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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 8.31 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.16% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Greece vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Turkey
2100 6,583,798 64,394,191
2099 6,626,788 65,045,868
2098 6,669,448 65,690,351
2097 6,712,148 66,342,622
2096 6,754,327 66,990,674
2095 6,795,603 67,642,188
2094 6,836,072 68,296,562
2093 6,875,572 68,963,773
2092 6,914,370 69,625,957
2091 6,952,243 70,290,255
2090 6,990,331 70,960,483
2089 7,028,964 71,623,547
2088 7,066,683 72,281,102
2087 7,103,695 72,928,397
2086 7,141,616 73,576,610
2085 7,180,403 74,223,570
2084 7,219,180 74,853,312
2083 7,257,814 75,483,067
2082 7,298,443 76,111,533
2081 7,340,066 76,726,689
2080 7,383,894 77,339,541
2079 7,429,047 77,938,889
2078 7,475,929 78,532,577
2077 7,525,653 79,120,573
2076 7,576,476 79,705,459
2075 7,629,016 80,277,544
2074 7,684,147 80,848,141
2073 7,742,105 81,396,237
2072 7,802,307 81,938,080
2071 7,863,855 82,465,112
2070 7,927,670 82,981,973
2069 7,993,717 83,480,362
2068 8,061,488 83,963,140
2067 8,129,716 84,428,242
2066 8,198,001 84,886,666
2065 8,265,902 85,336,225
2064 8,334,739 85,771,285
2063 8,404,367 86,187,013
2062 8,473,829 86,587,114
2061 8,543,564 86,962,577
2060 8,612,080 87,319,314
2059 8,681,422 87,663,392
2058 8,749,623 87,973,789
2057 8,817,088 88,264,809
2056 8,882,878 88,534,755
2055 8,947,611 88,764,080
2054 9,010,135 88,972,362
2053 9,070,133 89,151,673
2052 9,129,136 89,310,785
2051 9,186,935 89,437,110
2050 9,242,128 89,541,520
2049 9,297,265 89,614,107
2048 9,349,392 89,651,068
2047 9,400,970 89,659,415
2046 9,448,620 89,634,354
2045 9,495,447 89,608,012
2044 9,542,082 89,557,421
2043 9,587,391 89,493,042
2042 9,631,428 89,404,193
2041 9,676,515 89,303,546
2040 9,721,977 89,187,952
2039 9,767,381 89,051,669
2038 9,813,639 88,901,719
2037 9,860,147 88,727,471
2036 9,906,540 88,537,927
2035 9,953,900 88,343,153
2034 10,000,716 88,139,515
2033 10,047,814 87,918,397
2032 10,096,329 87,687,495
2031 10,142,892 87,437,150
2030 10,189,114 87,166,904
2029 10,235,303 86,903,490
2028 10,281,352 86,627,469
2027 10,326,692 86,350,539
2026 10,371,575 86,093,293
2025 10,413,962 85,878,556
2024 10,405,134 85,518,661
2023 10,407,351 85,325,965
2022 10,437,805 84,979,913
2021 10,570,130 84,147,318
2020 10,698,599 83,384,680
2019 10,721,582 82,579,440
2018 10,732,882 81,407,204
2017 10,754,679 80,312,698
2016 10,775,971 79,277,962
2015 10,820,883 78,218,479
2014 10,892,413 77,181,884
2013 10,965,211 76,147,624
2012 11,045,011 75,175,827
2011 11,104,899 74,223,629
2010 11,121,341 73,142,150
2009 11,107,017 72,039,206
2008 11,077,841 71,051,678
2007 11,048,473 70,158,112
2006 11,020,362 70,045,349
2005 10,987,314 69,329,557
2004 10,955,141 68,592,617
2003 10,928,070 67,831,730
2002 10,902,022 67,048,795
2001 10,862,132 66,245,128
2000 10,805,808 65,425,961
1999 10,761,698 64,591,923
1998 10,720,509 63,734,383
1997 10,661,259 62,852,966
1996 10,608,800 61,951,134
1995 10,562,153 61,024,503
1994 10,512,922 60,033,836
1993 10,460,415 58,999,167
1992 10,399,061 57,990,118
1991 10,319,927 57,009,887
1990 10,196,792 56,015,628
1989 10,089,498 54,976,723
1988 10,036,983 53,909,626
1987 10,000,595 52,843,670
1986 9,967,213 51,777,772
