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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 1.9 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Greece vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Slovakia
2100 6,463,085 3,377,764
2099 6,505,287 3,399,869
2098 6,547,164 3,422,010
2097 6,589,081 3,444,161
2096 6,630,487 3,466,284
2095 6,671,006 3,488,595
2094 6,710,734 3,511,062
2093 6,749,510 3,533,742
2092 6,787,596 3,556,708
2091 6,824,775 3,580,021
2090 6,862,164 3,603,675
2089 6,900,089 3,627,811
2088 6,937,116 3,652,354
2087 6,973,450 3,677,451
2086 7,010,676 3,703,217
2085 7,048,751 3,729,670
2084 7,086,818 3,756,777
2083 7,124,743 3,784,617
2082 7,164,627 3,813,170
2081 7,205,487 3,842,528
2080 7,248,512 3,872,714
2079 7,292,836 3,903,653
2078 7,338,859 3,935,351
2077 7,387,671 3,967,981
2076 7,437,562 4,001,363
2075 7,489,139 4,035,465
2074 7,543,259 4,070,159
2073 7,600,155 4,105,475
2072 7,659,253 4,141,396
2071 7,719,672 4,177,582
2070 7,782,317 4,214,086
2069 7,847,153 4,250,775
2068 7,913,682 4,287,566
2067 7,980,659 4,324,173
2066 8,047,692 4,360,463
2065 8,114,348 4,396,562
2064 8,181,923 4,432,349
2063 8,250,274 4,467,634
2062 8,318,463 4,502,390
2061 8,386,919 4,536,423
2060 8,454,179 4,569,861
2059 8,522,250 4,602,562
2058 8,589,200 4,634,484
2057 8,655,428 4,665,491
2056 8,720,012 4,695,744
2055 8,783,558 4,725,147
2054 8,844,935 4,753,640
2053 8,903,834 4,781,680
2052 8,961,755 4,809,152
2051 9,018,494 4,836,056
2050 9,072,676 4,862,512
2049 9,126,801 4,888,649
2048 9,177,973 4,914,306
2047 9,228,605 4,939,719
2046 9,275,381 4,964,917
2045 9,321,349 4,989,905
2044 9,367,130 5,014,849
2043 9,411,608 5,039,628
2042 9,454,837 5,064,051
2041 9,499,098 5,088,319
2040 9,543,726 5,112,265
2039 9,588,298 5,135,696
2038 9,633,708 5,158,725
2037 9,679,362 5,181,188
2036 9,724,905 5,203,033
2035 9,771,397 5,224,142
2034 9,817,355 5,244,168
2033 9,863,589 5,263,308
2032 9,911,215 5,281,327
2031 9,956,924 5,298,206
2030 10,002,298 5,313,745
2029 10,047,641 5,327,761
2028 10,092,845 5,339,993
2027 10,137,354 5,350,648
2026 10,181,414 5,359,438
2025 10,223,023 5,396,894
2024 10,405,134 5,422,069
2023 10,407,351 5,426,740
2022 10,436,882 5,431,752
2021 10,569,207 5,447,247
2020 10,698,599 5,458,827
2019 10,721,582 5,454,147
2018 10,732,882 5,446,771
2017 10,754,679 5,439,232
2016 10,775,971 5,430,798
2015 10,820,883 5,423,801
2014 10,892,413 5,418,649
2013 10,965,211 5,413,393
2012 11,045,011 5,407,579
2011 11,104,899 5,398,384
2010 11,121,341 5,391,428
2009 11,107,017 5,386,406
2008 11,077,841 5,379,233
2007 11,048,473 5,374,622
2006 11,020,362 5,373,054
2005 10,987,314 5,372,807
2004 10,955,141 5,372,280
2003 10,928,070 5,373,374
2002 10,902,022 5,376,912
2001 10,862,132 5,378,867
2000 10,805,808 5,388,720
1999 10,761,698 5,396,020
1998 10,720,509 5,390,516
1997 10,661,259 5,383,291
1996 10,608,800 5,373,361
1995 10,562,153 5,361,999
1994 10,512,922 5,346,331
1993 10,460,415 5,325,305
1992 10,399,061 5,305,016
1991 10,319,927 5,303,294
1990 10,196,792 5,299,187
1989 10,089,498 5,275,942
