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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 4.79 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Greece vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Slovenia
2100 6,463,085 1,640,541
2099 6,505,287 1,644,752
2098 6,547,164 1,648,834
2097 6,589,081 1,653,196
2096 6,630,487 1,657,434
2095 6,671,006 1,661,656
2094 6,710,734 1,665,825
2093 6,749,510 1,670,076
2092 6,787,596 1,674,280
2091 6,824,775 1,678,462
2090 6,862,164 1,682,998
2089 6,900,089 1,687,376
2088 6,937,116 1,691,788
2087 6,973,450 1,696,409
2086 7,010,676 1,701,325
2085 7,048,751 1,706,189
2084 7,086,818 1,711,157
2083 7,124,743 1,716,396
2082 7,164,627 1,721,709
2081 7,205,487 1,727,302
2080 7,248,512 1,733,405
2079 7,292,836 1,739,518
2078 7,338,859 1,746,152
2077 7,387,671 1,752,783
2076 7,437,562 1,759,639
2075 7,489,139 1,766,867
2074 7,543,259 1,774,528
2073 7,600,155 1,782,697
2072 7,659,253 1,790,658
2071 7,719,672 1,798,960
2070 7,782,317 1,807,483
2069 7,847,153 1,816,607
2068 7,913,682 1,825,849
2067 7,980,659 1,834,865
2066 8,047,692 1,844,034
2065 8,114,348 1,853,651
2064 8,181,923 1,863,550
2063 8,250,274 1,873,173
2062 8,318,463 1,882,832
2061 8,386,919 1,892,739
2060 8,454,179 1,902,939
2059 8,522,250 1,912,861
2058 8,589,200 1,922,175
2057 8,655,428 1,932,119
2056 8,720,012 1,941,469
2055 8,783,558 1,950,861
2054 8,844,935 1,959,953
2053 8,903,834 1,968,641
2052 8,961,755 1,977,227
2051 9,018,494 1,985,279
2050 9,072,676 1,993,115
2049 9,126,801 2,000,477
2048 9,177,973 2,007,283
2047 9,228,605 2,014,140
2046 9,275,381 2,020,756
2045 9,321,349 2,027,366
2044 9,367,130 2,033,871
2043 9,411,608 2,040,173
2042 9,454,837 2,046,339
2041 9,499,098 2,052,041
2040 9,543,726 2,057,278
2039 9,588,298 2,062,718
2038 9,633,708 2,067,922
2037 9,679,362 2,073,705
2036 9,724,905 2,079,201
2035 9,771,397 2,084,471
2034 9,817,355 2,089,430
2033 9,863,589 2,094,601
2032 9,911,215 2,099,622
2031 9,956,924 2,104,690
2030 10,002,298 2,109,416
2029 10,047,641 2,113,874
2028 10,092,845 2,118,053
2027 10,137,354 2,121,324
2026 10,181,414 2,124,138
2025 10,223,023 2,126,340
2024 10,405,134 2,127,400
2023 10,407,351 2,120,461
2022 10,436,882 2,112,076
2021 10,569,207 2,108,079
2020 10,698,599 2,102,419
2019 10,721,582 2,088,385
2018 10,732,882 2,073,894
2017 10,754,679 2,066,388
2016 10,775,971 2,065,042
2015 10,820,883 2,063,531
2014 10,892,413 2,061,980
2013 10,965,211 2,059,953
2012 11,045,011 2,057,159
2011 11,104,899 2,052,843
2010 11,121,341 2,048,583
2009 11,107,017 2,039,669
2008 11,077,841 2,021,316
2007 11,048,473 2,018,122
2006 11,020,362 2,006,868
2005 10,987,314 2,000,474
2004 10,955,141 1,997,012
2003 10,928,070 1,995,733
2002 10,902,022 1,994,530
2001 10,862,132 1,992,060
2000 10,805,808 1,988,925
1999 10,761,698 1,983,045
1998 10,720,509 1,981,629
1997 10,661,259 1,985,956
1996 10,608,800 1,988,628
1995 10,562,153 1,989,872
1994 10,512,922 1,989,443
1993 10,460,415 1,991,746
1992 10,399,061 1,996,498
1991 10,319,927 1,999,429
1990 10,196,792 1,998,161
1989 10,089,498 1,996,351
1988 10,036,983 1,995,196
