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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.64 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Greece vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Syria
2100 6,463,085 44,620,090
2099 6,505,287 44,690,260
2098 6,547,164 44,750,249
2097 6,589,081 44,813,148
2096 6,630,487 44,867,740
2095 6,671,006 44,895,489
2094 6,710,734 44,945,231
2093 6,749,510 44,974,311
2092 6,787,596 45,003,795
2091 6,824,775 45,016,478
2090 6,862,164 45,048,083
2089 6,900,089 45,047,102
2088 6,937,116 45,041,864
2087 6,973,450 45,049,516
2086 7,010,676 45,068,928
2085 7,048,751 45,034,847
2084 7,086,818 44,999,929
2083 7,124,743 44,971,600
2082 7,164,627 44,910,859
2081 7,205,487 44,843,908
2080 7,248,512 44,744,718
2079 7,292,836 44,687,371
2078 7,338,859 44,649,760
2077 7,387,671 44,604,175
2076 7,437,562 44,520,132
2075 7,489,139 44,426,423
2074 7,543,259 44,328,795
2073 7,600,155 44,221,016
2072 7,659,253 44,084,262
2071 7,719,672 43,939,848
2070 7,782,317 43,795,999
2069 7,847,153 43,648,130
2068 7,913,682 43,465,442
2067 7,980,659 43,271,173
2066 8,047,692 43,060,752
2065 8,114,348 42,810,442
2064 8,181,923 42,559,554
2063 8,250,274 42,311,907
2062 8,318,463 42,062,193
2061 8,386,919 41,808,082
2060 8,454,179 41,522,274
2059 8,522,250 41,208,825
2058 8,589,200 40,925,728
2057 8,655,428 40,643,453
2056 8,720,012 40,332,578
2055 8,783,558 40,026,632
2054 8,844,935 39,691,425
2053 8,903,834 39,348,020
2052 8,961,755 39,045,268
2051 9,018,494 38,733,827
2050 9,072,676 38,410,423
2049 9,126,801 38,089,455
2048 9,177,973 37,784,449
2047 9,228,605 37,492,636
2046 9,275,381 37,181,526
2045 9,321,349 36,843,579
2044 9,367,130 36,526,509
2043 9,411,608 36,188,225
2042 9,454,837 35,825,419
2041 9,499,098 35,447,414
2040 9,543,726 35,042,107
2039 9,588,298 34,626,945
2038 9,633,708 34,183,740
2037 9,679,362 33,703,682
2036 9,724,905 33,223,843
2035 9,771,397 32,696,648
2034 9,817,355 32,148,814
2033 9,863,589 31,562,427
2032 9,911,215 30,967,322
2031 9,956,924 30,329,874
2030 10,002,298 29,672,629
2029 10,047,641 28,949,535
2028 10,092,845 28,217,748
2027 10,137,354 27,428,807
2026 10,181,414 26,607,148
2025 10,223,023 25,689,551
2024 10,405,134 24,672,760
2023 10,407,351 23,594,623
2022 10,436,882 22,462,173
2021 10,569,207 21,628,839
2020 10,698,599 21,049,429
2019 10,721,582 20,353,534
2018 10,732,882 19,577,845
2017 10,754,679 19,224,668
2016 10,775,971 19,193,834
2015 10,820,883 19,424,618
2014 10,892,413 20,273,659
2013 10,965,211 21,666,917
2012 11,045,011 22,759,763
2011 11,104,899 22,878,098
2010 11,121,341 22,482,421
2009 11,107,017 21,976,969
2008 11,077,841 21,636,564
2007 11,048,473 20,884,125
2006 11,020,362 19,637,022
2005 10,987,314 18,814,091
2004 10,955,141 18,336,875
2003 10,928,070 17,889,296
2002 10,902,022 17,468,332
2001 10,862,132 17,051,338
2000 10,805,808 16,637,888
1999 10,761,698 16,228,061
1998 10,720,509 15,820,413
1997 10,661,259 15,417,542
1996 10,608,800 15,018,104
1995 10,562,153 14,616,801
1994 10,512,922 14,208,583
1993 10,460,415 13,795,686
