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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 1.03 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Greece vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Sweden
2100 6,583,798 11,330,987
2099 6,626,788 11,334,835
2098 6,669,448 11,339,107
2097 6,712,148 11,340,268
2096 6,754,327 11,341,947
2095 6,795,603 11,344,893
2094 6,836,072 11,347,531
2093 6,875,572 11,349,412
2092 6,914,370 11,351,452
2091 6,952,243 11,352,899
2090 6,990,331 11,354,820
2089 7,028,964 11,357,746
2088 7,066,683 11,360,405
2087 7,103,695 11,364,197
2086 7,141,616 11,371,529
2085 7,180,403 11,376,573
2084 7,219,180 11,381,332
2083 7,257,814 11,384,862
2082 7,298,443 11,390,058
2081 7,340,066 11,391,696
2080 7,383,894 11,393,882
2079 7,429,047 11,393,412
2078 7,475,929 11,391,291
2077 7,525,653 11,389,212
2076 7,576,476 11,385,385
2075 7,629,016 11,381,261
2074 7,684,147 11,377,973
2073 7,742,105 11,375,051
2072 7,802,307 11,371,362
2071 7,863,855 11,366,451
2070 7,927,670 11,362,742
2069 7,993,717 11,358,895
2068 8,061,488 11,357,504
2067 8,129,716 11,356,672
2066 8,198,001 11,356,676
2065 8,265,902 11,355,953
2064 8,334,739 11,354,988
2063 8,404,367 11,354,834
2062 8,473,829 11,355,452
2061 8,543,564 11,353,198
2060 8,612,080 11,352,013
2059 8,681,422 11,349,674
2058 8,749,623 11,345,893
2057 8,817,088 11,340,487
2056 8,882,878 11,335,234
2055 8,947,611 11,328,291
2054 9,010,135 11,320,768
2053 9,070,133 11,310,127
2052 9,129,136 11,296,358
2051 9,186,935 11,280,503
2050 9,242,128 11,261,537
2049 9,297,265 11,242,070
2048 9,349,392 11,221,274
2047 9,400,970 11,199,365
2046 9,448,620 11,176,512
2045 9,495,447 11,152,739
2044 9,542,082 11,127,765
2043 9,587,391 11,102,354
2042 9,631,428 11,076,504
2041 9,676,515 11,052,951
2040 9,721,977 11,028,609
2039 9,767,381 11,005,487
2038 9,813,639 10,983,160
2037 9,860,147 10,961,591
2036 9,906,540 10,938,759
2035 9,953,900 10,916,327
2034 10,000,716 10,893,717
2033 10,047,814 10,869,588
2032 10,096,329 10,844,339
2031 10,142,892 10,819,037
2030 10,189,114 10,790,557
2029 10,235,303 10,759,017
2028 10,281,352 10,724,017
2027 10,326,692 10,685,143
2026 10,371,575 10,643,884
2025 10,413,962 10,596,620
2024 10,405,134 10,569,709
2023 10,407,351 10,536,632
2022 10,437,805 10,486,941
2021 10,570,130 10,415,811
2020 10,698,599 10,353,442
2019 10,721,582 10,278,887
2018 10,732,882 10,175,214
2017 10,754,679 10,057,698
2016 10,775,971 9,923,085
2015 10,820,883 9,799,186
2014 10,892,413 9,696,110
2013 10,965,211 9,600,379
2012 11,045,011 9,519,374
2011 11,104,899 9,449,213
2010 11,121,341 9,378,126
2009 11,107,017 9,298,515
2008 11,077,841 9,219,637
2007 11,048,473 9,148,092
2006 11,020,362 9,080,505
2005 10,987,314 9,029,572
2004 10,955,141 8,993,531
2003 10,928,070 8,958,229
2002 10,902,022 8,924,958
2001 10,862,132 8,895,960
2000 10,805,808 8,872,109
1999 10,761,698 8,857,874
1998 10,720,509 8,850,974
1997 10,661,259 8,846,062
1996 10,608,800 8,840,998
1995 10,562,153 8,826,939
1994 10,512,922 8,780,745
1993 10,460,415 8,718,561
1992 10,399,061 8,668,067
1991 10,319,927 8,617,375
1990 10,196,792 8,558,835
1989 10,089,498 8,492,964
