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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 1.91 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Greece vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Senegal
2100 6,463,085 47,481,703
2099 6,505,287 47,309,204
2098 6,547,164 47,131,505
2097 6,589,081 46,942,831
2096 6,630,487 46,749,318
2095 6,671,006 46,548,519
2094 6,710,734 46,338,777
2093 6,749,510 46,124,372
2092 6,787,596 45,903,819
2091 6,824,775 45,676,277
2090 6,862,164 45,442,218
2089 6,900,089 45,197,486
2088 6,937,116 44,949,158
2087 6,973,450 44,692,601
2086 7,010,676 44,425,160
2085 7,048,751 44,150,556
2084 7,086,818 43,871,406
2083 7,124,743 43,579,072
2082 7,164,627 43,285,560
2081 7,205,487 42,984,866
2080 7,248,512 42,679,614
2079 7,292,836 42,366,808
2078 7,338,859 42,044,826
2077 7,387,671 41,716,837
2076 7,437,562 41,379,705
2075 7,489,139 41,030,232
2074 7,543,259 40,674,683
2073 7,600,155 40,312,726
2072 7,659,253 39,943,067
2071 7,719,672 39,568,028
2070 7,782,317 39,187,711
2069 7,847,153 38,795,322
2068 7,913,682 38,398,147
2067 7,980,659 37,996,983
2066 8,047,692 37,584,328
2065 8,114,348 37,167,637
2064 8,181,923 36,744,279
2063 8,250,274 36,318,015
2062 8,318,463 35,884,713
2061 8,386,919 35,448,776
2060 8,454,179 35,010,231
2059 8,522,250 34,571,669
2058 8,589,200 34,122,702
2057 8,655,428 33,673,448
2056 8,720,012 33,219,406
2055 8,783,558 32,765,741
2054 8,844,935 32,313,613
2053 8,903,834 31,859,051
2052 8,961,755 31,405,418
2051 9,018,494 30,949,633
2050 9,072,676 30,490,614
2049 9,126,801 30,032,811
2048 9,177,973 29,570,773
2047 9,228,605 29,111,688
2046 9,275,381 28,648,672
2045 9,321,349 28,187,838
2044 9,367,130 27,724,585
2043 9,411,608 27,260,926
2042 9,454,837 26,796,927
2041 9,499,098 26,332,270
2040 9,543,726 25,866,240
2039 9,588,298 25,398,425
2038 9,633,708 24,928,471
2037 9,679,362 24,457,649
2036 9,724,905 23,986,892
2035 9,771,397 23,515,497
2034 9,817,355 23,046,885
2033 9,863,589 22,578,286
2032 9,911,215 22,110,230
2031 9,956,924 21,643,047
2030 10,002,298 21,178,414
2029 10,047,641 20,719,234
2028 10,092,845 20,263,713
2027 10,137,354 19,814,138
2026 10,181,414 19,372,006
2025 10,223,023 18,934,809
2024 10,405,134 18,501,984
2023 10,407,351 18,077,573
2022 10,436,882 17,651,103
2021 10,569,207 17,220,867
2020 10,698,599 16,789,219
2019 10,721,582 16,352,922
2018 10,732,882 15,914,498
2017 10,754,679 15,475,002
2016 10,775,971 15,034,521
2015 10,820,883 14,593,331
2014 10,892,413 14,152,102
2013 10,965,211 13,710,849
2012 11,045,011 13,310,495
2011 11,104,899 12,958,897
2010 11,121,341 12,635,413
2009 11,107,017 12,337,389
2008 11,077,841 12,048,959
2007 11,048,473 11,770,344
2006 11,020,362 11,500,094
2005 10,987,314 11,235,472
2004 10,955,141 10,975,704
2003 10,928,070 10,721,176
2002 10,902,022 10,466,214
2001 10,862,132 10,212,942
2000 10,805,808 9,968,260
1999 10,761,698 9,730,887
1998 10,720,509 9,502,952
1997 10,661,259 9,283,495
1996 10,608,800 9,067,014
1995 10,562,153 8,848,101
1994 10,512,922 8,624,078
1993 10,460,415 8,396,288