1985 9,934,300 50,687,115
1984 9,895,801 49,574,069
1983 9,846,627 48,447,410
1982 9,789,513 47,322,096
1981 9,729,350 46,321,190
1980 9,642,505 45,408,815
1979 9,548,258 44,510,429
1978 9,429,959 43,645,306
1977 9,308,479 42,773,298
1976 9,188,150 41,899,984
1975 9,046,541 41,053,126
1974 8,962,022 40,210,234
1973 8,929,086 39,329,533
1972 8,888,628 38,430,221
1971 8,831,036 37,518,611
1970 8,792,806 36,638,465
1969 8,772,764 35,787,774
1968 8,740,765 34,921,684
1967 8,684,088 34,050,421
1966 8,613,651 33,177,672
1965 8,550,333 32,345,220
1964 8,510,429 31,543,072
1963 8,479,625 30,726,841
1962 8,448,233 29,916,147
1961 8,398,050 29,119,238
1960 8,331,725 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Turkey
2100 -0.65% -1%
2099 -0.64% -0.98%
2098 -0.64% -0.98%
2097 -0.62% -0.97%
2096 -0.61% -0.96%
2095 -0.59% -0.96%
2094 -0.57% -0.97%
2093 -0.56% -0.95%
2092 -0.54% -0.95%
2091 -0.54% -0.94%
2090 -0.55% -0.93%
2089 -0.53% -0.91%
2088 -0.52% -0.89%
2087 -0.53% -0.88%
2086 -0.54% -0.87%
2085 -0.54% -0.84%
2084 -0.53% -0.83%
2083 -0.56% -0.83%
2082 -0.57% -0.8%
2081 -0.59% -0.79%
2080 -0.61% -0.77%
2079 -0.63% -0.76%
2078 -0.66% -0.74%
2077 -0.67% -0.73%
2076 -0.69% -0.71%
2075 -0.72% -0.71%
2074 -0.75% -0.67%
2073 -0.77% -0.66%
2072 -0.78% -0.64%
2071 -0.8% -0.62%
2070 -0.83% -0.6%
2069 -0.84% -0.57%
2068 -0.84% -0.55%
2067 -0.83% -0.54%
2066 -0.82% -0.53%
2065 -0.83% -0.51%
2064 -0.83% -0.48%
2063 -0.82% -0.46%
2062 -0.82% -0.43%
2061 -0.8% -0.41%
2060 -0.8% -0.39%
2059 -0.78% -0.35%
2058 -0.77% -0.33%
2057 -0.74% -0.3%
2056 -0.72% -0.26%
2055 -0.69% -0.23%
2054 -0.66% -0.2%
2053 -0.65% -0.18%
2052 -0.63% -0.14%
2051 -0.6% -0.12%
2050 -0.59% -0.08%
2049 -0.56% -0.04%
2048 -0.55% -0.009%
2047 -0.5% 0.03%
2046 -0.49% 0.03%
2045 -0.49% 0.06%
2044 -0.47% 0.07%
2043 -0.46% 0.1%
2042 -0.47% 0.11%
2041 -0.47% 0.13%
2040 -0.46% 0.15%
2039 -0.47% 0.17%
2038 -0.47% 0.2%
2037 -0.47% 0.21%
2036 -0.48% 0.22%
2035 -0.47% 0.23%
2034 -0.47% 0.25%
2033 -0.48% 0.26%
2032 -0.46% 0.29%
2031 -0.45% 0.31%
2030 -0.45% 0.3%
2029 -0.45% 0.32%
2028 -0.44% 0.32%
2027 -0.43% 0.3%
2026 -0.41% 0.25%
2025 0.08% 0.42%
2024 -0.02% 0.23%
2023 -0.29% 0.41%
2022 -1.25% 0.99%
2021 -1.2% 0.91%
2020 -0.21% 0.98%
2019 -0.11% 1.44%
2018 -0.2% 1.36%
2017 -0.2% 1.31%
2016 -0.42% 1.35%
2015 -0.66% 1.34%
2014 -0.66% 1.36%
2013 -0.72% 1.29%
2012 -0.54% 1.28%
2011 -0.15% 1.48%
2010 0.13% 1.53%
2009 0.26% 1.39%
2008 0.27% 1.27%
2007 0.26% 0.16%
2006 0.3% 1.03%
2005 0.29% 1.07%
2004 0.25% 1.12%
2003 0.24% 1.17%
2002 0.37% 1.21%
2001 0.52% 1.25%
2000 0.41% 1.29%
1999 0.38% 1.35%
1998 0.56% 1.4%
1997 0.49% 1.46%
1996 0.44% 1.52%
1995 0.47% 1.65%
1994 0.5% 1.75%
1993 0.59% 1.74%
1992 0.77% 1.72%
1991 1.21% 1.77%
1990 1.06% 1.89%
1989 0.52% 1.98%
1988 0.36% 2.02%
1987 0.33% 2.06%
1986 0.33% 2.15%
1985 0.39% 2.25%
1984 0.5% 2.33%
1983 0.58% 2.38%
1982 0.62% 2.16%
1981 0.9% 2.01%
1980 0.99% 2.02%
1979 1.25% 1.98%
1978 1.31% 2.04%
1977 1.31% 2.08%
1976 1.57% 2.06%
1975 0.94% 2.1%
1974 0.37% 2.24%
1973 0.46% 2.34%
1972 0.65% 2.43%
1971 0.43% 2.4%
1970 0.23% 2.38%
1969 0.37% 2.48%
1968 0.65% 2.56%
1967 0.82% 2.63%
1966 0.74% 2.57%
1965 0.47% 2.54%
1964 0.36% 2.66%
1963 0.37% 2.71%
1962 0.6% 2.74%
1961 0.8% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Greece Turkey
Current population
10371575
86225430
