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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 33.8 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.27% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Greece vs United States: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece United States
2100 6,463,085 415,429,771
2099 6,505,287 414,829,167
2098 6,547,164 414,231,720
2097 6,589,081 413,576,381
2096 6,630,487 412,927,393
2095 6,671,006 412,225,379
2094 6,710,734 411,498,749
2093 6,749,510 410,785,729
2092 6,787,596 410,051,921
2091 6,824,775 409,320,183
2090 6,862,164 408,613,732
2089 6,900,089 407,885,645
2088 6,937,116 407,129,733
2087 6,973,450 406,421,298
2086 7,010,676 405,715,343
2085 7,048,751 405,059,379
2084 7,086,818 404,343,130
2083 7,124,743 403,612,785
2082 7,164,627 402,871,293
2081 7,205,487 402,054,554
2080 7,248,512 401,319,194
2079 7,292,836 400,554,914
2078 7,338,859 399,737,968
2077 7,387,671 398,906,565
2076 7,437,562 398,035,750
2075 7,489,139 397,109,170
2074 7,543,259 396,226,412
2073 7,600,155 395,307,725
2072 7,659,253 394,393,561
2071 7,719,672 393,415,363
2070 7,782,317 392,469,727
2069 7,847,153 391,479,981
2068 7,913,682 390,517,695
2067 7,980,659 389,543,856
2066 8,047,692 388,597,719
2065 8,114,348 387,685,327
2064 8,181,923 386,805,026
2063 8,250,274 385,911,917
2062 8,318,463 385,032,627
2061 8,386,919 384,170,837
2060 8,454,179 383,361,269
2059 8,522,250 382,542,030
2058 8,589,200 381,704,804
2057 8,655,428 380,907,023
2056 8,720,012 380,159,777
2055 8,783,558 379,430,756
2054 8,844,935 378,682,851
2053 8,903,834 377,878,421
2052 8,961,755 377,073,303
2051 9,018,494 376,229,840
2050 9,072,676 375,373,155
2049 9,126,801 374,493,150
2048 9,177,973 373,590,762
2047 9,228,605 372,626,259
2046 9,275,381 371,644,809
2045 9,321,349 370,602,914
2044 9,367,130 369,518,897
2043 9,411,608 368,375,680
2042 9,454,837 367,158,772
2041 9,499,098 365,937,822
2040 9,543,726 364,671,837
2039 9,588,298 363,367,337
2038 9,633,708 361,997,023
2037 9,679,362 360,606,236
2036 9,724,905 359,193,245
2035 9,771,397 357,750,686
2034 9,817,355 356,266,726
2033 9,863,589 354,775,032
2032 9,911,215 353,259,037
2031 9,956,924 351,721,511
2030 10,002,298 350,155,042
2029 10,047,641 348,564,667
2028 10,092,845 346,906,294
2027 10,137,354 345,257,605
2026 10,181,414 343,565,426
2025 10,223,023 341,784,857
2024 10,405,134 340,110,988
2023 10,407,351 334,914,895
2022 10,436,882 333,271,411
2021 10,569,207 331,893,745
2020 10,698,599 331,526,933
2019 10,721,582 328,329,953
2018 10,732,882 326,838,199
2017 10,754,679 325,122,128
2016 10,775,971 323,071,755
2015 10,820,883 320,738,994
2014 10,892,413 318,386,329
2013 10,965,211 316,059,947
2012 11,045,011 313,877,662
2011 11,104,899 311,583,481
2010 11,121,341 309,327,143
2009 11,107,017 306,771,529
2008 11,077,841 304,093,966
2007 11,048,473 301,231,207
2006 11,020,362 298,379,912
2005 10,987,314 295,516,599
2004 10,955,141 292,805,298
2003 10,928,070 290,107,933
2002 10,902,022 287,625,193
2001 10,862,132 284,968,955
2000 10,805,808 282,162,411
1999 10,761,698 279,294,713
1998 10,720,509 276,115,288
1997 10,661,259 272,911,760
1996 10,608,800 269,667,391
1995 10,562,153 266,557,091
1994 10,512,922 263,435,673
1993 10,460,415 260,255,352
1992 10,399,061 256,894,189
1991 10,319,927 253,492,503
1990 10,196,792 250,131,894
1989 10,089,498 246,819,222