1988 10,036,983 8,436,489
1987 10,000,595 8,397,804
1986 9,967,213 8,369,829
1985 9,934,300 8,350,386
1984 9,895,801 8,336,605
1983 9,846,627 8,329,033
1982 9,789,513 8,325,263
1981 9,729,350 8,320,503
1980 9,642,505 8,310,531
1979 9,548,258 8,293,678
1978 9,429,959 8,275,599
1977 9,308,479 8,251,540
1976 9,188,150 8,222,286
1975 9,046,541 8,192,437
1974 8,962,022 8,159,955
1973 8,929,086 8,136,312
1972 8,888,628 8,122,300
1971 8,831,036 8,098,334
1970 8,792,806 8,042,801
1969 8,772,764 7,968,072
1968 8,740,765 7,912,273
1967 8,684,088 7,867,931
1966 8,613,651 7,807,797
1965 8,550,333 7,733,853
1964 8,510,429 7,661,354
1963 8,479,625 7,604,328
1962 8,448,233 7,561,588
1961 8,398,050 7,519,998
1960 8,331,725 7,484,656

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/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M 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
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Sweden
2100 -0.65% -0.03%
2099 -0.64% -0.04%
2098 -0.64% -0.01%
2097 -0.62% -0.01%
2096 -0.61% -0.03%
2095 -0.59% -0.02%
2094 -0.57% -0.02%
2093 -0.56% -0.02%
2092 -0.54% -0.01%
2091 -0.54% -0.02%
2090 -0.55% -0.03%
2089 -0.53% -0.02%
2088 -0.52% -0.03%
2087 -0.53% -0.06%
2086 -0.54% -0.04%
2085 -0.54% -0.04%
2084 -0.53% -0.03%
2083 -0.56% -0.05%
2082 -0.57% -0.01%
2081 -0.59% -0.02%
2080 -0.61% 0.004%
2079 -0.63% 0.02%
2078 -0.66% 0.02%
2077 -0.67% 0.03%
2076 -0.69% 0.04%
2075 -0.72% 0.03%
2074 -0.75% 0.03%
2073 -0.77% 0.03%
2072 -0.78% 0.04%
2071 -0.8% 0.03%
2070 -0.83% 0.03%
2069 -0.84% 0.01%
2068 -0.84% 0.007%
2067 -0.83% -0%
2066 -0.82% 0.006%
2065 -0.83% 0.009%
2064 -0.83% 0.001%
2063 -0.82% -0.005%
2062 -0.82% 0.02%
2061 -0.8% 0.01%
2060 -0.8% 0.02%
2059 -0.78% 0.03%
2058 -0.77% 0.05%
2057 -0.74% 0.05%
2056 -0.72% 0.06%
2055 -0.69% 0.07%
2054 -0.66% 0.09%
2053 -0.65% 0.12%
2052 -0.63% 0.14%
2051 -0.6% 0.17%
2050 -0.59% 0.17%
2049 -0.56% 0.19%
2048 -0.55% 0.2%
2047 -0.5% 0.2%
2046 -0.49% 0.21%
2045 -0.49% 0.22%
2044 -0.47% 0.23%
2043 -0.46% 0.23%
2042 -0.47% 0.21%
2041 -0.47% 0.22%
2040 -0.46% 0.21%
2039 -0.47% 0.2%
2038 -0.47% 0.2%
2037 -0.47% 0.21%
2036 -0.48% 0.21%
2035 -0.47% 0.21%
2034 -0.47% 0.22%
2033 -0.48% 0.23%
2032 -0.46% 0.23%
2031 -0.45% 0.26%
2030 -0.45% 0.29%
2029 -0.45% 0.33%
2028 -0.44% 0.36%
2027 -0.43% 0.39%
2026 -0.41% 0.45%
2025 0.08% 0.25%
2024 -0.02% 0.31%
2023 -0.29% 0.47%
2022 -1.25% 0.68%
2021 -1.2% 0.6%
2020 -0.21% 0.73%
2019 -0.11% 1.02%
2018 -0.2% 1.17%
2017 -0.2% 1.36%
2016 -0.42% 1.26%
2015 -0.66% 1.06%
2014 -0.66% 1%
2013 -0.72% 0.85%
2012 -0.54% 0.74%
2011 -0.15% 0.76%
2010 0.13% 0.86%
2009 0.26% 0.86%
2008 0.27% 0.78%
2007 0.26% 0.74%
2006 0.3% 0.56%
2005 0.29% 0.4%
2004 0.25% 0.39%
2003 0.24% 0.37%
2002 0.37% 0.33%
2001 0.52% 0.27%
2000 0.41% 0.16%
1999 0.38% 0.08%
1998 0.56% 0.06%
1997 0.49% 0.06%
1996 0.44% 0.16%
1995 0.47% 0.53%
1994 0.5% 0.71%
1993 0.59% 0.58%
1992 0.77% 0.59%
1991 1.21% 0.68%
1990 1.06% 0.78%
1989 0.52% 0.67%
1988 0.36% 0.46%
1987 0.33% 0.33%
1986 0.33% 0.23%
1985 0.39% 0.17%
1984 0.5% 0.09%
1983 0.58% 0.05%
1982 0.62% 0.06%
1981 0.9% 0.12%
1980 0.99% 0.2%
1979 1.25% 0.22%
1978 1.31% 0.29%
1977 1.31% 0.36%
1976 1.57% 0.36%
1975 0.94% 0.4%
