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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 1.08 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Greece vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Tajikistan
2100 6,463,085 20,390,053
2099 6,505,287 20,381,074
2098 6,547,164 20,367,161
2097 6,589,081 20,348,897
2096 6,630,487 20,324,869
2095 6,671,006 20,297,885
2094 6,710,734 20,265,966
2093 6,749,510 20,234,160
2092 6,787,596 20,192,937
2091 6,824,775 20,148,873
2090 6,862,164 20,103,798
2089 6,900,089 20,056,079
2088 6,937,116 20,005,521
2087 6,973,450 19,950,317
2086 7,010,676 19,895,606
2085 7,048,751 19,836,988
2084 7,086,818 19,773,272
2083 7,124,743 19,706,082
2082 7,164,627 19,639,516
2081 7,205,487 19,572,596
2080 7,248,512 19,499,390
2079 7,292,836 19,425,502
2078 7,338,859 19,347,261
2077 7,387,671 19,265,447
2076 7,437,562 19,175,355
2075 7,489,139 19,083,859
2074 7,543,259 18,988,290
2073 7,600,155 18,889,470
2072 7,659,253 18,785,103
2071 7,719,672 18,674,697
2070 7,782,317 18,559,138
2069 7,847,153 18,437,873
2068 7,913,682 18,315,011
2067 7,980,659 18,187,508
2066 8,047,692 18,054,404
2065 8,114,348 17,921,674
2064 8,181,923 17,783,801
2063 8,250,274 17,641,066
2062 8,318,463 17,498,306
2061 8,386,919 17,356,130
2060 8,454,179 17,206,922
2059 8,522,250 17,056,085
2058 8,589,200 16,903,532
2057 8,655,428 16,749,284
2056 8,720,012 16,595,691
2055 8,783,558 16,441,650
2054 8,844,935 16,285,520
2053 8,903,834 16,130,235
2052 8,961,755 15,967,770
2051 9,018,494 15,805,253
2050 9,072,676 15,638,613
2049 9,126,801 15,468,883
2048 9,177,973 15,292,499
2047 9,228,605 15,112,083
2046 9,275,381 14,928,123
2045 9,321,349 14,739,540
2044 9,367,130 14,544,544
2043 9,411,608 14,349,357
2042 9,454,837 14,147,892
2041 9,499,098 13,945,694
2040 9,543,726 13,741,587
2039 9,588,298 13,536,704
2038 9,633,708 13,331,490
2037 9,679,362 13,125,051
2036 9,724,905 12,917,110
2035 9,771,397 12,714,184
2034 9,817,355 12,515,962
2033 9,863,589 12,321,294
2032 9,911,215 12,128,060
2031 9,956,924 11,938,351
2030 10,002,298 11,749,706
2029 10,047,641 11,559,235
2028 10,092,845 11,369,414
2027 10,137,354 11,178,605
2026 10,181,414 10,986,242
2025 10,223,023 10,791,246
2024 10,405,134 10,590,927
2023 10,407,351 10,389,799
2022 10,436,882 10,182,222
2021 10,569,207 9,966,908
2020 10,698,599 9,749,310
2019 10,721,582 9,529,966
2018 10,732,882 9,307,333
2017 10,754,679 9,085,946
2016 10,775,971 8,865,631
2015 10,820,883 8,643,840
2014 10,892,413 8,425,552
2013 10,965,211 8,216,724
2012 11,045,011 8,014,084
2011 11,104,899 7,824,785
2010 11,121,341 7,652,141
2009 11,107,017 7,490,230
2008 11,077,841 7,338,403
2007 11,048,473 7,194,477
2006 11,020,362 7,057,566
2005 10,987,314 6,924,720
2004 10,955,141 6,790,547
2003 10,928,070 6,658,575
2002 10,902,022 6,531,669
2001 10,862,132 6,407,377
2000 10,805,808 6,284,735
1999 10,761,698 6,208,370
1998 10,720,509 6,176,397
1997 10,661,259 6,139,829
1996 10,608,800 6,066,523
1995 10,562,153 5,948,584
1994 10,512,922 5,825,368
1993 10,460,415 5,724,993
