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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 15.7 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Greece vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Suriname
2100 6,463,085 713,276
2099 6,505,287 715,694
2098 6,547,164 718,049
2097 6,589,081 720,475
2096 6,630,487 722,775
2095 6,671,006 725,199
2094 6,710,734 727,489
2093 6,749,510 729,920
2092 6,787,596 732,285
2091 6,824,775 734,586
2090 6,862,164 736,650
2089 6,900,089 738,862
2088 6,937,116 741,002
2087 6,973,450 742,833
2086 7,010,676 744,593
2085 7,048,751 746,302
2084 7,086,818 747,746
2083 7,124,743 749,138
2082 7,164,627 750,329
2081 7,205,487 751,501
2080 7,248,512 752,545
2079 7,292,836 753,284
2078 7,338,859 753,948
2077 7,387,671 754,556
2076 7,437,562 754,989
2075 7,489,139 755,527
2074 7,543,259 755,714
2073 7,600,155 756,015
2072 7,659,253 756,099
2071 7,719,672 756,098
2070 7,782,317 755,959
2069 7,847,153 755,874
2068 7,913,682 755,599
2067 7,980,659 755,148
2066 8,047,692 754,804
2065 8,114,348 754,111
2064 8,181,923 753,285
2063 8,250,274 752,745
2062 8,318,463 751,966
2061 8,386,919 751,282
2060 8,454,179 750,299
2059 8,522,250 749,394
2058 8,589,200 748,586
2057 8,655,428 747,157
2056 8,720,012 745,941
2055 8,783,558 744,408
2054 8,844,935 742,811
2053 8,903,834 741,338
2052 8,961,755 739,662
2051 9,018,494 737,998
2050 9,072,676 736,053
2049 9,126,801 734,230
2048 9,177,973 732,060
2047 9,228,605 729,598
2046 9,275,381 727,216
2045 9,321,349 724,444
2044 9,367,130 721,531
2043 9,411,608 718,571
2042 9,454,837 715,310
2041 9,499,098 711,980
2040 9,543,726 708,355
2039 9,588,298 704,772
2038 9,633,708 701,004
2037 9,679,362 697,340
2036 9,724,905 693,244
2035 9,771,397 688,991
2034 9,817,355 684,651
2033 9,863,589 680,266
2032 9,911,215 675,625
2031 9,956,924 670,920
2030 10,002,298 666,044
2029 10,047,641 661,163
2028 10,092,845 655,979
2027 10,137,354 650,686
2026 10,181,414 645,315
2025 10,223,023 639,827
2024 10,405,134 634,431
2023 10,407,351 628,886
2022 10,436,882 623,164
2021 10,569,207 617,896
2020 10,698,599 612,317
2019 10,721,582 605,768
2018 10,732,882 599,513
2017 10,754,679 593,713
2016 10,775,971 587,757
2015 10,820,883 581,627
2014 10,892,413 575,373
2013 10,965,211 569,020
2012 11,045,011 562,633
2011 11,104,899 556,269
2010 11,121,341 549,923
2009 11,107,017 543,568
2008 11,077,841 537,245
2007 11,048,473 531,016
2006 11,020,362 524,997
2005 10,987,314 519,313
2004 10,955,141 513,923
2003 10,928,070 506,414
2002 10,902,022 496,551
2001 10,862,132 486,560
2000 10,805,808 476,643
1999 10,761,698 466,916
1998 10,720,509 457,406
1997 10,661,259 448,067
1996 10,608,800 438,830
1995 10,562,153 429,606
1994 10,512,922 422,375
1993 10,460,415 419,352
1992 10,399,061 417,589
1991 10,319,927 415,013
1990 10,196,792 412,493
1989 10,089,498 408,409
1988 10,036,983 402,227
1987 10,000,595 396,911
1986 9,967,213 392,330
