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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.01 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Greece vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Somalia
2100 6,463,085 68,384,185
2099 6,505,287 68,040,371
2098 6,547,164 67,702,230
2097 6,589,081 67,362,336
2096 6,630,487 66,972,933
2095 6,671,006 66,585,659
2094 6,710,734 66,179,819
2093 6,749,510 65,760,590
2092 6,787,596 65,324,261
2091 6,824,775 64,852,843
2090 6,862,164 64,362,727
2089 6,900,089 63,922,797
2088 6,937,116 63,464,036
2087 6,973,450 62,987,028
2086 7,010,676 62,447,029
2085 7,048,751 61,873,597
2084 7,086,818 61,318,916
2083 7,124,743 60,761,800
2082 7,164,627 60,187,980
2081 7,205,487 59,676,722
2080 7,248,512 59,100,915
2079 7,292,836 58,477,428
2078 7,338,859 57,852,528
2077 7,387,671 57,211,821
2076 7,437,562 56,602,463
2075 7,489,139 56,005,600
2074 7,543,259 55,330,165
2073 7,600,155 54,651,918
2072 7,659,253 53,978,548
2071 7,719,672 53,284,016
2070 7,782,317 52,573,210
2069 7,847,153 51,878,214
2068 7,913,682 51,197,653
2067 7,980,659 50,493,028
2066 8,047,692 49,779,172
2065 8,114,348 49,024,665
2064 8,181,923 48,265,876
2063 8,250,274 47,522,361
2062 8,318,463 46,785,920
2061 8,386,919 46,037,526
2060 8,454,179 45,220,507
2059 8,522,250 44,397,936
2058 8,589,200 43,659,021
2057 8,655,428 42,897,422
2056 8,720,012 42,121,542
2055 8,783,558 41,318,179
2054 8,844,935 40,513,141
2053 8,903,834 39,744,995
2052 8,961,755 38,992,177
2051 9,018,494 38,228,872
2050 9,072,676 37,471,735
2049 9,126,801 36,739,905
2048 9,177,973 35,984,999
2047 9,228,605 35,218,863
2046 9,275,381 34,462,403
2045 9,321,349 33,717,596
2044 9,367,130 32,977,674
2043 9,411,608 32,247,710
2042 9,454,837 31,537,272
2041 9,499,098 30,794,853
2040 9,543,726 30,032,324
2039 9,588,298 29,312,883
2038 9,633,708 28,583,386
2037 9,679,362 27,838,646
2036 9,724,905 27,114,453
2035 9,771,397 26,385,421
2034 9,817,355 25,687,629
2033 9,863,589 25,018,509
2032 9,911,215 24,338,597
2031 9,956,924 23,657,353
2030 10,002,298 22,965,742
2029 10,047,641 22,299,610
2028 10,092,845 21,651,582
2027 10,137,354 20,991,860
2026 10,181,414 20,322,668
2025 10,223,023 19,666,990
2024 10,405,134 19,009,151
2023 10,407,351 18,358,615
2022 10,436,882 17,801,897
2021 10,569,207 17,271,431
2020 10,698,599 16,651,191
2019 10,721,582 16,030,971
2018 10,732,882 15,452,487
2017 10,754,679 14,916,629
2016 10,775,971 14,348,740
2015 10,820,883 13,806,963
2014 10,892,413 13,339,491
2013 10,965,211 12,869,594
2012 11,045,011 12,461,160
2011 11,104,899 12,348,830
2010 11,121,341 12,261,756
2009 11,107,017 11,961,201
2008 11,077,841 11,663,084
2007 11,048,473 11,322,582
2006 11,020,362 10,975,502
2005 10,987,314 10,644,228
2004 10,955,141 10,280,998
2003 10,928,070 9,909,157
2002 10,902,022 9,550,063
2001 10,862,132 9,198,493
2000 10,805,808 8,838,713
1999 10,761,698 8,492,059
1998 10,720,509 8,155,417
1997 10,661,259 7,824,525
1996 10,608,800 7,554,474
1995 10,562,153 7,285,007
1994 10,512,922 7,026,797
1993 10,460,415 6,681,399