1987 10,000,595 1,989,776
1986 9,967,213 1,965,964
1985 9,934,300 1,941,641
1984 9,895,801 1,932,154
1983 9,846,627 1,922,321
1982 9,789,513 1,910,334
1981 9,729,350 1,906,531
1980 9,642,505 1,901,315
1979 9,548,258 1,882,599
1978 9,429,959 1,862,548
1977 9,308,479 1,842,377
1976 9,188,150 1,820,249
1975 9,046,541 1,793,581
1974 8,962,022 1,776,132
1973 8,929,086 1,766,697
1972 8,888,628 1,752,233
1971 8,831,036 1,738,335
1970 8,792,806 1,724,891
1969 8,772,764 1,713,874
1968 8,740,765 1,704,546
1967 8,684,088 1,689,528
1966 8,613,651 1,669,905
1965 8,550,333 1,649,160
1964 8,510,429 1,632,114
1963 8,479,625 1,616,971
1962 8,448,233 1,603,649
1961 8,398,050 1,594,131
1960 8,331,725 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 17.2% in Slovenia.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Slovenia
2100 -0.65% -0.26%
2099 -0.64% -0.25%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.62% -0.26%
2096 -0.61% -0.25%
2095 -0.59% -0.25%
2094 -0.57% -0.25%
2093 -0.56% -0.25%
2092 -0.54% -0.25%
2091 -0.54% -0.27%
2090 -0.55% -0.26%
2089 -0.53% -0.26%
2088 -0.52% -0.27%
2087 -0.53% -0.29%
2086 -0.54% -0.29%
2085 -0.54% -0.29%
2084 -0.53% -0.31%
2083 -0.56% -0.31%
2082 -0.57% -0.32%
2081 -0.59% -0.35%
2080 -0.61% -0.35%
2079 -0.63% -0.38%
2078 -0.66% -0.38%
2077 -0.67% -0.39%
2076 -0.69% -0.41%
2075 -0.72% -0.43%
2074 -0.75% -0.46%
2073 -0.77% -0.44%
2072 -0.78% -0.46%
2071 -0.8% -0.47%
2070 -0.83% -0.5%
2069 -0.84% -0.51%
2068 -0.84% -0.49%
2067 -0.83% -0.5%
2066 -0.82% -0.52%
2065 -0.83% -0.53%
2064 -0.83% -0.51%
2063 -0.82% -0.51%
2062 -0.82% -0.52%
2061 -0.8% -0.54%
2060 -0.8% -0.52%
2059 -0.78% -0.48%
2058 -0.77% -0.51%
2057 -0.74% -0.48%
2056 -0.72% -0.48%
2055 -0.69% -0.46%
2054 -0.66% -0.44%
2053 -0.65% -0.43%
2052 -0.63% -0.41%
2051 -0.6% -0.39%
2050 -0.59% -0.37%
2049 -0.56% -0.34%
2048 -0.55% -0.34%
2047 -0.5% -0.33%
2046 -0.49% -0.33%
2045 -0.49% -0.32%
2044 -0.47% -0.31%
2043 -0.46% -0.3%
2042 -0.47% -0.28%
2041 -0.47% -0.25%
2040 -0.46% -0.26%
2039 -0.47% -0.25%
2038 -0.47% -0.28%
2037 -0.47% -0.26%
2036 -0.48% -0.25%
2035 -0.47% -0.24%
2034 -0.47% -0.25%
2033 -0.48% -0.24%
2032 -0.46% -0.24%
2031 -0.45% -0.22%
2030 -0.45% -0.21%
2029 -0.45% -0.2%
2028 -0.44% -0.15%
2027 -0.43% -0.13%
2026 -0.41% -0.1%
2025 -1.75% -0.05%
2024 -0.02% 0.33%
2023 -0.28% 0.4%
2022 -1.25% 0.19%
2021 -1.21% 0.27%
2020 -0.21% 0.67%
2019 -0.11% 0.7%
2018 -0.2% 0.36%
2017 -0.2% 0.07%
2016 -0.42% 0.07%
2015 -0.66% 0.08%
2014 -0.66% 0.1%
2013 -0.72% 0.14%
2012 -0.54% 0.21%
2011 -0.15% 0.21%
2010 0.13% 0.44%
2009 0.26% 0.91%
2008 0.27% 0.16%
2007 0.26% 0.56%
2006 0.3% 0.32%
2005 0.29% 0.17%
2004 0.25% 0.06%
2003 0.24% 0.06%
2002 0.37% 0.12%
2001 0.52% 0.16%
2000 0.41% 0.3%
1999 0.38% 0.07%
1998 0.56% -0.22%
1997 0.49% -0.13%
1996 0.44% -0.06%
1995 0.47% 0.02%
1994 0.5% -0.12%
1993 0.59% -0.24%
1992 0.77% -0.15%
1991 1.21% 0.06%
1990 1.06% 0.09%
1989 0.52% 0.06%
1988 0.36% 0.27%
1987 0.33% 1.21%
1986 0.33% 1.25%
1985 0.39% 0.49%
1984 0.5% 0.51%
1983 0.58% 0.63%
1982 0.62% 0.2%
1981 0.9% 0.27%
1980 0.99% 0.99%
1979 1.25% 1.08%
1978 1.31% 1.09%
1977 1.31% 1.22%
1976 1.57% 1.49%
