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Population in Greece compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 6.89 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Greece vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece United Kingdom
2100 6,463,085 74,700,585
2099 6,505,287 74,831,175
2098 6,547,164 74,950,267
2097 6,589,081 75,064,397
2096 6,630,487 75,176,691
2095 6,671,006 75,287,063
2094 6,710,734 75,383,856
2093 6,749,510 75,482,205
2092 6,787,596 75,575,769
2091 6,824,775 75,666,091
2090 6,862,164 75,753,129
2089 6,900,089 75,835,723
2088 6,937,116 75,907,614
2087 6,973,450 75,978,712
2086 7,010,676 76,046,742
2085 7,048,751 76,105,680
2084 7,086,818 76,156,223
2083 7,124,743 76,205,894
2082 7,164,627 76,246,844
2081 7,205,487 76,274,040
2080 7,248,512 76,306,205
2079 7,292,836 76,334,949
2078 7,338,859 76,353,484
2077 7,387,671 76,371,123
2076 7,437,562 76,373,520
2075 7,489,139 76,386,071
2074 7,543,259 76,397,426
2073 7,600,155 76,406,554
2072 7,659,253 76,398,941
2071 7,719,672 76,388,223
2070 7,782,317 76,378,505
2069 7,847,153 76,371,827
2068 7,913,682 76,370,973
2067 7,980,659 76,363,548
2066 8,047,692 76,356,638
2065 8,114,348 76,355,841
2064 8,181,923 76,352,770
2063 8,250,274 76,353,175
2062 8,318,463 76,346,535
2061 8,386,919 76,344,206
2060 8,454,179 76,344,725
2059 8,522,250 76,345,215
2058 8,589,200 76,326,961
2057 8,655,428 76,307,006
2056 8,720,012 76,274,247
2055 8,783,558 76,235,304
2054 8,844,935 76,167,710
2053 8,903,834 76,094,051
2052 8,961,755 76,001,979
2051 9,018,494 75,895,690
2050 9,072,676 75,777,445
2049 9,126,801 75,646,044
2048 9,177,973 75,499,380
2047 9,228,605 75,338,951
2046 9,275,381 75,171,300
2045 9,321,349 74,993,186
2044 9,367,130 74,807,530
2043 9,411,608 74,607,485
2042 9,454,837 74,407,783
2041 9,499,098 74,203,292
2040 9,543,726 73,994,525
2039 9,588,298 73,782,112
2038 9,633,708 73,559,085
2037 9,679,362 73,335,723
2036 9,724,905 73,101,646
2035 9,771,397 72,850,722
2034 9,817,355 72,597,177
2033 9,863,589 72,322,802
2032 9,911,215 72,046,316
2031 9,956,924 71,757,868
2030 10,002,298 71,442,811
2029 10,047,641 71,123,782
2028 10,092,845 70,783,199
2027 10,137,354 70,421,923
2026 10,181,414 70,055,911
2025 10,223,023 69,658,188
2024 10,405,134 69,226,000
2023 10,407,351 68,492,000
2022 10,436,882 67,604,000
2021 10,569,207 66,984,000
2020 10,698,599 66,744,000
2019 10,721,582 66,631,000
2018 10,732,882 66,289,000
2017 10,754,679 65,966,000
2016 10,775,971 65,607,000
2015 10,820,883 65,088,000
2014 10,892,413 64,620,000
2013 10,965,211 64,139,000
2012 11,045,011 63,711,000
2011 11,104,899 63,258,810
2010 11,121,341 62,766,365
2009 11,107,017 62,276,270
2008 11,077,841 61,806,995
2007 11,048,473 61,322,463
2006 11,020,362 60,846,820
2005 10,987,314 60,401,206
2004 10,955,141 59,987,905
2003 10,928,070 59,647,577
2002 10,902,022 59,370,479
2001 10,862,132 59,119,673
2000 10,805,808 58,892,514
1999 10,761,698 58,682,466
1998 10,720,509 58,487,141
1997 10,661,259 58,316,954
1996 10,608,800 58,166,950
1995 10,562,153 58,019,030
1994 10,512,922 57,865,745