Population rank 94/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.04%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +986
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 138/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -258,205
Net migration rank 37/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -258,205
2024 -57,229 -122,772 453,249 -275,952
2023 -56,200 -159,430 426,630 -318,070
2022 -63,671 -53,997 535,373 -301,544
2021 -58,135 -160,277 521,713 20,283
2020 -46,004 6,353 608,708 37,934
2019 -41,814 36,762 751,472 -15,690
2018 -33,272 17,938 830,353 187,570
2017 -36,566 10,483 875,408 659,846
2016 -25,862 10,484 895,841 352,063
2015 -29,216 -43,462 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -20,696 -46,678 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -17,545 -59,323 921,386 438,618
2012 -16,568 -65,364 917,145 258,623
2011 -4,441 -31,786 875,839 68,849
2010 5,560 2,001 892,334 55,532
2009 8,886 18,182 900,491 24,276
2008 11,077 27,081 868,749 47,915
2007 2,210 25,400 876,626 -186,402
2006 6,612 27,621 897,351 -190,194
2005 2,197 33,297 898,650 -174,177
2004 0 29,039 896,025 -146,574
2003 -1,093 25,323 893,683 -121,383
2002 0 25,692 922,927 -129,444
2001 0 60,387 980,560 -166,759
2000 -1,081 54,661 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -2,153 49,930 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -2,144 47,856 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 2,133 45,671 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 0 43,444 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 1,056 42,674 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 6,307 42,897 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 4,185 39,829 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 6,239 41,000 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 6,192 37,917 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 8,157 26,294 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 9,080 18,862 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 15,055 20,557 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 10,001 19,005 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 20,931 19,064 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 22,849 16,093 1,098,846 8,960
1984 37,604 19,767 1,096,529 21,787
1983 42,341 18,655 1,095,106 39,871
1982 50,906 19,675 1,091,863 23,728
1981 54,484 25,061 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 60,748 47,460 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 65,882 72,184 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 64,124 60,775 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 59,574 19,193 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 65,236 89,601 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 61,516 61,265 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 71,222 -54,166 991,950 -150,924
1969 82,464 -118,544 970,958 -110,578
1968 87,408 -429 950,778 -78,973
1967 91,183 -55,853 936,727 -65,993
1966 86,998 21,206 925,790 -50,999
1965 83,793 -81,576 904,016 -113,911
1964 83,402 -76,678 884,152 -69,978
1963 81,404 -77,345 862,626 -44,317
1962 85,327 -74,972 837,473 -34,353
1961 86,500 -61,102 816,911 -26,187
1960 96,648 -15,996 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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