1985 9,934,300 386,972
1984 9,895,801 382,193
1983 9,846,627 378,746
1982 9,789,513 376,555
1981 9,729,350 375,459
1980 9,642,505 375,377
1979 9,548,258 377,602
1978 9,429,959 381,502
1977 9,308,479 385,067
1976 9,188,150 388,289
1975 9,046,541 391,170
1974 8,962,022 393,676
1973 8,929,086 395,772
1972 8,888,628 397,413
1971 8,831,036 391,932
1970 8,792,806 379,442
1969 8,772,764 366,906
1968 8,740,765 354,616
1967 8,684,088 342,679
1966 8,613,651 331,135
1965 8,550,333 320,000
1964 8,510,429 309,041
1963 8,479,625 297,034
1962 8,448,233 283,912
1961 8,398,050 272,791
1960 8,331,725 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 756K 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
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Suriname
2100 -0.65% -0.34%
2099 -0.64% -0.33%
2098 -0.64% -0.34%
2097 -0.62% -0.32%
2096 -0.61% -0.33%
2095 -0.59% -0.31%
2094 -0.57% -0.33%
2093 -0.56% -0.32%
2092 -0.54% -0.31%
2091 -0.54% -0.28%
2090 -0.55% -0.3%
2089 -0.53% -0.29%
2088 -0.52% -0.25%
2087 -0.53% -0.24%
2086 -0.54% -0.23%
2085 -0.54% -0.19%
2084 -0.53% -0.19%
2083 -0.56% -0.16%
2082 -0.57% -0.16%
2081 -0.59% -0.14%
2080 -0.61% -0.1%
2079 -0.63% -0.09%
2078 -0.66% -0.08%
2077 -0.67% -0.06%
2076 -0.69% -0.07%
2075 -0.72% -0.02%
2074 -0.75% -0.04%
2073 -0.77% -0.01%
2072 -0.78% 0%
2071 -0.8% 0.02%
2070 -0.83% 0.01%
2069 -0.84% 0.04%
2068 -0.84% 0.06%
2067 -0.83% 0.05%
2066 -0.82% 0.09%
2065 -0.83% 0.11%
2064 -0.83% 0.07%
2063 -0.82% 0.1%
2062 -0.82% 0.09%
2061 -0.8% 0.13%
2060 -0.8% 0.12%
2059 -0.78% 0.11%
2058 -0.77% 0.19%
2057 -0.74% 0.16%
2056 -0.72% 0.21%
2055 -0.69% 0.22%
2054 -0.66% 0.2%
2053 -0.65% 0.23%
2052 -0.63% 0.23%
2051 -0.6% 0.26%
2050 -0.59% 0.25%
2049 -0.56% 0.3%
2048 -0.55% 0.34%
2047 -0.5% 0.33%
2046 -0.49% 0.38%
2045 -0.49% 0.4%
2044 -0.47% 0.41%
2043 -0.46% 0.46%
2042 -0.47% 0.47%
2041 -0.47% 0.51%
2040 -0.46% 0.51%
2039 -0.47% 0.54%
2038 -0.47% 0.53%
2037 -0.47% 0.59%
2036 -0.48% 0.62%
2035 -0.47% 0.63%
2034 -0.47% 0.64%
2033 -0.48% 0.69%
2032 -0.46% 0.7%
2031 -0.45% 0.73%
2030 -0.45% 0.74%
2029 -0.45% 0.79%
2028 -0.44% 0.81%
2027 -0.43% 0.83%
2026 -0.41% 0.86%
2025 -1.75% 0.85%
2024 -0.02% 0.88%
2023 -0.28% 0.92%
2022 -1.25% 0.85%
2021 -1.21% 0.91%
2020 -0.21% 1.08%
2019 -0.11% 1.04%
2018 -0.2% 0.98%
2017 -0.2% 1.01%
2016 -0.42% 1.05%
2015 -0.66% 1.09%
2014 -0.66% 1.12%
2013 -0.72% 1.14%
2012 -0.54% 1.14%
2011 -0.15% 1.15%
2010 0.13% 1.17%
2009 0.26% 1.18%
2008 0.27% 1.17%
2007 0.26% 1.15%
2006 0.3% 1.09%
2005 0.29% 1.05%
2004 0.25% 1.48%
2003 0.24% 1.99%
2002 0.37% 2.05%
2001 0.52% 2.08%
2000 0.41% 2.08%
1999 0.38% 2.08%
1998 0.56% 2.08%
1997 0.49% 2.1%
1996 0.44% 2.15%
1995 0.47% 1.71%
1994 0.5% 0.72%
1993 0.59% 0.42%
1992 0.77% 0.62%
1991 1.21% 0.61%
1990 1.06% 1%
1989 0.52% 1.54%
1988 0.36% 1.34%
1987 0.33% 1.17%
1986 0.33% 1.38%
1985 0.39% 1.25%
1984 0.5% 0.91%
1983 0.58% 0.58%
1982 0.62% 0.29%
1981 0.9% 0.02%
1980 0.99% -0.59%
1979 1.25% -1.02%
