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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.22 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.78% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Greece vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Sudan
2100 6,583,798 138,786,562
2099 6,626,788 138,200,726
2098 6,669,448 137,581,716
2097 6,712,148 136,936,850
2096 6,754,327 136,293,310
2095 6,795,603 135,619,411
2094 6,836,072 134,962,748
2093 6,875,572 134,241,761
2092 6,914,370 133,476,598
2091 6,952,243 132,717,036
2090 6,990,331 131,929,843
2089 7,028,964 131,106,299
2088 7,066,683 130,258,636
2087 7,103,695 129,375,710
2086 7,141,616 128,473,461
2085 7,180,403 127,558,118
2084 7,219,180 126,607,392
2083 7,257,814 125,651,327
2082 7,298,443 124,696,076
2081 7,340,066 123,744,490
2080 7,383,894 122,770,063
2079 7,429,047 121,779,815
2078 7,475,929 120,751,900
2077 7,525,653 119,717,424
2076 7,576,476 118,681,140
2075 7,629,016 117,612,837
2074 7,684,147 116,516,833
2073 7,742,105 115,406,797
2072 7,802,307 114,272,123
2071 7,863,855 113,124,997
2070 7,927,670 111,982,729
2069 7,993,717 110,816,409
2068 8,061,488 109,652,769
2067 8,129,716 108,433,341
2066 8,198,001 107,199,808
2065 8,265,902 105,978,161
2064 8,334,739 104,726,820
2063 8,404,367 103,455,672
2062 8,473,829 102,156,918
2061 8,543,564 100,859,967
2060 8,612,080 99,547,905
2059 8,681,422 98,233,054
2058 8,749,623 96,897,205
2057 8,817,088 95,551,255
2056 8,882,878 94,198,924
2055 8,947,611 92,819,157
2054 9,010,135 91,429,774
2053 9,070,133 90,049,799
2052 9,129,136 88,658,871
2051 9,186,935 87,267,085
2050 9,242,128 85,869,620
2049 9,297,265 84,466,974
2048 9,349,392 83,095,662
2047 9,400,970 81,727,967
2046 9,448,620 80,356,627
2045 9,495,447 78,980,614
2044 9,542,082 77,616,012
2043 9,587,391 76,252,103
2042 9,631,428 74,901,092
2041 9,676,515 73,546,861
2040 9,721,977 72,207,474
2039 9,767,381 70,876,908
2038 9,813,639 69,547,797
2037 9,860,147 68,201,884
2036 9,906,540 66,863,109
2035 9,953,900 65,516,233
2034 10,000,716 64,168,801
2033 10,047,814 62,823,562
2032 10,096,329 61,491,227
2031 10,142,892 60,168,709
2030 10,189,114 58,846,984
2029 10,235,303 57,534,918
2028 10,281,352 56,242,802
2027 10,326,692 54,955,096
2026 10,371,575 53,313,722
2025 10,413,962 51,662,147
2024 10,405,134 50,448,963
2023 10,407,351 50,042,791
2022 10,437,805 49,383,346
2021 10,570,130 48,066,924
2020 10,698,599 46,789,231
2019 10,721,582 45,548,175
2018 10,732,882 44,230,596
2017 10,754,679 42,714,306
2016 10,775,971 41,259,892
2015 10,820,883 40,024,431
2014 10,892,413 38,823,318
2013 10,965,211 37,785,849
2012 11,045,011 36,923,178
2011 11,104,899 36,140,806
2010 11,121,341 35,414,399
2009 11,107,017 34,569,113
2008 11,077,841 33,623,980
2007 11,048,473 32,764,135
2006 11,020,362 31,992,435
2005 10,987,314 31,262,444
2004 10,955,141 30,556,637
2003 10,928,070 29,896,035
2002 10,902,022 29,228,727
2001 10,862,132 28,516,770
2000 10,805,808 27,816,745
1999 10,761,698 27,130,613
1998 10,720,509 26,458,999
1997 10,661,259 25,799,821
1996 10,608,800 25,231,528
1995 10,562,153 24,672,143
