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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 1.31 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Greece vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Turkmenistan
2100 6,463,085 10,046,945
2099 6,505,287 10,075,740
2098 6,547,164 10,103,319
2097 6,589,081 10,129,577
2096 6,630,487 10,154,338
2095 6,671,006 10,178,163
2094 6,710,734 10,200,371
2093 6,749,510 10,221,349
2092 6,787,596 10,240,959
2091 6,824,775 10,259,026
2090 6,862,164 10,276,261
2089 6,900,089 10,291,819
2088 6,937,116 10,306,303
2087 6,973,450 10,319,501
2086 7,010,676 10,331,090
2085 7,048,751 10,341,183
2084 7,086,818 10,349,710
2083 7,124,743 10,356,602
2082 7,164,627 10,362,422
2081 7,205,487 10,366,587
2080 7,248,512 10,369,293
2079 7,292,836 10,370,130
2078 7,338,859 10,369,013
2077 7,387,671 10,366,366
2076 7,437,562 10,361,975
2075 7,489,139 10,355,755
2074 7,543,259 10,348,384
2073 7,600,155 10,339,415
2072 7,659,253 10,328,653
2071 7,719,672 10,316,618
2070 7,782,317 10,303,565
2069 7,847,153 10,289,578
2068 7,913,682 10,274,625
2067 7,980,659 10,258,518
2066 8,047,692 10,241,362
2065 8,114,348 10,223,420
2064 8,181,923 10,204,034
2063 8,250,274 10,183,241
2062 8,318,463 10,160,903
2061 8,386,919 10,136,928
2060 8,454,179 10,111,369
2059 8,522,250 10,083,631
2058 8,589,200 10,052,905
2057 8,655,428 10,019,547
2056 8,720,012 9,983,379
2055 8,783,558 9,943,931
2054 8,844,935 9,901,473
2053 8,903,834 9,854,931
2052 8,961,755 9,804,909
2051 9,018,494 9,751,221
2050 9,072,676 9,693,713
2049 9,126,801 9,632,600
2048 9,177,973 9,567,946
2047 9,228,605 9,500,139
2046 9,275,381 9,429,355
2045 9,321,349 9,356,194
2044 9,367,130 9,280,988
2043 9,411,608 9,204,466
2042 9,454,837 9,126,898
2041 9,499,098 9,048,356
2040 9,543,726 8,969,478
2039 9,588,298 8,890,225
2038 9,633,708 8,810,850
2037 9,679,362 8,731,367
2036 9,724,905 8,651,719
2035 9,771,397 8,572,231
2034 9,817,355 8,492,483
2033 9,863,589 8,412,113
2032 9,911,215 8,330,912
2031 9,956,924 8,248,129
2030 10,002,298 8,163,024
2029 10,047,641 8,070,023
2028 10,092,845 7,969,080
2027 10,137,354 7,860,774
2026 10,181,414 7,745,331
2025 10,223,023 7,623,184
2024 10,405,134 7,494,498
2023 10,407,351 7,364,438
2022 10,436,882 7,230,193
2021 10,569,207 7,092,043
2020 10,698,599 6,949,912
2019 10,721,582 6,803,944
2018 10,732,882 6,655,524
2017 10,754,679 6,507,061
2016 10,775,971 6,360,041
2015 10,820,883 6,215,770
2014 10,892,413 6,075,283
2013 10,965,211 5,939,341
2012 11,045,011 5,808,546
2011 11,104,899 5,683,417
2010 11,121,341 5,564,356
2009 11,107,017 5,451,592
2008 11,077,841 5,345,029
2007 11,048,473 5,244,046
2006 11,020,362 5,147,105
2005 10,987,314 5,052,257
2004 10,955,141 4,958,093
2003 10,928,070 4,863,865
2002 10,902,022 4,769,465
2001 10,862,132 4,675,409
2000 10,805,808 4,582,677
1999 10,761,698 4,492,170
1998 10,720,509 4,410,507
1997 10,661,259 4,336,730
1996 10,608,800 4,263,819
1995 10,562,153 4,191,203
1994 10,512,922 4,116,662
1993 10,460,415 4,032,407