1988 10,036,983 244,499,004
1987 10,000,595 242,288,936
1986 9,967,213 240,132,831
1985 9,934,300 237,923,734
1984 9,895,801 235,824,908
1983 9,846,627 233,792,014
1982 9,789,513 231,664,432
1981 9,729,350 229,465,744
1980 9,642,505 226,542,250
1979 9,548,258 225,055,487
1978 9,429,959 222,584,545
1977 9,308,479 220,239,425
1976 9,188,150 218,035,164
1975 9,046,541 215,973,199
1974 8,962,022 213,853,928
1973 8,929,086 211,908,788
1972 8,888,628 209,896,021
1971 8,831,036 207,660,677
1970 8,792,806 205,052,174
1969 8,772,764 202,676,946
1968 8,740,765 200,706,052
1967 8,684,088 198,712,056
1966 8,613,651 196,560,338
1965 8,550,333 194,302,963
1964 8,510,429 191,888,791
1963 8,479,625 189,241,798
1962 8,448,233 186,537,737
1961 8,398,050 183,691,481
1960 8,331,725 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece United States
2100 -0.65% 0.14%
2099 -0.64% 0.14%
2098 -0.64% 0.16%
2097 -0.62% 0.16%
2096 -0.61% 0.17%
2095 -0.59% 0.18%
2094 -0.57% 0.17%
2093 -0.56% 0.18%
2092 -0.54% 0.18%
2091 -0.54% 0.17%
2090 -0.55% 0.18%
2089 -0.53% 0.19%
2088 -0.52% 0.17%
2087 -0.53% 0.17%
2086 -0.54% 0.16%
2085 -0.54% 0.18%
2084 -0.53% 0.18%
2083 -0.56% 0.18%
2082 -0.57% 0.2%
2081 -0.59% 0.18%
2080 -0.61% 0.19%
2079 -0.63% 0.2%
2078 -0.66% 0.21%
2077 -0.67% 0.22%
2076 -0.69% 0.23%
2075 -0.72% 0.22%
2074 -0.75% 0.23%
2073 -0.77% 0.23%
2072 -0.78% 0.25%
2071 -0.8% 0.24%
2070 -0.83% 0.25%
2069 -0.84% 0.25%
2068 -0.84% 0.25%
2067 -0.83% 0.24%
2066 -0.82% 0.24%
2065 -0.83% 0.23%
2064 -0.83% 0.23%
2063 -0.82% 0.23%
2062 -0.82% 0.22%
2061 -0.8% 0.21%
2060 -0.8% 0.21%
2059 -0.78% 0.22%
2058 -0.77% 0.21%
2057 -0.74% 0.2%
2056 -0.72% 0.19%
2055 -0.69% 0.2%
2054 -0.66% 0.21%
2053 -0.65% 0.21%
2052 -0.63% 0.22%
2051 -0.6% 0.23%
2050 -0.59% 0.23%
2049 -0.56% 0.24%
2048 -0.55% 0.26%
2047 -0.5% 0.26%
2046 -0.49% 0.28%
2045 -0.49% 0.29%
2044 -0.47% 0.31%
2043 -0.46% 0.33%
2042 -0.47% 0.33%
2041 -0.47% 0.35%
2040 -0.46% 0.36%
2039 -0.47% 0.38%
2038 -0.47% 0.39%
2037 -0.47% 0.39%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.47% 0.42%
2034 -0.47% 0.42%
2033 -0.48% 0.43%
2032 -0.46% 0.44%
2031 -0.45% 0.45%
2030 -0.45% 0.46%
2029 -0.45% 0.48%
2028 -0.44% 0.48%
2027 -0.43% 0.49%
2026 -0.41% 0.52%
2025 -1.75% 0.49%
2024 -0.02% 1.55%
2023 -0.28% 0.49%
2022 -1.25% 0.42%
2021 -1.21% 0.11%
2020 -0.21% 0.97%
2019 -0.11% 0.46%
2018 -0.2% 0.53%
2017 -0.2% 0.63%
2016 -0.42% 0.73%
2015 -0.66% 0.74%
2014 -0.66% 0.74%
2013 -0.72% 0.7%
2012 -0.54% 0.74%
2011 -0.15% 0.73%
2010 0.13% 0.83%
2009 0.26% 0.88%
2008 0.27% 0.95%
2007 0.26% 0.96%
2006 0.3% 0.97%
2005 0.29% 0.93%
2004 0.25% 0.93%
2003 0.24% 0.86%
2002 0.37% 0.93%
2001 0.52% 0.99%
2000 0.41% 1.03%
1999 0.38% 1.15%
1998 0.56% 1.17%
1997 0.49% 1.2%
1996 0.44% 1.17%
1995 0.47% 1.18%
1994 0.5% 1.22%
1993 0.59% 1.31%
1992 0.77% 1.34%
1991 1.21% 1.34%
1990 1.06% 1.34%
1989 0.52% 0.95%
1988 0.36% 0.91%
1987 0.33% 0.9%
1986 0.33% 0.93%
1985 0.39% 0.89%
1984 0.5% 0.87%
1983 0.58% 0.92%
1982 0.62% 0.96%
1981 0.9% 1.29%
1980 0.99% 0.66%
1979 1.25% 1.11%
1978 1.31% 1.06%
1977 1.31% 1.01%
1976 1.57% 0.95%
1975 0.94% 0.99%
1974 0.37% 0.92%
1973 0.46% 0.96%
1972 0.65% 1.08%
1971 0.43% 1.27%
1970 0.23% 1.17%
1969 0.37% 0.98%
1968 0.65% 1%
1967 0.82% 1.09%
1966 0.74% 1.16%
1965 0.47% 1.26%
1964 0.36% 1.4%
1963 0.37% 1.45%
1962 0.6% 1.55%
1961 0.8% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Greece United States