1992 10,399,061 5,649,400
1991 10,319,927 5,541,205
1990 10,196,792 5,398,768
1989 10,089,498 5,267,249
1988 10,036,983 5,114,989
1987 10,000,595 4,939,059
1986 9,967,213 4,772,139
1985 9,934,300 4,619,003
1984 9,895,801 4,480,026
1983 9,846,627 4,350,874
1982 9,789,513 4,227,171
1981 9,729,350 4,109,022
1980 9,642,505 3,995,256
1979 9,548,258 3,882,691
1978 9,429,959 3,768,508
1977 9,308,479 3,653,265
1976 9,188,150 3,540,076
1975 9,046,541 3,430,425
1974 8,962,022 3,324,499
1973 8,929,086 3,222,290
1972 8,888,628 3,123,691
1971 8,831,036 3,028,837
1970 8,792,806 2,936,779
1969 8,772,764 2,845,273
1968 8,740,765 2,753,848
1967 8,684,088 2,664,130
1966 8,613,651 2,577,184
1965 8,550,333 2,492,998
1964 8,510,429 2,411,260
1963 8,479,625 2,331,736
1962 8,448,233 2,255,026
1961 8,398,050 2,181,805
1960 8,331,725 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Tajikistan
2100 -0.65% 0.04%
2099 -0.64% 0.07%
2098 -0.64% 0.09%
2097 -0.62% 0.12%
2096 -0.61% 0.13%
2095 -0.59% 0.16%
2094 -0.57% 0.16%
2093 -0.56% 0.2%
2092 -0.54% 0.22%
2091 -0.54% 0.22%
2090 -0.55% 0.24%
2089 -0.53% 0.25%
2088 -0.52% 0.28%
2087 -0.53% 0.27%
2086 -0.54% 0.3%
2085 -0.54% 0.32%
2084 -0.53% 0.34%
2083 -0.56% 0.34%
2082 -0.57% 0.34%
2081 -0.59% 0.38%
2080 -0.61% 0.38%
2079 -0.63% 0.4%
2078 -0.66% 0.42%
2077 -0.67% 0.47%
2076 -0.69% 0.48%
2075 -0.72% 0.5%
2074 -0.75% 0.52%
2073 -0.77% 0.56%
2072 -0.78% 0.59%
2071 -0.8% 0.62%
2070 -0.83% 0.66%
2069 -0.84% 0.67%
2068 -0.84% 0.7%
2067 -0.83% 0.74%
2066 -0.82% 0.74%
2065 -0.83% 0.78%
2064 -0.83% 0.81%
2063 -0.82% 0.82%
2062 -0.82% 0.82%
2061 -0.8% 0.87%
2060 -0.8% 0.88%
2059 -0.78% 0.9%
2058 -0.77% 0.92%
2057 -0.74% 0.93%
2056 -0.72% 0.94%
2055 -0.69% 0.96%
2054 -0.66% 0.96%
2053 -0.65% 1.02%
2052 -0.63% 1.03%
2051 -0.6% 1.07%
2050 -0.59% 1.1%
2049 -0.56% 1.15%
2048 -0.55% 1.19%
2047 -0.5% 1.23%
2046 -0.49% 1.28%
2045 -0.49% 1.34%
2044 -0.47% 1.36%
2043 -0.46% 1.42%
2042 -0.47% 1.45%
2041 -0.47% 1.49%
2040 -0.46% 1.51%
2039 -0.47% 1.54%
2038 -0.47% 1.57%
2037 -0.47% 1.61%
2036 -0.48% 1.6%
2035 -0.47% 1.58%
2034 -0.47% 1.58%
2033 -0.48% 1.59%
2032 -0.46% 1.59%
2031 -0.45% 1.61%
2030 -0.45% 1.65%
2029 -0.45% 1.67%
2028 -0.44% 1.71%
2027 -0.43% 1.75%
2026 -0.41% 1.81%
2025 -1.75% 1.89%
2024 -0.02% 1.94%
2023 -0.28% 2.04%
2022 -1.25% 2.16%
2021 -1.21% 2.23%
2020 -0.21% 2.3%
2019 -0.11% 2.39%
2018 -0.2% 2.44%
2017 -0.2% 2.49%
2016 -0.42% 2.57%
2015 -0.66% 2.59%
2014 -0.66% 2.54%
2013 -0.72% 2.53%
2012 -0.54% 2.42%
2011 -0.15% 2.26%
2010 0.13% 2.16%
2009 0.26% 2.07%
2008 0.27% 2%
2007 0.26% 1.94%
2006 0.3% 1.92%
2005 0.29% 1.98%
2004 0.25% 1.98%
2003 0.24% 1.94%
2002 0.37% 1.94%
2001 0.52% 1.95%
2000 0.41% 1.23%
1999 0.38% 0.52%
1998 0.56% 0.6%
1997 0.49% 1.21%
1996 0.44% 1.98%
1995 0.47% 2.12%
1994 0.5% 1.75%
1993 0.59% 1.34%
1992 0.77% 1.95%
1991 1.21% 2.64%
1990 1.06% 2.5%
1989 0.52% 2.98%
1988 0.36% 3.56%
1987 0.33% 3.5%
1986 0.33% 3.32%
1985 0.39% 3.1%
1984 0.5% 2.97%
1983 0.58% 2.93%
1982 0.62% 2.88%
1981 0.9% 2.85%
1980 0.99% 2.9%
1979 1.25% 3.03%
1978 1.31% 3.15%