1992 10,399,061 3,944,689
1991 10,319,927 3,855,894
1990 10,196,792 3,760,562
1989 10,089,498 3,662,459
1988 10,036,983 3,559,363
1987 10,000,595 3,452,731
1986 9,967,213 3,347,809
1985 9,934,300 3,247,534
1984 9,895,801 3,154,079
1983 9,846,627 3,067,534
1982 9,789,513 2,985,557
1981 9,729,350 2,907,187
1980 9,642,505 2,832,203
1979 9,548,258 2,760,358
1978 9,429,959 2,691,088
1977 9,308,479 2,623,948
1976 9,188,150 2,558,521
1975 9,046,541 2,494,570
1974 8,962,022 2,432,028
1973 8,929,086 2,370,919
1972 8,888,628 2,311,430
1971 8,831,036 2,253,119
1970 8,792,806 2,195,616
1969 8,772,764 2,139,024
1968 8,740,765 2,083,069
1967 8,684,088 2,027,403
1966 8,613,651 1,971,737
1965 8,550,333 1,915,916
1964 8,510,429 1,859,997
1963 8,479,625 1,804,272
1962 8,448,233 1,749,214
1961 8,398,050 1,695,400
1960 8,331,725 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Turkmenistan
2100 -0.65% -0.29%
2099 -0.64% -0.27%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.62% -0.24%
2096 -0.61% -0.23%
2095 -0.59% -0.22%
2094 -0.57% -0.21%
2093 -0.56% -0.19%
2092 -0.54% -0.18%
2091 -0.54% -0.17%
2090 -0.55% -0.15%
2089 -0.53% -0.14%
2088 -0.52% -0.13%
2087 -0.53% -0.11%
2086 -0.54% -0.1%
2085 -0.54% -0.08%
2084 -0.53% -0.07%
2083 -0.56% -0.06%
2082 -0.57% -0.04%
2081 -0.59% -0.03%
2080 -0.61% -0.008%
2079 -0.63% 0.01%
2078 -0.66% 0.03%
2077 -0.67% 0.04%
2076 -0.69% 0.06%
2075 -0.72% 0.07%
2074 -0.75% 0.09%
2073 -0.77% 0.1%
2072 -0.78% 0.12%
2071 -0.8% 0.13%
2070 -0.83% 0.14%
2069 -0.84% 0.15%
2068 -0.84% 0.16%
2067 -0.83% 0.17%
2066 -0.82% 0.18%
2065 -0.83% 0.19%
2064 -0.83% 0.2%
2063 -0.82% 0.22%
2062 -0.82% 0.24%
2061 -0.8% 0.25%
2060 -0.8% 0.28%
2059 -0.78% 0.31%
2058 -0.77% 0.33%
2057 -0.74% 0.36%
2056 -0.72% 0.4%
2055 -0.69% 0.43%
2054 -0.66% 0.47%
2053 -0.65% 0.51%
2052 -0.63% 0.55%
2051 -0.6% 0.59%
2050 -0.59% 0.63%
2049 -0.56% 0.68%
2048 -0.55% 0.71%
2047 -0.5% 0.75%
2046 -0.49% 0.78%
2045 -0.49% 0.81%
2044 -0.47% 0.83%
2043 -0.46% 0.85%
2042 -0.47% 0.87%
2041 -0.47% 0.88%
2040 -0.46% 0.89%
2039 -0.47% 0.9%
2038 -0.47% 0.91%
2037 -0.47% 0.92%
2036 -0.48% 0.93%
2035 -0.47% 0.94%
2034 -0.47% 0.96%
2033 -0.48% 0.97%
2032 -0.46% 1%
2031 -0.45% 1.04%
2030 -0.45% 1.15%
2029 -0.45% 1.27%
2028 -0.44% 1.38%
2027 -0.43% 1.49%
2026 -0.41% 1.6%
2025 -1.75% 1.72%
2024 -0.02% 1.77%
2023 -0.28% 1.86%
2022 -1.25% 1.95%
2021 -1.21% 2.05%
2020 -0.21% 2.15%
2019 -0.11% 2.23%
2018 -0.2% 2.28%
2017 -0.2% 2.31%
2016 -0.42% 2.32%
2015 -0.66% 2.31%
2014 -0.66% 2.29%
2013 -0.72% 2.25%
2012 -0.54% 2.2%
2011 -0.15% 2.14%
2010 0.13% 2.07%
2009 0.26% 1.99%
2008 0.27% 1.93%
2007 0.26% 1.88%
2006 0.3% 1.88%
2005 0.29% 1.9%
2004 0.25% 1.94%
2003 0.24% 1.98%
2002 0.37% 2.01%
2001 0.52% 2.02%
2000 0.41% 2.01%
1999 0.38% 1.85%
1998 0.56% 1.7%
1997 0.49% 1.71%
1996 0.44% 1.73%
1995 0.47% 1.81%
1994 0.5% 2.09%
1993 0.59% 2.22%
1992 0.77% 2.3%
1991 1.21% 2.54%
1990 1.06% 2.68%
1989 0.52% 2.9%
1988 0.36% 3.09%
1987 0.33% 3.13%
1986 0.33% 3.09%
1985 0.39% 2.96%
1984 0.5% 2.82%
1983 0.58% 2.75%
1982 0.62% 2.7%
1981 0.9% 2.65%
