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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 5.24 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.77% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Greece vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Sudan
2100 6,463,085 137,695,876
2099 6,505,287 137,114,644
2098 6,547,164 136,500,499
2097 6,589,081 135,860,701
2096 6,630,487 135,222,218
2095 6,671,006 134,553,615
2094 6,710,734 133,902,112
2093 6,749,510 133,186,791
2092 6,787,596 132,427,642
2091 6,824,775 131,674,049
2090 6,862,164 130,893,042
2089 6,900,089 130,075,970
2088 6,937,116 129,234,968
2087 6,973,450 128,358,981
2086 7,010,676 127,463,823
2085 7,048,751 126,555,673
2084 7,086,818 125,612,419
2083 7,124,743 124,663,868
2082 7,164,627 123,716,124
2081 7,205,487 122,772,016
2080 7,248,512 121,805,246
2079 7,292,836 120,822,781
2078 7,338,859 119,802,944
2077 7,387,671 118,776,597
2076 7,437,562 117,748,457
2075 7,489,139 116,688,549
2074 7,543,259 115,601,159
2073 7,600,155 114,499,847
2072 7,659,253 113,374,089
2071 7,719,672 112,235,978
2070 7,782,317 111,102,687
2069 7,847,153 109,945,533
2068 7,913,682 108,791,037
2067 7,980,659 107,581,192
2066 8,047,692 106,357,353
2065 8,114,348 105,145,307
2064 8,181,923 103,903,801
2063 8,250,274 102,642,643
2062 8,318,463 101,354,095
2061 8,386,919 100,067,335
2060 8,454,179 98,765,585
2059 8,522,250 97,461,067
2058 8,589,200 96,135,716
2057 8,655,428 94,800,344
2056 8,720,012 93,458,640
2055 8,783,558 92,089,717
2054 8,844,935 90,711,253
2053 8,903,834 89,342,122
2052 8,961,755 87,962,125
2051 9,018,494 86,581,277
2050 9,072,676 85,194,794
2049 9,126,801 83,803,171
2048 9,177,973 82,442,635
2047 9,228,605 81,085,689
2046 9,275,381 79,725,126
2045 9,321,349 78,359,927
2044 9,367,130 77,006,049
2043 9,411,608 75,652,858
2042 9,454,837 74,312,465
2041 9,499,098 72,968,877
2040 9,543,726 71,640,015
2039 9,588,298 70,319,906
2038 9,633,708 69,001,239
2037 9,679,362 67,665,904
2036 9,724,905 66,337,650
2035 9,771,397 65,001,359
2034 9,817,355 63,664,516
2033 9,863,589 62,329,849
2032 9,911,215 61,007,985
2031 9,956,924 59,695,860
2030 10,002,298 58,384,521
2029 10,047,641 57,082,767
2028 10,092,845 55,800,806
2027 10,137,354 54,523,219
2026 10,181,414 52,894,744
2025 10,223,023 51,256,148
2024 10,405,134 50,448,963
2023 10,407,351 50,042,791
2022 10,436,882 49,383,346
2021 10,569,207 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th 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 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
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 -1.75% 1.6%
2024 -0.02% 0.81%
2023 -0.28% 1.34%
2022 -1.25% 2.74%
2021 -1.21% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Greece Sudan
Current population
10181414
53335233
Population rank 96/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.64%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.29 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 116/197
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 - -122,772 - -544,257
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -58,131 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 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
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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