1993 10,460,415 57,718,614
1992 10,399,061 57,580,402
1991 10,319,927 57,424,897
1990 10,196,792 57,247,586
1989 10,089,498 57,076,711
1988 10,036,983 56,928,327
1987 10,000,595 56,802,050
1986 9,967,213 56,681,396
1985 9,934,300 56,550,268
1984 9,895,801 56,422,072
1983 9,846,627 56,332,848
1982 9,789,513 56,313,641
1981 9,729,350 56,333,829
1980 9,642,505 56,314,216
1979 9,548,258 56,246,951
1978 9,429,959 56,196,504
1977 9,308,479 56,193,492
1976 9,188,150 56,211,968
1975 9,046,541 56,225,800
1974 8,962,022 56,229,974
1973 8,929,086 56,194,527
1972 8,888,628 56,086,065
1971 8,831,036 55,896,223
1970 8,792,806 55,663,250
1969 8,772,764 55,441,750
1968 8,740,765 55,211,700
1967 8,684,088 54,943,600
1966 8,613,651 54,648,500
1965 8,550,333 54,348,050
1964 8,510,429 54,000,000
1963 8,479,625 53,650,000
1962 8,448,233 53,250,000
1961 8,398,050 52,800,000
1960 8,331,725 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece United Kingdom
2100 -0.65% -0.17%
2099 -0.64% -0.16%
2098 -0.64% -0.15%
2097 -0.62% -0.15%
2096 -0.61% -0.15%
2095 -0.59% -0.13%
2094 -0.57% -0.13%
2093 -0.56% -0.12%
2092 -0.54% -0.12%
2091 -0.54% -0.11%
2090 -0.55% -0.11%
2089 -0.53% -0.09%
2088 -0.52% -0.09%
2087 -0.53% -0.09%
2086 -0.54% -0.08%
2085 -0.54% -0.07%
2084 -0.53% -0.07%
2083 -0.56% -0.05%
2082 -0.57% -0.04%
2081 -0.59% -0.04%
2080 -0.61% -0.04%
2079 -0.63% -0.02%
2078 -0.66% -0.02%
2077 -0.67% -0.003%
2076 -0.69% -0.02%
2075 -0.72% -0.01%
2074 -0.75% -0.01%
2073 -0.77% 0.01%
2072 -0.78% 0.01%
2071 -0.8% 0.01%
2070 -0.83% 0.009%
2069 -0.84% 0.001%
2068 -0.84% 0.01%
2067 -0.83% 0.009%
2066 -0.82% 0.001%
2065 -0.83% 0.004%
2064 -0.83% -0%
2063 -0.82% 0.009%
2062 -0.82% 0.003%
2061 -0.8% -0.001%
2060 -0.8% -0.001%
2059 -0.78% 0.02%
2058 -0.77% 0.03%
2057 -0.74% 0.04%
2056 -0.72% 0.05%
2055 -0.69% 0.09%
2054 -0.66% 0.1%
2053 -0.65% 0.12%
2052 -0.63% 0.14%
2051 -0.6% 0.16%
2050 -0.59% 0.17%
2049 -0.56% 0.19%
2048 -0.55% 0.21%
2047 -0.5% 0.22%
2046 -0.49% 0.24%
2045 -0.49% 0.25%
2044 -0.47% 0.27%
2043 -0.46% 0.27%
2042 -0.47% 0.28%
2041 -0.47% 0.28%
2040 -0.46% 0.29%
2039 -0.47% 0.3%
2038 -0.47% 0.3%
2037 -0.47% 0.32%
2036 -0.48% 0.34%
2035 -0.47% 0.35%
2034 -0.47% 0.38%
2033 -0.48% 0.38%
2032 -0.46% 0.4%
2031 -0.45% 0.44%
2030 -0.45% 0.45%
2029 -0.45% 0.48%
2028 -0.44% 0.51%
2027 -0.43% 0.52%
2026 -0.41% 0.57%
2025 -1.75% 0.62%
2024 -0.02% 1.07%
2023 -0.28% 1.31%
2022 -1.25% 0.93%
2021 -1.21% 0.36%
2020 -0.21% 0.17%
2019 -0.11% 0.52%
2018 -0.2% 0.49%
2017 -0.2% 0.55%
2016 -0.42% 0.8%
2015 -0.66% 0.72%
2014 -0.66% 0.75%
2013 -0.72% 0.67%
2012 -0.54% 0.71%
2011 -0.15% 0.78%
2010 0.13% 0.79%
2009 0.26% 0.76%
2008 0.27% 0.79%
2007 0.26% 0.78%
2006 0.3% 0.74%
2005 0.29% 0.69%
2004 0.25% 0.57%
2003 0.24% 0.47%
2002 0.37% 0.42%
2001 0.52% 0.39%
2000 0.41% 0.36%
1999 0.38% 0.33%
1998 0.56% 0.29%
1997 0.49% 0.26%
1996 0.44% 0.25%
1995 0.47% 0.26%
1994 0.5% 0.25%
1993 0.59% 0.24%
1992 0.77% 0.27%
1991 1.21% 0.31%
1990 1.06% 0.3%
1989 0.52% 0.26%
1988 0.36% 0.22%
1987 0.33% 0.21%
1986 0.33% 0.23%
1985 0.39% 0.23%
1984 0.5% 0.16%
1983 0.58% 0.03%
1982 0.62% -0.04%