1980 0.99% 2.6%
1979 1.25% 2.57%
1978 1.31% 2.56%
1977 1.31% 2.56%
1976 1.57% 2.56%
1975 0.94% 2.57%
1974 0.37% 2.58%
1973 0.46% 2.57%
1972 0.65% 2.59%
1971 0.43% 2.62%
1970 0.23% 2.65%
1969 0.37% 2.69%
1968 0.65% 2.75%
1967 0.82% 2.82%
1966 0.74% 2.91%
1965 0.47% 3.01%
1964 0.36% 3.09%
1963 0.37% 3.15%
1962 0.6% 3.17%
1961 0.8% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Greece Turkmenistan
Current population
10181414
7776557
Population rank 96/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.09%
One net population change
3.95 hours
4.04 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +356
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 61/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +13,268
Net migration rank 37/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 13,268
2024 - -122,772 - 14,646
2023 -56,200 -159,430 117,529 15,005
2022 -63,665 -53,997 121,814 14,141
2021 -58,131 -160,277 122,721 17,617
2020 -46,004 6,353 124,014 19,913
2019 -41,814 36,762 128,275 19,735
2018 -33,272 17,938 129,537 19,293
2017 -36,566 10,483 131,417 16,678
2016 -25,862 10,484 132,581 13,365
2015 -29,216 -43,462 132,663 9,936
2014 -20,696 -46,678 129,677 8,696
2013 -17,545 -59,323 126,217 7,287
2012 -16,568 -65,364 120,957 7,125
2011 -4,441 -31,786 115,197 6,992
2010 5,560 2,001 109,318 6,621
2009 8,886 18,182 102,931 6,656
2008 11,077 27,081 96,815 6,734
2007 2,210 25,400 92,038 6,388
2006 6,612 27,621 87,840 7,613
2005 2,197 33,297 83,968 10,263
2004 0 29,039 79,850 14,242
2003 -1,093 25,323 76,737 17,625
2002 0 25,692 75,639 18,803
2001 0 60,387 76,682 16,982
2000 -1,081 54,661 76,875 14,925
1999 -2,153 49,930 76,362 12,859
1998 -2,144 47,856 77,342 -3,239
1997 2,133 45,671 79,045 -5,600
1996 0 43,444 80,996 -8,627
1995 1,056 42,674 86,289 -13,423
1994 6,307 42,897 89,319 -13,094
1993 4,185 39,829 92,596 -312
1992 6,239 41,000 96,668 -13,517
1991 6,192 37,917 99,297 -4,864
1990 8,157 26,294 101,099 -4,864
1989 9,080 18,862 103,553 -3,576
1988 15,055 20,557 104,802 1,408
1987 10,001 19,005 103,885 3,161
1986 20,931 19,064 100,930 1,878
1985 22,849 16,093 95,890 1,861
1984 37,604 19,767 90,591 -1,427
1983 42,341 18,655 85,183 -1,264
1982 50,906 19,675 80,989 -961
1981 54,484 25,061 77,829 -1,102
1980 60,748 47,460 74,394 -1,152
1979 65,882 72,184 71,135 -677
1978 64,124 60,775 68,437 -350
1977 59,574 19,193 66,318 -132
1976 65,236 89,601 64,513 160
1975 61,516 61,265 62,681 550
1974 68,111 -22,590 60,925 924
1973 59,824 -42,387 59,169 1,194
1972 64,887 -3,589 57,326 1,293
1971 67,116 -12,747 56,666 1,348
1970 71,222 -54,166 55,617 1,376
1969 82,464 -118,544 54,791 1,397
1968 87,408 -429 54,324 1,401
1967 91,183 -55,853 54,209 1,397
1966 86,998 21,206 54,353 1,377
1965 83,793 -81,576 54,558 1,366
1964 83,402 -76,678 54,574 1,340
1963 81,404 -77,345 54,203 1,332
1962 85,327 -74,972 53,248 1,337
1961 86,500 -61,102 51,659 1,372
1960 96,648 -15,996 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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