1994 10,512,922 24,043,948
1993 10,460,415 23,445,592
1992 10,399,061 22,927,355
1991 10,319,927 22,470,676
1990 10,196,792 22,021,481
1989 10,089,498 21,578,022
1988 10,036,983 21,138,431
1987 10,000,595 20,704,904
1986 9,967,213 20,288,238
1985 9,934,300 19,905,872
1984 9,895,801 19,546,528
1983 9,846,627 19,109,770
1982 9,789,513 18,486,645
1981 9,729,350 17,780,572
1980 9,642,505 17,058,905
1979 9,548,258 16,355,352
1978 9,429,959 15,695,003
1977 9,308,479 15,086,614
1976 9,188,150 14,569,716
1975 9,046,541 14,064,798
1974 8,962,022 13,580,723
1973 8,929,086 13,049,315
1972 8,888,628 12,527,856
1971 8,831,036 12,105,539
1970 8,792,806 11,695,771
1969 8,772,764 11,298,936
1968 8,740,765 10,917,999
1967 8,684,088 10,550,597
1966 8,613,651 10,197,578
1965 8,550,333 9,858,030
1964 8,510,429 9,531,109
1963 8,479,625 9,218,077
1962 8,448,233 8,919,028
1961 8,398,050 8,634,941
1960 8,331,725 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Sudan
2100 -0.65% 0.42%
2099 -0.64% 0.45%
2098 -0.64% 0.47%
2097 -0.62% 0.47%
2096 -0.61% 0.5%
2095 -0.59% 0.49%
2094 -0.57% 0.54%
2093 -0.56% 0.57%
2092 -0.54% 0.57%
2091 -0.54% 0.6%
2090 -0.55% 0.63%
2089 -0.53% 0.65%
2088 -0.52% 0.68%
2087 -0.53% 0.7%
2086 -0.54% 0.72%
2085 -0.54% 0.75%
2084 -0.53% 0.76%
2083 -0.56% 0.77%
2082 -0.57% 0.77%
2081 -0.59% 0.79%
2080 -0.61% 0.81%
2079 -0.63% 0.85%
2078 -0.66% 0.86%
2077 -0.67% 0.87%
2076 -0.69% 0.91%
2075 -0.72% 0.94%
2074 -0.75% 0.96%
2073 -0.77% 0.99%
2072 -0.78% 1.01%
2071 -0.8% 1.02%
2070 -0.83% 1.05%
2069 -0.84% 1.06%
2068 -0.84% 1.12%
2067 -0.83% 1.15%
2066 -0.82% 1.15%
2065 -0.83% 1.19%
2064 -0.83% 1.23%
2063 -0.82% 1.27%
2062 -0.82% 1.29%
2061 -0.8% 1.32%
2060 -0.8% 1.34%
2059 -0.78% 1.38%
2058 -0.77% 1.41%
2057 -0.74% 1.44%
2056 -0.72% 1.49%
2055 -0.69% 1.52%
2054 -0.66% 1.53%
2053 -0.65% 1.57%
2052 -0.63% 1.59%
2051 -0.6% 1.63%
2050 -0.59% 1.66%
2049 -0.56% 1.65%
2048 -0.55% 1.67%
2047 -0.5% 1.71%
2046 -0.49% 1.74%
2045 -0.49% 1.76%
2044 -0.47% 1.79%
2043 -0.46% 1.8%
2042 -0.47% 1.84%
2041 -0.47% 1.85%
2040 -0.46% 1.88%
2039 -0.47% 1.91%
2038 -0.47% 1.97%
2037 -0.47% 2%
2036 -0.48% 2.06%
2035 -0.47% 2.1%
2034 -0.47% 2.14%
2033 -0.48% 2.17%
2032 -0.46% 2.2%
2031 -0.45% 2.25%
2030 -0.45% 2.28%
2029 -0.45% 2.3%
2028 -0.44% 2.34%
2027 -0.43% 3.08%
2026 -0.41% 3.2%
2025 0.08% 2.4%
2024 -0.02% 0.81%
2023 -0.29% 1.34%
2022 -1.25% 2.74%
2021 -1.2% 2.73%
2020 -0.21% 2.72%
2019 -0.11% 2.98%
2018 -0.2% 3.55%
2017 -0.2% 3.53%
2016 -0.42% 3.09%
2015 -0.66% 3.09%
2014 -0.66% 2.75%
2013 -0.72% 2.34%
2012 -0.54% 2.16%
2011 -0.15% 2.05%
2010 0.13% 2.45%
2009 0.26% 2.81%
2008 0.27% 2.62%
2007 0.26% 2.41%
2006 0.3% 2.34%
2005 0.29% 2.31%
2004 0.25% 2.21%
2003 0.24% 2.28%
2002 0.37% 2.5%
2001 0.52% 2.52%
2000 0.41% 2.53%
1999 0.38% 2.54%
1998 0.56% 2.55%
1997 0.49% 2.25%
1996 0.44% 2.27%
1995 0.47% 2.61%
1994 0.5% 2.55%
1993 0.59% 2.26%
1992 0.77% 2.03%
1991 1.21% 2.04%
1990 1.06% 2.06%
1989 0.52% 2.08%
1988 0.36% 2.09%
1987 0.33% 2.05%
1986 0.33% 1.92%
1985 0.39% 1.84%
1984 0.5% 2.29%
1983 0.58% 3.37%
1982 0.62% 3.97%
1981 0.9% 4.23%
1980 0.99% 4.3%
1979 1.25% 4.21%
1978 1.31% 4.03%
1977 1.31% 3.55%
1976 1.57% 3.59%