1974 0.37% 0.29%
1973 0.46% 0.17%
1972 0.65% 0.3%
1971 0.43% 0.69%
1970 0.23% 0.94%
1969 0.37% 0.71%
1968 0.65% 0.56%
1967 0.82% 0.77%
1966 0.74% 0.96%
1965 0.47% 0.95%
1964 0.36% 0.75%
1963 0.37% 0.57%
1962 0.6% 0.55%
1961 0.8% 0.47%

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/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Greece Sweden
Current population
10371575
10665077
Population rank 94/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.13%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +74
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 148/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +47,079
Net migration rank 37/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 47,079
2024 -57,229 -122,772 7,399 50,115
2023 -56,200 -159,430 5,269 55,209
2022 -63,671 -53,997 10,487 58,955
2021 -58,135 -160,277 22,914 51,947
2020 -46,004 6,353 14,495 37,302
2019 -41,814 36,762 25,697 72,619
2018 -33,272 17,938 23,403 87,517
2017 -36,566 10,483 24,138 102,671
2016 -25,862 10,484 25,800 119,234
2015 -29,216 -43,462 23,518 80,534
2014 -20,696 -46,678 26,179 77,654
2013 -17,545 -59,323 23,041 66,760
2012 -16,568 -65,364 20,943 52,879
2011 -4,441 -31,786 21,733 46,049
2010 5,560 2,001 25,320 51,175
2009 8,886 18,182 21,387 63,638
2008 11,077 27,081 18,439 56,452
2007 2,210 25,400 15,552 54,907
2006 6,612 27,621 15,436 51,675
2005 2,197 33,297 9,030 27,030
2004 0 29,039 9,893 25,842
2003 -1,093 25,323 6,271 29,161
2002 0 25,692 893 31,364
2001 0 60,387 -1,779 28,856
2000 -1,081 54,661 -2,662 24,900
1999 -2,153 49,930 -6,201 13,940
1998 -2,144 47,856 -3,541 11,325
1997 2,133 45,671 -3,539 6,047
1996 0 43,444 1,768 5,773
1995 1,056 42,674 9,710 11,621
1994 6,307 42,897 20,196 51,545
1993 4,185 39,829 20,924 32,725
1992 6,239 41,000 28,605 20,507
1991 6,192 37,917 29,299 25,314
1990 8,157 26,294 29,100 35,668
1989 9,080 18,862 24,629 44,565
1988 15,055 20,557 15,186 30,064
1987 10,001 19,005 11,757 21,335
1986 20,931 19,064 9,206 15,211
1985 22,849 16,093 4,175 11,464
1984 37,604 19,767 3,335 8,668
1983 42,341 18,655 833 2,105
1982 50,906 19,675 1,665 2,524
1981 54,484 25,061 1,664 3,209
1980 60,748 47,460 5,818 10,040
1979 65,882 72,184 4,976 13,895
1978 64,124 60,775 4,138 13,807
1977 59,574 19,193 7,426 23,528
1976 65,236 89,601 8,222 20,324
1975 61,516 61,265 14,746 16,564
1974 68,111 -22,590 23,664 9,217
1973 59,824 -42,387 24,409 -9,551
1972 64,887 -3,589 28,428 -13,519
1971 67,116 -12,747 31,583 2,334
1970 71,222 -54,166 30,563 47,242
1969 82,464 -118,544 23,904 48,824
1968 87,408 -429 30,858 8,545
1967 91,183 -55,853 41,700 11,075
1966 86,998 21,206 45,286 24,920
1965 83,793 -81,576 44,857 32,444
1964 83,402 -76,678 45,968 23,581
1963 81,404 -77,345 35,741 11,009
1962 85,327 -74,972 30,246 9,627
1961 86,500 -61,102 30,832 14,401
1960 96,648 -15,996 27,693 1,080

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/sweden | 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 Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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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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