1992 10,399,061 13,385,571
1991 10,319,927 12,980,821
1990 10,196,792 12,579,208
1989 10,089,498 12,179,060
1988 10,036,983 11,782,264
1987 10,000,595 11,388,923
1986 9,967,213 11,002,844
1985 9,934,300 10,625,672
1984 9,895,801 10,258,398
1983 9,846,627 9,904,809
1982 9,789,513 9,572,511
1981 9,729,350 9,260,189
1980 9,642,505 8,957,663
1979 9,548,258 8,661,909
1978 9,429,959 8,372,759
1977 9,308,479 8,090,501
1976 9,188,150 7,817,320
1975 9,046,541 7,554,364
1974 8,962,022 7,302,160
1973 8,929,086 7,060,321
1972 8,888,628 6,826,024
1971 8,831,036 6,598,094
1970 8,792,806 6,380,609
1969 8,772,764 6,175,166
1968 8,740,765 5,978,742
1967 8,684,088 5,790,198
1966 8,613,651 5,609,047
1965 8,550,333 5,435,267
1964 8,510,429 5,269,087
1963 8,479,625 5,110,467
1962 8,448,233 4,959,340
1961 8,398,050 4,815,466
1960 8,331,725 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Syria
2100 -0.65% -0.16%
2099 -0.64% -0.13%
2098 -0.64% -0.14%
2097 -0.62% -0.12%
2096 -0.61% -0.06%
2095 -0.59% -0.11%
2094 -0.57% -0.06%
2093 -0.56% -0.07%
2092 -0.54% -0.03%
2091 -0.54% -0.07%
2090 -0.55% 0.002%
2089 -0.53% 0.01%
2088 -0.52% -0.02%
2087 -0.53% -0.04%
2086 -0.54% 0.08%
2085 -0.54% 0.08%
2084 -0.53% 0.06%
2083 -0.56% 0.14%
2082 -0.57% 0.15%
2081 -0.59% 0.22%
2080 -0.61% 0.13%
2079 -0.63% 0.08%
2078 -0.66% 0.1%
2077 -0.67% 0.19%
2076 -0.69% 0.21%
2075 -0.72% 0.22%
2074 -0.75% 0.24%
2073 -0.77% 0.31%
2072 -0.78% 0.33%
2071 -0.8% 0.33%
2070 -0.83% 0.34%
2069 -0.84% 0.42%
2068 -0.84% 0.45%
2067 -0.83% 0.49%
2066 -0.82% 0.58%
2065 -0.83% 0.59%
2064 -0.83% 0.59%
2063 -0.82% 0.59%
2062 -0.82% 0.61%
2061 -0.8% 0.69%
2060 -0.8% 0.76%
2059 -0.78% 0.69%
2058 -0.77% 0.69%
2057 -0.74% 0.77%
2056 -0.72% 0.76%
2055 -0.69% 0.84%
2054 -0.66% 0.87%
2053 -0.65% 0.78%
2052 -0.63% 0.8%
2051 -0.6% 0.84%
2050 -0.59% 0.84%
2049 -0.56% 0.81%
2048 -0.55% 0.78%
2047 -0.5% 0.84%
2046 -0.49% 0.92%
2045 -0.49% 0.87%
2044 -0.47% 0.93%
2043 -0.46% 1.01%
2042 -0.47% 1.07%
2041 -0.47% 1.16%
2040 -0.46% 1.2%
2039 -0.47% 1.3%
2038 -0.47% 1.42%
2037 -0.47% 1.44%
2036 -0.48% 1.61%
2035 -0.47% 1.7%
2034 -0.47% 1.86%
2033 -0.48% 1.92%
2032 -0.46% 2.1%
2031 -0.45% 2.21%
2030 -0.45% 2.5%
2029 -0.45% 2.59%
2028 -0.44% 2.88%
2027 -0.43% 3.09%
2026 -0.41% 3.57%
2025 -1.75% 4.12%
2024 -0.02% 4.57%
2023 -0.28% 5.04%
2022 -1.25% 3.85%
2021 -1.21% 2.75%
2020 -0.21% 3.42%
2019 -0.11% 3.96%
2018 -0.2% 1.84%
2017 -0.2% 0.16%
2016 -0.42% -1.19%
2015 -0.66% -4.19%
2014 -0.66% -6.43%
2013 -0.72% -4.8%
2012 -0.54% -0.52%
2011 -0.15% 1.76%
2010 0.13% 2.3%
2009 0.26% 1.57%
2008 0.27% 3.6%
2007 0.26% 6.35%
2006 0.3% 4.37%
2005 0.29% 2.6%
2004 0.25% 2.5%
2003 0.24% 2.41%
2002 0.37% 2.45%
2001 0.52% 2.48%
2000 0.41% 2.53%
1999 0.38% 2.58%
1998 0.56% 2.61%
1997 0.49% 2.66%
1996 0.44% 2.75%
1995 0.47% 2.87%
1994 0.5% 2.99%
1993 0.59% 3.06%
1992 0.77% 3.12%
1991 1.21% 3.19%
1990 1.06% 3.29%
1989 0.52% 3.37%
1988 0.36% 3.45%
1987 0.33% 3.51%
1986 0.33% 3.55%
1985 0.39% 3.58%
1984 0.5% 3.57%
1983 0.58% 3.47%
1982 0.62% 3.37%
1981 0.9% 3.38%
1980 0.99% 3.41%
1979 1.25% 3.45%
1978 1.31% 3.49%
1977 1.31% 3.49%
1976 1.57% 3.48%