1975 0.94% 0.98%
1974 0.37% 0.53%
1973 0.46% 0.83%
1972 0.65% 0.8%
1971 0.43% 0.78%
1970 0.23% 0.64%
1969 0.37% 0.55%
1968 0.65% 0.89%
1967 0.82% 1.18%
1966 0.74% 1.26%
1965 0.47% 1.04%
1964 0.36% 0.94%
1963 0.37% 0.83%
1962 0.6% 0.6%
1961 0.8% 0.59%

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 Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Greece Slovenia
Current population
10181414
2124138
Population rank 96/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.03%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.26 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
31 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +19
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 148/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
3.24 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 +2,711
Net migration rank 37/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 2,711
2024 - -122,772 - 3,319
2023 -56,200 -159,430 -4,665 5,339
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -4,858 9,014
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -4,216 2,477
2020 -46,004 6,353 -5,256 28,514
2019 -41,814 36,762 -1,254 16,352
2018 -33,272 17,938 -1,037 14,640
2017 -36,566 10,483 -207 1,359
2016 -25,862 10,484 826 1,195
2015 -29,216 -43,462 826 712
2014 -20,696 -46,678 2,268 -70
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,648 639
2012 -16,568 -65,364 2,674 1,117
2011 -4,441 -31,786 3,285 2,190
2010 5,560 2,001 3,687 -410
2009 8,886 18,182 3,060 11,594
2008 11,077 27,081 3,437 2,971
2007 2,210 25,400 1,211 14,191
2006 6,612 27,621 602 6,081
2005 2,197 33,297 -600 6,317
2004 0 29,039 -599 1,759
2003 -1,093 25,323 -1,996 3,218
2002 0 25,692 -1,197 1,975
2001 0 60,387 -996 4,527
2000 -1,081 54,661 -398 3,124
1999 -2,153 49,930 -1,388 10,291
1998 -2,144 47,856 -1,189 -5,280
1997 2,133 45,671 -794 -1,298
1996 0 43,444 0 -2,456
1995 1,056 42,674 0 356
1994 6,307 42,897 199 -153
1993 4,185 39,829 -199 -4,641
1992 6,239 41,000 598 -5,547
1991 6,192 37,917 2,199 -3,325
1990 8,157 26,294 3,797 618
1989 9,080 18,862 4,592 -2,718
1988 15,055 20,557 5,986 -3,023
1987 10,001 19,005 5,771 2,972
1986 20,931 19,064 6,094 32,700
1985 22,849 16,093 6,213 3,404
1984 37,604 19,767 5,990 3,280
1983 42,341 18,655 6,343 3,613
1982 50,906 19,675 9,170 -8,695
1981 54,484 25,061 10,485 -5,016
1980 60,748 47,460 11,027 3,128
1979 65,882 72,184 12,614 2,107
1978 64,124 60,775 11,920 2,113
1977 59,574 19,193 12,160 2,584
1976 65,236 89,601 12,196 2,226
1975 61,516 61,265 11,658 2,421
1974 68,111 -22,590 11,367 3,145
1973 59,824 -42,387 11,837 2,175
1972 64,887 -3,589 10,513 2,924
1971 67,116 -12,747 10,951 2,286
1970 71,222 -54,166 10,004 260
1969 82,464 -118,544 9,427 685
1968 87,408 -429 11,250 438
1967 91,183 -55,853 13,516 -192
1966 86,998 21,206 15,697 -1,262
1965 83,793 -81,576 14,513 -1,421
1964 83,402 -76,678 12,567 -349
1963 81,404 -77,345 14,068 -180
1962 85,327 -74,972 13,150 148
1961 86,500 -61,102 14,985 -306
1960 96,648 -15,996 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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