1977 1.31% 3.2%
1976 1.57% 3.2%
1975 0.94% 3.19%
1974 0.37% 3.17%
1973 0.46% 3.16%
1972 0.65% 3.13%
1971 0.43% 3.13%
1970 0.23% 3.22%
1969 0.37% 3.32%
1968 0.65% 3.37%
1967 0.82% 3.37%
1966 0.74% 3.38%
1965 0.47% 3.39%
1964 0.36% 3.41%
1963 0.37% 3.4%
1962 0.6% 3.36%
1961 0.8% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Greece Tajikistan
Current population
10181414
11038274
Population rank 96/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.13%
One net population change
3.95 hours
2.61 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +551
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 55/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -21,606
Net migration rank 37/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -21,606
2024 - -122,772 - -21,236
2023 -56,200 -159,430 223,828 -19,999
2022 -63,665 -53,997 228,336 -17,001
2021 -58,131 -160,277 222,850 -3,564
2020 -46,004 6,353 219,467 -3,564
2019 -41,814 36,762 231,817 -9,041
2018 -33,272 17,938 228,597 -6,111
2017 -36,566 10,483 224,396 -4,093
2016 -25,862 10,484 228,547 -8,210
2015 -29,216 -43,462 230,903 -7,660
2014 -20,696 -46,678 227,304 -13,962
2013 -17,545 -59,323 220,693 -16,362
2012 -16,568 -65,364 213,078 -12,132
2011 -4,441 -31,786 208,429 -30,783
2010 5,560 2,001 201,389 -33,733
2009 8,886 18,182 192,851 -36,677
2008 11,077 27,081 182,337 -34,855
2007 2,210 25,400 173,200 -32,831
2006 6,612 27,621 164,046 -30,591
2005 2,197 33,297 160,189 -27,954
2004 0 29,039 161,201 -25,082
2003 -1,093 25,323 150,391 -22,562
2002 0 25,692 146,492 -20,526
2001 0 60,387 142,276 -19,657
2000 -1,081 54,661 136,549 -13,871
1999 -2,153 49,930 147,622 -117,571
1998 -2,144 47,856 153,508 -119,621
1997 2,133 45,671 149,825 -110,572
1996 0 43,444 138,287 -30,922
1995 1,056 42,674 168,934 -40,418
1994 6,307 42,897 167,590 -49,668
1993 4,185 39,829 157,975 -75,147
1992 6,239 41,000 163,652 -95,280
1991 6,192 37,917 177,585 -29,553
1990 8,157 26,294 178,429 -41,596
1989 9,080 18,862 179,212 -53,020
1988 15,055 20,557 172,805 5,523
1987 10,001 19,005 163,611 9,923
1986 20,931 19,064 155,987 4,321
1985 22,849 16,093 145,720 247
1984 37,604 19,767 139,145 -7,152
1983 42,341 18,655 133,280 -6,972
1982 50,906 19,675 127,838 -6,730
1981 54,484 25,061 121,418 -6,221
1980 60,748 47,460 117,888 -5,557
1979 65,882 72,184 114,496 -1,703
1978 64,124 60,775 110,564 5,006
1977 59,574 19,193 106,920 7,999
1976 65,236 89,601 103,777 7,679
1975 61,516 61,265 100,604 7,237
1974 68,111 -22,590 97,481 6,531
1973 59,824 -42,387 94,523 5,876
1972 64,887 -3,589 91,677 5,123
1971 67,116 -12,747 88,618 4,293
1970 71,222 -54,166 85,645 5,559
1969 82,464 -118,544 82,931 8,886
1968 87,408 -429 80,698 10,323
1967 91,183 -55,853 78,733 9,670
1966 86,998 21,206 76,702 8,796
1965 83,793 -81,576 75,139 7,744
1964 83,402 -76,678 74,030 6,568
1963 81,404 -77,345 73,065 5,379
1962 85,327 -74,972 70,700 4,270
1961 86,500 -61,102 68,182 3,291
1960 96,648 -15,996 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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