1992 10,399,061 6,495,107
1991 10,319,927 6,813,760
1990 10,196,792 7,082,811
1989 10,089,498 7,114,817
1988 10,036,983 7,235,360
1987 10,000,595 7,228,302
1986 9,967,213 6,974,788
1985 9,934,300 6,693,289
1984 9,895,801 6,428,389
1983 9,846,627 6,198,430
1982 9,789,513 6,003,840
1981 9,729,350 5,982,849
1980 9,642,505 5,936,154
1979 9,548,258 5,449,117
1978 9,429,959 4,814,892
1977 9,308,479 4,484,050
1976 9,188,150 4,365,812
1975 9,046,541 4,257,535
1974 8,962,022 4,151,842
1973 8,929,086 4,045,592
1972 8,888,628 3,939,436
1971 8,831,036 3,837,691
1970 8,792,806 3,738,448
1969 8,772,764 3,641,015
1968 8,740,765 3,546,590
1967 8,684,088 3,454,537
1966 8,613,651 3,365,106
1965 8,550,333 3,277,874
1964 8,510,429 3,192,796
1963 8,479,625 3,110,361
1962 8,448,233 3,030,091
1961 8,398,050 2,952,054
1960 8,331,725 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.4M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Somalia
2100 -0.65% 0.51%
2099 -0.64% 0.5%
2098 -0.64% 0.5%
2097 -0.62% 0.58%
2096 -0.61% 0.58%
2095 -0.59% 0.61%
2094 -0.57% 0.64%
2093 -0.56% 0.67%
2092 -0.54% 0.73%
2091 -0.54% 0.76%
2090 -0.55% 0.69%
2089 -0.53% 0.72%
2088 -0.52% 0.76%
2087 -0.53% 0.86%
2086 -0.54% 0.93%
2085 -0.54% 0.9%
2084 -0.53% 0.92%
2083 -0.56% 0.95%
2082 -0.57% 0.86%
2081 -0.59% 0.97%
2080 -0.61% 1.07%
2079 -0.63% 1.08%
2078 -0.66% 1.12%
2077 -0.67% 1.08%
2076 -0.69% 1.07%
2075 -0.72% 1.22%
2074 -0.75% 1.24%
2073 -0.77% 1.25%
2072 -0.78% 1.3%
2071 -0.8% 1.35%
2070 -0.83% 1.34%
2069 -0.84% 1.33%
2068 -0.84% 1.4%
2067 -0.83% 1.43%
2066 -0.82% 1.54%
2065 -0.83% 1.57%
2064 -0.83% 1.56%
2063 -0.82% 1.57%
2062 -0.82% 1.63%
2061 -0.8% 1.81%
2060 -0.8% 1.85%
2059 -0.78% 1.69%
2058 -0.77% 1.78%
2057 -0.74% 1.84%
2056 -0.72% 1.94%
2055 -0.69% 1.99%
2054 -0.66% 1.93%
2053 -0.65% 1.93%
2052 -0.63% 2%
2051 -0.6% 2.02%
2050 -0.59% 1.99%
2049 -0.56% 2.1%
2048 -0.55% 2.18%
2047 -0.5% 2.2%
2046 -0.49% 2.21%
2045 -0.49% 2.24%
2044 -0.47% 2.26%
2043 -0.46% 2.25%
2042 -0.47% 2.41%
2041 -0.47% 2.54%
2040 -0.46% 2.45%
2039 -0.47% 2.55%
2038 -0.47% 2.68%
2037 -0.47% 2.67%
2036 -0.48% 2.76%
2035 -0.47% 2.72%
2034 -0.47% 2.67%
2033 -0.48% 2.79%
2032 -0.46% 2.88%
2031 -0.45% 3.01%
2030 -0.45% 2.99%
2029 -0.45% 2.99%
2028 -0.44% 3.14%
2027 -0.43% 3.29%
2026 -0.41% 3.33%
2025 -1.75% 3.46%
2024 -0.02% 3.54%
2023 -0.28% 3.13%
2022 -1.25% 3.07%
2021 -1.21% 3.72%
2020 -0.21% 3.87%
2019 -0.11% 3.74%
2018 -0.2% 3.59%
2017 -0.2% 3.96%
2016 -0.42% 3.92%
2015 -0.66% 3.5%
2014 -0.66% 3.65%
2013 -0.72% 3.28%
2012 -0.54% 0.91%
2011 -0.15% 0.71%
2010 0.13% 2.51%
2009 0.26% 2.56%
2008 0.27% 3.01%
2007 0.26% 3.16%
2006 0.3% 3.11%
2005 0.29% 3.53%
2004 0.25% 3.75%
2003 0.24% 3.76%
2002 0.37% 3.82%
2001 0.52% 4.07%
2000 0.41% 4.08%
1999 0.38% 4.13%
1998 0.56% 4.23%
1997 0.49% 3.57%
1996 0.44% 3.7%
1995 0.47% 3.67%
1994 0.5% 5.17%
1993 0.59% 2.87%
1992 0.77% -4.68%
1991 1.21% -3.8%
1990 1.06% -0.45%
1989 0.52% -1.67%
1988 0.36% 0.1%
1987 0.33% 3.63%
1986 0.33% 4.21%
1985 0.39% 4.12%
1984 0.5% 3.71%
1983 0.58% 3.24%
1982 0.62% 0.35%
1981 0.9% 0.79%
1980 0.99% 8.94%