Current population
10181414
344023146
Population rank 96/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 4.15%
One net population change
3.95 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 134/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +16,636 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 37/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 1,230,663
2024 - -122,772 - 1,286,132
2023 -56,200 -159,430 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -63,665 -53,997 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -58,131 -160,277 199,137 674,787
2020 -46,004 6,353 208,862 329,769
2019 -41,814 36,762 887,476 1,774,500
2018 -33,272 17,938 955,022 1,764,961
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 5,560 2,001 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 8,886 18,182 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 11,077 27,081 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 2,210 25,400 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 6,612 27,621 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 2,197 33,297 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 0 29,039 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 0 25,692 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 0 60,387 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 -1,081 54,661 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 -2,153 49,930 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 -2,144 47,856 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 2,133 45,671 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 0 43,444 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 1,056 42,674 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 6,307 42,897 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 4,185 39,829 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 6,239 41,000 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 6,192 37,917 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 8,157 26,294 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 9,080 18,862 1,875,826 400,998
1988 15,055 20,557 1,735,943 460,778
1987 10,001 19,005 1,720,252 480,815
1986 20,931 19,064 1,656,917 493,082
1985 22,849 16,093 1,689,258 598,777
1984 37,604 19,767 1,627,192 622,793
1983 42,341 18,655 1,636,544 662,840
1982 50,906 19,675 1,714,317 600,149
1981 54,484 25,061 1,652,153 583,070
1980 60,748 47,460 1,608,450 595,916
1979 65,882 72,184 1,597,894 503,559
1978 64,124 60,775 1,402,283 556,521
1977 59,574 19,193 1,431,556 577,060
1976 65,236 89,601 1,264,604 635,590
1975 61,516 61,265 1,252,644 655,078
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,218,968 706,978
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,165,499 783,163
1972 64,887 -3,589 1,301,355 833,543
1971 67,116 -12,747 1,640,519 833,549
1970 71,222 -54,166 1,824,965 744,902
1969 82,464 -118,544 1,702,487 523,740
1968 87,408 -429 1,565,507 594,514
1967 91,183 -55,853 1,669,181 585,410
1966 86,998 21,206 1,749,387 637,692
1965 83,793 -81,576 1,943,030 644,902
1964 83,402 -76,678 2,245,099 618,635
1963 81,404 -77,345 2,289,826 639,495
1962 85,327 -74,972 2,406,337 625,617
1961 86,500 -61,102 2,571,681 580,333
1960 96,648 -15,996 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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