1975 0.94% 3.45%
1974 0.37% 3.43%
1973 0.46% 3.43%
1972 0.65% 3.45%
1971 0.43% 3.41%
1970 0.23% 3.33%
1969 0.37% 3.29%
1968 0.65% 3.26%
1967 0.82% 3.23%
1966 0.74% 3.2%
1965 0.47% 3.15%
1964 0.36% 3.1%
1963 0.37% 3.05%
1962 0.6% 2.99%
1961 0.8% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Greece Syria
Current population
10181414
26829400
Population rank 96/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.32%
One net population change
3.95 hours
29.3 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 6/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +421,693
Net migration rank 37/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 421,693
2024 - -122,772 - 546,494
2023 -56,200 -159,430 402,713 757,309
2022 -63,665 -53,997 369,750 735,142
2021 -58,131 -160,277 350,560 211,220
2020 -46,004 6,353 327,992 269,050
2019 -41,814 36,762 293,762 500,985
2018 -33,272 17,938 242,530 514,102
2017 -36,566 10,483 237,214 -287,501
2016 -25,862 10,484 236,007 -124,063
2015 -29,216 -43,462 253,977 -827,496
2014 -20,696 -46,678 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -17,545 -59,323 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -16,568 -65,364 475,520 -999,267
2011 -4,441 -31,786 543,950 -256,888
2010 5,560 2,001 558,666 -54,359
2009 8,886 18,182 559,314 -52,703
2008 11,077 27,081 576,593 -402,393
2007 2,210 25,400 529,162 801,514
2006 6,612 27,621 480,616 682,911
2005 2,197 33,297 468,960 13,382
2004 0 29,039 461,209 10,881
2003 -1,093 25,323 457,000 -33,920
2002 0 25,692 453,967 -35,096
2001 0 60,387 451,503 -36,383
2000 -1,081 54,661 446,211 -34,425
1999 -2,153 49,930 439,261 -31,394
1998 -2,144 47,856 433,447 -26,025
1997 2,133 45,671 429,887 -31,571
1996 0 43,444 430,765 -30,197
1995 1,056 42,674 430,172 -28,122
1994 6,307 42,897 426,996 -12,630
1993 4,185 39,829 420,244 -8,828
1992 6,239 41,000 412,878 -4,063
1991 6,192 37,917 410,830 -10,154
1990 8,157 26,294 409,177 -6,620
1989 9,080 18,862 406,111 -8,379
1988 15,055 20,557 404,285 -8,426
1987 10,001 19,005 399,159 -8,335
1986 20,931 19,064 390,821 -9,485
1985 22,849 16,093 379,231 -6,221
1984 37,604 19,767 366,768 -5,245
1983 42,341 18,655 355,375 -9,729
1982 50,906 19,675 319,664 -721
1981 54,484 25,061 330,237 -24,536
1980 60,748 47,460 332,464 -33,114
1979 65,882 72,184 324,943 -32,793
1978 64,124 60,775 316,724 -30,567
1977 59,574 19,193 306,630 -28,275
1976 65,236 89,601 294,267 -26,268
1975 61,516 61,265 282,299 -24,389
1974 68,111 -22,590 270,735 -24,242
1973 59,824 -42,387 254,687 -17,502
1972 64,887 -3,589 249,027 -17,610
1971 67,116 -12,747 239,610 -15,167
1970 71,222 -54,166 230,117 -19,594
1969 82,464 -118,544 219,114 -18,749
1968 87,408 -429 209,454 -16,968
1967 91,183 -55,853 199,223 -14,618
1966 86,998 21,206 191,122 -13,434
1965 83,793 -81,576 182,560 -12,704
1964 83,402 -76,678 174,549 -12,044
1963 81,404 -77,345 166,555 -11,817
1962 85,327 -74,972 159,155 -11,641
1961 86,500 -61,102 151,485 -11,237
1960 96,648 -15,996 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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