1975 0.94% 3.56%
1974 0.37% 4.07%
1973 0.46% 4.16%
1972 0.65% 3.49%
1971 0.43% 3.5%
1970 0.23% 3.51%
1969 0.37% 3.49%
1968 0.65% 3.48%
1967 0.82% 3.46%
1966 0.74% 3.44%
1965 0.47% 3.43%
1964 0.36% 3.4%
1963 0.37% 3.35%
1962 0.6% 3.29%
1961 0.8% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Greece Sudan
Current population
10371575
54156832
Population rank 94/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.65%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 30/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +291,469
Net migration rank 37/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 291,469
2024 -57,229 -122,772 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -63,671 -53,997 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -58,135 -160,277 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,257,387 125,499
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,208,046 441,623
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,174,422 84,728
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,145,259 66,476
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,097,962 92,504
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 5,560 2,001 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 8,886 18,182 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 11,077 27,081 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 2,210 25,400 992,819 -201,769
2006 6,612 27,621 963,740 -211,387
2005 2,197 33,297 907,017 -199,378
2004 0 29,039 889,382 -185,392
2003 -1,093 25,323 898,226 -281,001
2002 0 25,692 897,965 -180,603
2001 0 60,387 880,284 -173,745
2000 -1,081 54,661 858,536 -165,030
1999 -2,153 49,930 835,840 -157,090
1998 -2,144 47,856 814,752 -150,271
1997 2,133 45,671 802,245 -148,368
1996 0 43,444 792,926 -310,221
1995 1,056 42,674 780,700 -144,670
1994 6,307 42,897 764,645 -144,324
1993 4,185 39,829 743,249 -166,861
1992 6,239 41,000 731,177 -271,093
1991 6,192 37,917 714,612 -261,341
1990 8,157 26,294 699,953 -254,825
1989 9,080 18,862 683,743 -241,979
1988 15,055 20,557 672,604 -235,213
1987 10,001 19,005 658,416 -228,756
1986 20,931 19,064 649,649 -245,968
1985 22,849 16,093 583,382 -222,315
1984 37,604 19,767 577,405 -219,755
1983 42,341 18,655 570,198 -54,325
1982 50,906 19,675 606,362 124,007
1981 54,484 25,061 585,087 96,697
1980 60,748 47,460 552,930 208,602
1979 65,882 72,184 524,942 120,613
1978 64,124 60,775 497,987 177,153
1977 59,574 19,193 483,089 58,540
1976 65,236 89,601 470,019 22,147
1975 61,516 61,265 454,813 62,843
1974 68,111 -22,590 444,456 6,023
1973 59,824 -42,387 439,201 173,143
1972 64,887 -3,589 428,340 2,238
1971 67,116 -12,747 417,641 -3,577
1970 71,222 -54,166 401,013 4,479
1969 82,464 -118,544 385,712 2,476
1968 87,408 -429 370,917 2,776
1967 91,183 -55,853 356,599 4,508
1966 86,998 21,206 342,118 2,813
1965 83,793 -81,576 327,799 6,367
1964 83,402 -76,678 315,166 4,505
1963 81,404 -77,345 302,132 4,263
1962 85,327 -74,972 287,317 4,387
1961 86,500 -61,102 272,562 3,904
1960 96,648 -15,996 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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