1992 10,399,061 8,168,395
1991 10,319,927 7,943,085
1990 10,196,792 7,720,523
1989 10,089,498 7,502,207
1988 10,036,983 7,289,618
1987 10,000,595 7,081,530
1986 9,967,213 6,878,192
1985 9,934,300 6,683,287
1984 9,895,801 6,499,364
1983 9,846,627 6,324,504
1982 9,789,513 6,156,961
1981 9,729,350 5,997,160
1980 9,642,505 5,845,638
1979 9,548,258 5,702,895
1978 9,429,959 5,568,096
1977 9,308,479 5,439,549
1976 9,188,150 5,308,564
1975 9,046,541 5,170,810
1974 8,962,022 5,029,437
1973 8,929,086 4,885,181
1972 8,888,628 4,741,631
1971 8,831,036 4,601,864
1970 8,792,806 4,466,328
1969 8,772,764 4,334,974
1968 8,740,765 4,207,587
1967 8,684,088 4,083,870
1966 8,613,651 3,964,299
1965 8,550,333 3,849,788
1964 8,510,429 3,740,535
1963 8,479,625 3,635,876
1962 8,448,233 3,534,686
1961 8,398,050 3,436,375
1960 8,331,725 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Senegal
2100 -0.65% 0.36%
2099 -0.64% 0.38%
2098 -0.64% 0.4%
2097 -0.62% 0.41%
2096 -0.61% 0.43%
2095 -0.59% 0.45%
2094 -0.57% 0.46%
2093 -0.56% 0.48%
2092 -0.54% 0.5%
2091 -0.54% 0.52%
2090 -0.55% 0.54%
2089 -0.53% 0.55%
2088 -0.52% 0.57%
2087 -0.53% 0.6%
2086 -0.54% 0.62%
2085 -0.54% 0.64%
2084 -0.53% 0.67%
2083 -0.56% 0.68%
2082 -0.57% 0.7%
2081 -0.59% 0.72%
2080 -0.61% 0.74%
2079 -0.63% 0.77%
2078 -0.66% 0.79%
2077 -0.67% 0.81%
2076 -0.69% 0.85%
2075 -0.72% 0.87%
2074 -0.75% 0.9%
2073 -0.77% 0.93%
2072 -0.78% 0.95%
2071 -0.8% 0.97%
2070 -0.83% 1.01%
2069 -0.84% 1.03%
2068 -0.84% 1.06%
2067 -0.83% 1.1%
2066 -0.82% 1.12%
2065 -0.83% 1.15%
2064 -0.83% 1.17%
2063 -0.82% 1.21%
2062 -0.82% 1.23%
2061 -0.8% 1.25%
2060 -0.8% 1.27%
2059 -0.78% 1.32%
2058 -0.77% 1.33%
2057 -0.74% 1.37%
2056 -0.72% 1.38%
2055 -0.69% 1.4%
2054 -0.66% 1.43%
2053 -0.65% 1.44%
2052 -0.63% 1.47%
2051 -0.6% 1.51%
2050 -0.59% 1.52%
2049 -0.56% 1.56%
2048 -0.55% 1.58%
2047 -0.5% 1.62%
2046 -0.49% 1.63%
2045 -0.49% 1.67%
2044 -0.47% 1.7%
2043 -0.46% 1.73%
2042 -0.47% 1.76%
2041 -0.47% 1.8%
2040 -0.46% 1.84%
2039 -0.47% 1.89%
2038 -0.47% 1.93%
2037 -0.47% 1.96%
2036 -0.48% 2%
2035 -0.47% 2.03%
2034 -0.47% 2.08%
2033 -0.48% 2.12%
2032 -0.46% 2.16%
2031 -0.45% 2.19%
2030 -0.45% 2.22%
2029 -0.45% 2.25%
2028 -0.44% 2.27%
2027 -0.43% 2.28%
2026 -0.41% 2.31%
2025 -1.75% 2.34%
2024 -0.02% 2.35%
2023 -0.28% 2.42%
2022 -1.25% 2.5%
2021 -1.21% 2.57%
2020 -0.21% 2.67%
2019 -0.11% 2.75%
2018 -0.2% 2.84%
2017 -0.2% 2.93%
2016 -0.42% 3.02%
2015 -0.66% 3.12%
2014 -0.66% 3.22%
2013 -0.72% 3.01%
2012 -0.54% 2.71%
2011 -0.15% 2.56%
2010 0.13% 2.42%
2009 0.26% 2.39%
2008 0.27% 2.37%
2007 0.26% 2.35%
2006 0.3% 2.36%
2005 0.29% 2.37%
2004 0.25% 2.37%
2003 0.24% 2.44%
2002 0.37% 2.48%
2001 0.52% 2.45%
2000 0.41% 2.44%
1999 0.38% 2.4%
1998 0.56% 2.36%
1997 0.49% 2.39%
1996 0.44% 2.47%
1995 0.47% 2.6%
1994 0.5% 2.71%
1993 0.59% 2.79%
1992 0.77% 2.84%
1991 1.21% 2.88%
1990 1.06% 2.91%
1989 0.52% 2.92%
1988 0.36% 2.94%
1987 0.33% 2.96%
1986 0.33% 2.92%
1985 0.39% 2.83%
1984 0.5% 2.76%
1983 0.58% 2.72%
1982 0.62% 2.66%
1981 0.9% 2.59%
1980 0.99% 2.5%
1979 1.25% 2.42%
1978 1.31% 2.36%
1977 1.31% 2.47%
1976 1.57% 2.66%