1988 10,036,983 5,250,596
1987 10,000,595 5,222,840
1986 9,967,213 5,193,838
1985 9,934,300 5,161,768
1984 9,895,801 5,127,097
1983 9,846,627 5,091,971
1982 9,789,513 5,055,099
1981 9,729,350 5,016,105
1980 9,642,505 4,979,815
1979 9,548,258 4,938,973
1978 9,429,959 4,890,125
1977 9,308,479 4,840,501
1976 9,188,150 4,789,507
1975 9,046,541 4,739,105
1974 8,962,022 4,689,623
1973 8,929,086 4,641,445
1972 8,888,628 4,596,622
1971 8,831,036 4,557,449
1970 8,792,806 4,538,223
1969 8,772,764 4,518,607
1968 8,740,765 4,483,915
1967 8,684,088 4,449,367
1966 8,613,651 4,411,666
1965 8,550,333 4,370,983
1964 8,510,429 4,327,341
1963 8,479,625 4,282,017
1962 8,448,233 4,238,188
1961 8,398,050 4,191,667
1960 8,331,725 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 25.3% in Slovakia.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Slovakia
2100 -0.65% -0.65%
2099 -0.64% -0.65%
2098 -0.64% -0.64%
2097 -0.62% -0.64%
2096 -0.61% -0.64%
2095 -0.59% -0.64%
2094 -0.57% -0.64%
2093 -0.56% -0.65%
2092 -0.54% -0.65%
2091 -0.54% -0.66%
2090 -0.55% -0.67%
2089 -0.53% -0.67%
2088 -0.52% -0.68%
2087 -0.53% -0.7%
2086 -0.54% -0.71%
2085 -0.54% -0.72%
2084 -0.53% -0.74%
2083 -0.56% -0.75%
2082 -0.57% -0.76%
2081 -0.59% -0.78%
2080 -0.61% -0.79%
2079 -0.63% -0.81%
2078 -0.66% -0.82%
2077 -0.67% -0.83%
2076 -0.69% -0.85%
2075 -0.72% -0.85%
2074 -0.75% -0.86%
2073 -0.77% -0.87%
2072 -0.78% -0.87%
2071 -0.8% -0.87%
2070 -0.83% -0.86%
2069 -0.84% -0.86%
2068 -0.84% -0.85%
2067 -0.83% -0.83%
2066 -0.82% -0.82%
2065 -0.83% -0.81%
2064 -0.83% -0.79%
2063 -0.82% -0.77%
2062 -0.82% -0.75%
2061 -0.8% -0.73%
2060 -0.8% -0.71%
2059 -0.78% -0.69%
2058 -0.77% -0.66%
2057 -0.74% -0.64%
2056 -0.72% -0.62%
2055 -0.69% -0.6%
2054 -0.66% -0.59%
2053 -0.65% -0.57%
2052 -0.63% -0.56%
2051 -0.6% -0.54%
2050 -0.59% -0.53%
2049 -0.56% -0.52%
2048 -0.55% -0.51%
2047 -0.5% -0.51%
2046 -0.49% -0.5%
2045 -0.49% -0.5%
2044 -0.47% -0.49%
2043 -0.46% -0.48%
2042 -0.47% -0.48%
2041 -0.47% -0.47%
2040 -0.46% -0.46%
2039 -0.47% -0.45%
2038 -0.47% -0.43%
2037 -0.47% -0.42%
2036 -0.48% -0.4%
2035 -0.47% -0.38%
2034 -0.47% -0.36%
2033 -0.48% -0.34%
2032 -0.46% -0.32%
2031 -0.45% -0.29%
2030 -0.45% -0.26%
2029 -0.45% -0.23%
2028 -0.44% -0.2%
2027 -0.43% -0.16%
2026 -0.41% -0.69%
2025 -1.75% -0.46%
2024 -0.02% -0.09%
2023 -0.28% -0.09%
2022 -1.25% -0.28%
2021 -1.21% -0.21%
2020 -0.21% 0.09%
2019 -0.11% 0.14%
2018 -0.2% 0.14%
2017 -0.2% 0.16%
2016 -0.42% 0.13%
2015 -0.66% 0.1%
2014 -0.66% 0.1%
2013 -0.72% 0.11%
2012 -0.54% 0.17%
2011 -0.15% 0.13%
2010 0.13% 0.09%
2009 0.26% 0.13%
2008 0.27% 0.09%
2007 0.26% 0.03%
2006 0.3% 0.005%
2005 0.29% 0.01%
2004 0.25% -0.02%
2003 0.24% -0.07%
2002 0.37% -0.04%
2001 0.52% -0.18%
2000 0.41% -0.14%
1999 0.38% 0.1%
1998 0.56% 0.13%
1997 0.49% 0.18%
1996 0.44% 0.21%
1995 0.47% 0.29%
1994 0.5% 0.39%
1993 0.59% 0.38%
1992 0.77% 0.03%
1991 1.21% 0.08%
1990 1.06% 0.44%
1989 0.52% 0.48%
1988 0.36% 0.53%
1987 0.33% 0.56%
1986 0.33% 0.62%
1985 0.39% 0.68%
1984 0.5% 0.69%
1983 0.58% 0.73%
1982 0.62% 0.78%
1981 0.9% 0.73%
1980 0.99% 0.83%