1981 0.9% 0.03%
1980 0.99% 0.12%
1979 1.25% 0.09%
1978 1.31% 0.005%
1977 1.31% -0.03%
1976 1.57% -0.02%
1975 0.94% -0.007%
1974 0.37% 0.06%
1973 0.46% 0.19%
1972 0.65% 0.34%
1971 0.43% 0.42%
1970 0.23% 0.4%
1969 0.37% 0.42%
1968 0.65% 0.49%
1967 0.82% 0.54%
1966 0.74% 0.55%
1965 0.47% 0.64%
1964 0.36% 0.65%
1963 0.37% 0.75%
1962 0.6% 0.85%
1961 0.8% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Greece United Kingdom
Current population
10181414
70154914
Population rank 96/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.85%
One net population change
3.95 hours
43 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 97/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 +389,911
Net migration rank 37/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 389,911
2024 - -122,772 - 417,114
2023 -56,200 -159,430 34,589 445,523
2022 -63,665 -53,997 39,751 487,029
2021 -58,131 -160,277 30,612 462,967
2020 -46,004 6,353 -4,272 144,221
2019 -41,814 36,762 108,342 232,727
2018 -33,272 17,938 119,321 259,744
2017 -36,566 10,483 145,125 272,311
2016 -25,862 10,484 177,139 324,649
2015 -29,216 -43,462 175,738 347,839
2014 -20,696 -46,678 206,784 306,091
2013 -17,545 -59,323 198,830 237,272
2012 -16,568 -65,364 248,473 172,088
2011 -4,441 -31,786 259,361 228,773
2010 5,560 2,001 251,066 274,811
2009 8,886 18,182 230,422 249,639
2008 11,077 27,081 216,325 263,390
2007 2,210 25,400 196,232 309,385
2006 6,612 27,621 176,455 288,923
2005 2,197 33,297 144,963 308,279
2004 0 29,039 131,974 276,077
2003 -1,093 25,323 89,471 211,846
2002 0 25,692 65,308 203,577
2001 0 60,387 65,032 175,133
2000 -1,081 54,661 70,671 153,917
1999 -2,153 49,930 64,551 152,653
1998 -2,144 47,856 87,730 125,541
1997 2,133 45,671 99,138 59,723
1996 0 43,444 98,884 54,964
1995 1,056 42,674 87,028 61,385
1994 6,307 42,897 127,304 45,339
1993 4,185 39,829 103,893 27,403
1992 6,239 41,000 149,709 17,846
1991 6,192 37,917 143,562 27,601
1990 8,157 26,294 154,569 57,132
1989 9,080 18,862 119,861 49,586
1988 15,055 20,557 136,628 13,952
1987 10,001 19,005 136,325 8,266
1986 20,931 19,064 90,690 41,836
1985 22,849 16,093 79,170 83,164
1984 37,604 19,767 84,633 71,107
1983 42,341 18,655 61,966 27,063
1982 50,906 19,675 56,314 -61,152
1981 54,484 25,061 73,234 -83,876
1980 60,748 47,460 95,734 -25,187
1979 65,882 72,184 61,872 11,255
1978 64,124 60,775 16,859 3,783
1977 59,574 19,193 0 -21,636
1976 65,236 89,601 -5,621 -19,135
1975 61,516 61,265 33,735 -40,241
1974 68,111 -22,590 67,476 -65,710
1973 59,824 -42,387 112,389 -33,840
1972 64,887 -3,589 162,650 -1,406
1971 67,116 -12,747 257,123 1,175
1970 71,222 -54,166 244,918 -15,254
1969 82,464 -118,544 260,577 -60,655
1968 87,408 -429 292,622 -38,852
1967 91,183 -55,853 346,145 -39,659
1966 86,998 21,206 333,356 -27,935
1965 83,793 -81,576 364,132 -24,955
1964 83,402 -76,678 405,000 -23,885
1963 81,404 -77,345 337,995 8,271
1962 85,327 -74,972 340,800 76,443
1961 86,500 -61,102 311,519 52,295
1960 96,648 -15,996 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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