1975 0.94% 2.81%
1974 0.37% 2.95%
1973 0.46% 3.03%
1972 0.65% 3.04%
1971 0.43% 3.03%
1970 0.23% 3.03%
1969 0.37% 3.03%
1968 0.65% 3.03%
1967 0.82% 3.02%
1966 0.74% 2.97%
1965 0.47% 2.92%
1964 0.36% 2.88%
1963 0.37% 2.86%
1962 0.6% 2.86%
1961 0.8% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Greece Senegal
Current population
10181414
19491599
Population rank 96/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.24%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.24 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 35/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -12,636
Net migration rank 37/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -12,636
2024 - -122,772 - -10,307
2023 -56,200 -159,430 431,006 -9,999
2022 -63,665 -53,997 415,507 16,425
2021 -58,131 -160,277 403,019 25,519
2020 -46,004 6,353 400,910 33,848
2019 -41,814 36,762 399,436 38,386
2018 -33,272 17,938 405,454 33,567
2017 -36,566 10,483 410,366 29,605
2016 -25,862 10,484 411,480 29,498
2015 -29,216 -43,462 407,008 34,387
2014 -20,696 -46,678 405,019 36,030
2013 -17,545 -59,323 406,582 34,878
2012 -16,568 -65,364 402,243 -42,978
2011 -4,441 -31,786 387,290 -43,350
2010 5,560 2,001 372,934 -69,888
2009 8,886 18,182 362,238 -69,239
2008 11,077 27,081 351,661 -67,812
2007 2,210 25,400 339,963 -66,580
2006 6,612 27,621 331,364 -64,254
2005 2,197 33,297 323,908 -61,781
2004 0 29,039 317,286 -59,879
2003 -1,093 25,323 308,856 -57,213
2002 0 25,692 298,842 -40,554
2001 0 60,387 289,690 -41,422
2000 -1,081 54,661 283,946 -42,854
1999 -2,153 49,930 277,944 -44,284
1998 -2,144 47,856 267,404 -45,189
1997 2,133 45,671 261,200 -44,506
1996 0 43,444 255,418 -39,162
1995 1,056 42,674 252,552 -31,001
1994 6,307 42,897 249,115 -22,633
1993 4,185 39,829 245,742 -16,649
1992 6,239 41,000 241,482 -14,796
1991 6,192 37,917 237,713 -13,783
1990 8,157 26,294 234,155 -12,959
1989 9,080 18,862 227,797 -12,362
1988 15,055 20,557 221,772 -12,036
1987 10,001 19,005 218,522 -12,086
1986 20,931 19,064 212,887 -12,655
1985 22,849 16,093 208,218 -18,644
1984 37,604 19,767 203,125 -24,858
1983 42,341 18,655 197,673 -26,222
1982 50,906 19,675 191,309 -27,672
1981 54,484 25,061 185,917 -29,959
1980 60,748 47,460 179,707 -32,616
1979 65,882 72,184 173,425 -35,022
1978 64,124 60,775 167,744 -36,559
1977 59,574 19,193 161,636 -35,731
1976 65,236 89,601 154,776 -18,716
1975 61,516 61,265 147,311 -7,870
1974 68,111 -22,590 139,974 3,347
1973 59,824 -42,387 133,834 11,382
1972 64,887 -3,589 128,024 13,852
1971 67,116 -12,747 122,511 15,131
1970 71,222 -54,166 117,264 16,168
1969 82,464 -118,544 112,393 16,887
1968 87,408 -429 108,240 17,264
1967 91,183 -55,853 104,824 17,107
1966 86,998 21,206 101,359 15,849
1965 83,793 -81,576 97,912 13,913
1964 83,402 -76,678 94,797 11,892
1963 81,404 -77,345 92,264 10,371
1962 85,327 -74,972 89,937 9,809
1961 86,500 -61,102 87,322 9,549
1960 96,648 -15,996 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/senegal | CC BY

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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