1979 1.25% 1%
1978 1.31% 1.03%
1977 1.31% 1.06%
1976 1.57% 1.06%
1975 0.94% 1.06%
1974 0.37% 1.04%
1973 0.46% 0.98%
1972 0.65% 0.86%
1971 0.43% 0.42%
1970 0.23% 0.43%
1969 0.37% 0.77%
1968 0.65% 0.78%
1967 0.82% 0.85%
1966 0.74% 0.93%
1965 0.47% 1.01%
1964 0.36% 1.06%
1963 0.37% 1.03%
1962 0.6% 1.11%
1961 0.8% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Greece Slovakia
Current population
10181414
5359438
Population rank 96/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.06%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.88 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
10.8 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -13
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 172/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -31,377
Net migration rank 37/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -31,377
2024 - -122,772 - -21,027
2023 -56,200 -159,430 -5,427 4,933
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -7,062 92,314
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -16,886 -8,172
2020 -46,004 6,353 -2,184 4,350
2019 -41,814 36,762 3,818 3,128
2018 -33,272 17,938 3,268 3,446
2017 -36,566 10,483 4,351 3,279
2016 -25,862 10,484 5,431 3,487
2015 -29,216 -43,462 2,170 2,549
2014 -20,696 -46,678 3,793 -1,158
2013 -17,545 -59,323 2,707 -1,181
2012 -16,568 -65,364 3,245 871
2011 -4,441 -31,786 9,177 -2,392
2010 5,560 2,001 7,008 -1,814
2009 8,886 18,182 8,619 -542
2008 11,077 27,081 4,303 -495
2007 2,210 25,400 537 -571
2006 6,612 27,621 537 -549
2005 2,197 33,297 537 -561
2004 0 29,039 1,611 -522
2003 -1,093 25,323 -537 -646
2002 0 25,692 -538 -580
2001 0 60,387 -1,076 -860
2000 -1,081 54,661 2,155 -831
1999 -2,153 49,930 3,777 -119
1998 -2,144 47,856 4,312 -12
1997 2,133 45,671 6,999 247
1996 0 43,444 9,135 246
1995 1,056 42,674 9,115 -30
1994 6,307 42,897 14,970 -109
1993 4,185 39,829 20,769 72
1992 6,239 41,000 21,220 -201
1991 6,192 37,917 23,865 174
1990 8,157 26,294 25,436 -9,402
1989 9,080 18,862 26,380 -7,254
1988 15,055 20,557 30,979 -6,500
1987 10,001 19,005 31,859 -6,401
1986 20,931 19,064 34,279 -6,143
1985 22,849 16,093 37,680 -6,068
1984 37,604 19,767 38,966 -6,276
1983 42,341 18,655 39,717 -6,361
1982 50,906 19,675 41,958 -6,088
1981 54,484 25,061 43,640 -5,821
1980 60,748 47,460 44,320 -5,522
1979 65,882 72,184 52,353 -4,712
1978 64,124 60,775 52,324 -4,689
1977 59,574 19,193 52,762 -4,621
1976 65,236 89,601 54,121 -4,432
1975 61,516 61,265 52,604 -4,652
1974 68,111 -22,590 52,524 -4,190
1973 59,824 -42,387 49,199 -3,854
1972 64,887 -3,589 46,426 -3,516
1971 67,116 -12,747 40,105 -3,495
1970 71,222 -54,166 38,575 -4,919
1969 82,464 -118,544 39,312 -8,998
1968 87,408 -429 38,113 -8,881
1967 91,183 -55,853 41,824 -8,876
1966 86,998 21,206 45,440 -8,817
1965 83,793 -81,576 48,517 -8,707
1964 83,402 -76,678 54,092 -8,608
1963 81,404 -77,345 54,382 -8,548
1962 85,327 -74,972 49,587 -9,019
1961 86,500 -61,102 55,749 4,812
1960 96,648 -15,996 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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