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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 1.33 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th 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 -0.41% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Greece vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Turkmenistan
2100 6,583,798 10,041,228
2099 6,626,788 10,070,007
2098 6,669,448 10,097,571
2097 6,712,148 10,123,813
2096 6,754,327 10,148,560
2095 6,795,603 10,172,371
2094 6,836,072 10,194,567
2093 6,875,572 10,215,533
2092 6,914,370 10,235,132
2091 6,952,243 10,253,189
2090 6,990,331 10,270,414
2089 7,028,964 10,285,963
2088 7,066,683 10,300,439
2087 7,103,695 10,313,629
2086 7,141,616 10,325,212
2085 7,180,403 10,335,299
2084 7,219,180 10,343,821
2083 7,257,814 10,350,710
2082 7,298,443 10,356,526
2081 7,340,066 10,360,689
2080 7,383,894 10,363,394
2079 7,429,047 10,364,229
2078 7,475,929 10,363,113
2077 7,525,653 10,360,467
2076 7,576,476 10,356,079
2075 7,629,016 10,349,863
2074 7,684,147 10,342,496
2073 7,742,105 10,333,532
2072 7,802,307 10,322,776
2071 7,863,855 10,310,748
2070 7,927,670 10,297,702
2069 7,993,717 10,283,723
2068 8,061,488 10,268,779
2067 8,129,716 10,252,681
2066 8,198,001 10,235,535
2065 8,265,902 10,217,603
2064 8,334,739 10,198,228
2063 8,404,367 10,177,447
2062 8,473,829 10,155,121
2061 8,543,564 10,131,160
2060 8,612,080 10,105,616
2059 8,681,422 10,077,893
2058 8,749,623 10,047,185
2057 8,817,088 10,013,846
2056 8,882,878 9,977,699
2055 8,947,611 9,938,273
2054 9,010,135 9,895,840
2053 9,070,133 9,849,324
2052 9,129,136 9,799,331
2051 9,186,935 9,745,673
2050 9,242,128 9,688,197
2049 9,297,265 9,627,119
2048 9,349,392 9,562,502
2047 9,400,970 9,494,734
2046 9,448,620 9,423,990
2045 9,495,447 9,350,870
2044 9,542,082 9,275,707
2043 9,587,391 9,199,229
2042 9,631,428 9,121,705
2041 9,676,515 9,043,208
2040 9,721,977 8,964,374
2039 9,767,381 8,885,167
2038 9,813,639 8,805,836
2037 9,860,147 8,726,399
2036 9,906,540 8,646,796
2035 9,953,900 8,567,354
2034 10,000,716 8,487,651
2033 10,047,814 8,407,327
2032 10,096,329 8,326,172
2031 10,142,892 8,243,436
2030 10,189,114 8,158,380
2029 10,235,303 8,065,431
2028 10,281,352 7,964,546
2027 10,326,692 7,856,302
2026 10,371,575 7,740,924
2025 10,413,962 7,618,847
2024 10,405,134 7,494,498
2023 10,407,351 7,364,438
2022 10,437,805 7,230,193
2021 10,570,130 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th 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 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 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 6.58M 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 0.08% 1.66%
2024 -0.02% 1.77%
2023 -0.29% 1.86%
2022 -1.25% 1.95%
2021 -1.2% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Greece Turkmenistan
Current population
10371575
7800189
Population rank 94/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.09%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
7.65 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
4.17 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +341
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 63/197
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 -57,229 -122,772 112,942 14,646
2023 -56,200 -159,430 117,529 15,005
2022 -63,671 -53,997 121,814 14,141
2021 -58,135 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 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
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
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 (1960–2025, 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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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