1978 1.31% -0.93%
1977 1.31% -0.83%
1976 1.57% -0.74%
1975 0.94% -0.64%
1974 0.37% -0.53%
1973 0.46% -0.41%
1972 0.65% 1.4%
1971 0.43% 3.29%
1970 0.23% 3.42%
1969 0.37% 3.47%
1968 0.65% 3.48%
1967 0.82% 3.49%
1966 0.74% 3.48%
1965 0.47% 3.55%
1964 0.36% 4.04%
1963 0.37% 4.62%
1962 0.6% 4.08%
1961 0.8% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Greece Suriname
Current population
10181414
646767
Population rank 96/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.008%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.58 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline -6 +15
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 108/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -967
Net migration rank 37/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -967
2024 - -122,772 - -1,166
2023 -56,200 -159,430 6,697 -988
2022 -63,665 -53,997 6,719 -988
2021 -58,131 -160,277 5,291 -486
2020 -46,004 6,353 6,640 -296
2019 -41,814 36,762 6,564 191
2018 -33,272 17,938 6,613 -851
2017 -36,566 10,483 6,772 -935
2016 -25,862 10,484 6,979 -906
2015 -29,216 -43,462 7,150 -967
2014 -20,696 -46,678 7,284 -959
2013 -17,545 -59,323 7,350 -968
2012 -16,568 -65,364 7,405 -1,011
2011 -4,441 -31,786 7,401 -1,060
2010 5,560 2,001 7,489 -1,138
2009 8,886 18,182 7,559 -1,204
2008 11,077 27,081 7,552 -1,255
2007 2,210 25,400 7,468 -1,312
2006 6,612 27,621 7,278 -1,403
2005 2,197 33,297 7,037 -1,534
2004 0 29,039 6,948 -1,676
2003 -1,093 25,323 7,396 2,345
2002 0 25,692 7,916 2,076
2001 0 60,387 8,349 1,641
2000 -1,081 54,661 8,323 1,516
1999 -2,153 49,930 8,236 1,380
1998 -2,144 47,856 8,173 1,241
1997 2,133 45,671 8,106 1,164
1996 0 43,444 8,031 1,165
1995 1,056 42,674 7,968 1,275
1994 6,307 42,897 7,929 -2,713
1993 4,185 39,829 8,127 -7,291
1992 6,239 41,000 8,355 -5,662
1991 6,192 37,917 8,637 -6,174
1990 8,157 26,294 9,047 -6,471
1989 9,080 18,862 9,441 -3,846
1988 15,055 20,557 9,347 -2,573
1987 10,001 19,005 9,319 -5,467
1986 20,931 19,064 9,222 -3,920
1985 22,849 16,093 9,177 -3,763
1984 37,604 19,767 9,031 -4,894
1983 42,341 18,655 8,797 -6,036
1982 50,906 19,675 8,197 -6,566
1981 54,484 25,061 7,541 -6,991
1980 60,748 47,460 7,002 -7,390
1979 65,882 72,184 7,312 -11,375
1978 64,124 60,775 7,650 -11,389
1977 59,574 19,193 7,998 -11,390
1976 65,236 89,601 8,327 -11,381
1975 61,516 61,265 8,587 -11,287
1974 68,111 -22,590 8,751 -11,061
1973 59,824 -42,387 8,877 -10,765
1972 64,887 -3,589 8,893 -10,285
1971 67,116 -12,747 8,814 3,552
1970 71,222 -54,166 8,823 3,791
1969 82,464 -118,544 8,880 3,575
1968 87,408 -429 8,980 3,147
1967 91,183 -55,853 9,104 2,637
1966 86,998 21,206 9,243 2,103
1965 83,793 -81,576 9,270 1,657
1964 83,402 -76,678 9,174 1,820
1963 81,404 -77,345 8,838 4,181
1962 85,327 -74,972 8,529 4,703
1961 86,500 -61,102 8,361 660
1960 96,648 -15,996 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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