1979 1.25% 13.2%
1978 1.31% 7.38%
1977 1.31% 2.71%
1976 1.57% 2.54%
1975 0.94% 2.55%
1974 0.37% 2.63%
1973 0.46% 2.69%
1972 0.65% 2.65%
1971 0.43% 2.65%
1970 0.23% 2.68%
1969 0.37% 2.66%
1968 0.65% 2.66%
1967 0.82% 2.66%
1966 0.74% 2.66%
1965 0.47% 2.66%
1964 0.36% 2.65%
1963 0.37% 2.65%
1962 0.6% 2.64%
1961 0.8% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Greece Somalia
Current population
10181414
20503678
Population rank 96/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.25%
One net population change
3.95 hours
48.5 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,782
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 8/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +12,077
Net migration rank 37/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 12,077
2024 - -122,772 - 26,859
2023 -56,200 -159,430 608,203 46,217
2022 -63,665 -53,997 551,450 -92,434
2021 -58,131 -160,277 566,399 35,506
2020 -46,004 6,353 561,311 77,259
2019 -41,814 36,762 548,756 53,124
2018 -33,272 17,938 514,244 40,844
2017 -36,566 10,483 478,556 38,067
2016 -25,862 10,484 495,132 124,017
2015 -29,216 -43,462 481,573 -17,178
2014 -20,696 -46,678 464,481 6,065
2013 -17,545 -59,323 448,518 20,723
2012 -16,568 -65,364 399,468 -51,833
2011 -4,441 -31,786 203,213 -326,192
2010 5,560 2,001 385,571 -88,448
2009 8,886 18,182 405,784 -101,795
2008 11,077 27,081 394,258 -102,035
2007 2,210 25,400 380,303 8,476
2006 6,612 27,621 372,597 -67,200
2005 2,197 33,297 363,117 -5,955
2004 0 29,039 351,959 17,353
2003 -1,093 25,323 341,192 33,174
2002 0 25,692 331,215 12,603
2001 0 60,387 319,059 40,274
2000 -1,081 54,661 306,651 53,580
1999 -2,153 49,930 295,523 37,548
1998 -2,144 47,856 284,779 55,426
1997 2,133 45,671 271,894 49,692
1996 0 43,444 264,807 -46,291
1995 1,056 42,674 254,509 65,888
1994 6,307 42,897 246,950 -50,921
1993 4,185 39,829 232,960 261,815
1992 6,239 41,000 57,495 -179,675
1991 6,192 37,917 53,052 -568,166
1990 8,157 26,294 225,162 -248,155
1989 9,080 18,862 225,255 -266,281
1988 15,055 20,557 215,599 -415,660
1987 10,001 19,005 231,580 -17,391
1986 20,931 19,064 218,416 74,424
1985 22,849 16,093 207,960 62,183
1984 37,604 19,767 199,017 60,630
1983 42,341 18,655 190,775 9,505
1982 50,906 19,675 182,793 6,115
1981 54,484 25,061 185,211 -332,129
1980 60,748 47,460 174,790 65,519
1979 65,882 72,184 151,016 582,746
1978 64,124 60,775 132,689 402,005
1977 59,574 19,193 124,818 2,170
1976 65,236 89,601 113,319 -3,831
1975 61,516 61,265 108,998 -1,934
1974 68,111 -22,590 104,813 -495
1973 59,824 -42,387 108,038 143
1972 64,887 -3,589 104,493 -351
1971 67,116 -12,747 101,196 -1,850
1970 71,222 -54,166 98,025 1,104
1969 82,464 -118,544 95,045 690
1968 87,408 -429 92,208 906
1967 91,183 -55,853 89,497 1,498
1966 86,998 21,206 86,930 941
1965 83,793 -81,576 84,448 2,142
1964 83,402 -76,678 82,042 1,518
1963 81,404 -77,345 79,859 1,449
1962 85,327 -74,972 77,737 1,496
1961 86,500 -61,102 75,513 1,336
1960 96,648 -15,996 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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