%
2024	10,388,805	35,300,280	-0.16%	4.74%
2025	10,276,140	35,927,625	-1.08%	1.78%
2026	10,232,997	36,550,694	-0.42%	1.73%
2027	10,188,386	37,167,513	-0.44%	1.69%
2028	10,143,203	37,775,810	-0.44%	1.64%
2029	10,097,603	38,364,377	-0.45%	1.56%
2030	10,051,921	38,918,375	-0.45%	1.44%
2031	10,006,045	39,450,880	-0.46%	1.37%
2032	9,959,048	39,983,934	-0.47%	1.35%
2033	9,911,765	40,517,599	-0.47%	1.33%
2034	9,865,342	41,052,423	-0.47%	1.32%
2035	9,818,783	41,588,429	-0.47%	1.31%
2036	9,772,426	42,125,184	-0.47%	1.29%
2037	9,726,502	42,661,908	-0.47%	1.27%
2038	9,680,639	43,198,420	-0.47%	1.26%
2039	9,635,315	43,734,316	-0.47%	1.24%
2040	9,590,401	44,269,571	-0.47%	1.22%
2041	9,545,637	44,804,338	-0.47%	1.21%
2042	9,501,568	45,338,111	-0.46%	1.19%
2043	9,457,398	45,870,896	-0.46%	1.18%
2044	9,411,943	46,403,116	-0.48%	1.16%
2045	9,365,737	46,934,822	-0.49%	1.15%
2046	9,319,023	47,465,267	-0.5%	1.13%
2047	9,269,970	47,993,976	-0.53%	1.11%
2048	9,218,699	48,521,364	-0.55%	1.1%
2049	9,165,668	49,047,461	-0.58%	1.08%
2050	9,111,122	49,572,202	-0.6%	1.07%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Greece decreased by 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Greece lost -544,743 (a 5.03% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2005 and is 95th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.