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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Greece's population is 3.01 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Greece vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Uruguay
2100 6,463,085 2,256,741
2099 6,505,287 2,279,899
2098 6,547,164 2,303,351
2097 6,589,081 2,326,987
2096 6,630,487 2,350,799
2095 6,671,006 2,374,835
2094 6,710,734 2,398,960
2093 6,749,510 2,423,269
2092 6,787,596 2,447,646
2091 6,824,775 2,472,126
2090 6,862,164 2,496,514
2089 6,900,089 2,520,852
2088 6,937,116 2,545,052
2087 6,973,450 2,569,100
2086 7,010,676 2,592,974
2085 7,048,751 2,616,629
2084 7,086,818 2,640,001
2083 7,124,743 2,663,150
2082 7,164,627 2,686,021
2081 7,205,487 2,708,594
2080 7,248,512 2,730,883
2079 7,292,836 2,752,831
2078 7,338,859 2,774,432
2077 7,387,671 2,795,709
2076 7,437,562 2,816,677
2075 7,489,139 2,837,308
2074 7,543,259 2,857,709
2073 7,600,155 2,877,721
2072 7,659,253 2,897,543
2071 7,719,672 2,917,097
2070 7,782,317 2,936,478
2069 7,847,153 2,955,616
2068 7,913,682 2,974,445
2067 7,980,659 2,992,987
2066 8,047,692 3,011,309
2065 8,114,348 3,029,441
2064 8,181,923 3,047,343
2063 8,250,274 3,065,064
2062 8,318,463 3,082,642
2061 8,386,919 3,100,006
2060 8,454,179 3,117,149
2059 8,522,250 3,133,952
2058 8,589,200 3,150,250
2057 8,655,428 3,166,055
2056 8,720,012 3,181,373
2055 8,783,558 3,196,072
2054 8,844,935 3,210,110
2053 8,903,834 3,223,395
2052 8,961,755 3,235,973
2051 9,018,494 3,247,888
2050 9,072,676 3,259,108
2049 9,126,801 3,269,675
2048 9,177,973 3,279,610
2047 9,228,605 3,288,969
2046 9,275,381 3,297,696
2045 9,321,349 3,305,917
2044 9,367,130 3,313,556
2043 9,411,608 3,320,565
2042 9,454,837 3,326,955
2041 9,499,098 3,332,884
2040 9,543,726 3,338,277
2039 9,588,298 3,343,295
2038 9,633,708 3,347,790
2037 9,679,362 3,351,911
2036 9,724,905 3,355,671
2035 9,771,397 3,359,126
2034 9,817,355 3,362,276
2033 9,863,589 3,365,250
2032 9,911,215 3,368,057
2031 9,956,924 3,370,727
2030 10,002,298 3,373,273
2029 10,047,641 3,375,805
2028 10,092,845 3,378,198
2027 10,137,354 3,380,504
2026 10,181,414 3,382,789
2025 10,223,023 3,384,805
2024 10,405,134 3,386,588
2023 10,407,351 3,388,081
2022 10,436,882 3,390,913
2021 10,569,207 3,396,695
2020 10,698,599 3,398,968
2019 10,721,582 3,397,206
2018 10,732,882 3,394,534
2017 10,754,679 3,388,438
2016 10,775,971 3,379,283
2015 10,820,883 3,368,017
2014 10,892,413 3,356,334
2013 10,965,211 3,345,337
2012 11,045,011 3,335,401
2011 11,104,899 3,326,825
2010 11,121,341 3,318,580
2009 11,107,017 3,310,091
2008 11,077,841 3,302,177
2007 11,048,473 3,295,153
2006 11,020,362 3,289,506
2005 10,987,314 3,285,771
2004 10,955,141 3,283,148
2003 10,928,070 3,281,186
2002 10,902,022 3,278,867
2001 10,862,132 3,274,251
2000 10,805,808 3,266,206
1999 10,761,698 3,254,015
1998 10,720,509 3,239,280
1997 10,661,259 3,223,345
1996 10,608,800 3,206,324
1995 10,562,153 3,189,440
1994 10,512,922 3,172,834
1993 10,460,415 3,156,345
1992 10,399,061 3,139,702
1991 10,319,927 3,122,354
1990 10,196,792 3,104,403
1989 10,089,498 3,086,255
1988 10,036,983 3,067,961
1987 10,000,595 3,049,896
1986 9,967,213 3,032,845
1985 9,934,300 3,017,037
1984 9,895,801 3,002,488
1983 9,846,627 2,988,778
1982 9,789,513 2,975,492
1981 9,729,350 2,963,246
1980 9,642,505 2,951,953
1979 9,548,258 2,939,903
1978 9,429,959 2,925,715
1977 9,308,479 2,909,461
1976 9,188,150 2,891,392
1975 9,046,541 2,872,320
1974 8,962,022 2,853,944
1973 8,929,086 2,837,133
1972 8,888,628 2,821,644
1971 8,831,036 2,806,462
1970 8,792,806 2,790,807
1969 8,772,764 2,773,974
1968 8,740,765 2,754,606
1967 8,684,088 2,732,277
1966 8,613,651 2,707,646
1965 8,550,333 2,681,169
1964 8,510,429 2,653,180
1963 8,479,625 2,623,766
1962 8,448,233 2,593,298
1961 8,398,050 2,562,044
1960 8,331,725 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.9% of the population in Greece and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Uruguay
2100 -0.65% -1.02%
2099 -0.64% -1.02%
2098 -0.64% -1.02%
2097 -0.62% -1.01%
2096 -0.61% -1.01%
2095 -0.59% -1.01%
2094 -0.57% -1%
2093 -0.56% -1%
2092 -0.54% -0.99%
2091 -0.54% -0.98%
2090 -0.55% -0.97%
2089 -0.53% -0.95%
2088 -0.52% -0.94%
2087 -0.53% -0.92%
2086 -0.54% -0.9%
2085 -0.54% -0.89%
2084 -0.53% -0.87%
2083 -0.56% -0.85%
2082 -0.57% -0.83%
2081 -0.59% -0.82%
2080 -0.61% -0.8%
2079 -0.63% -0.78%
2078 -0.66% -0.76%
2077 -0.67% -0.74%
2076 -0.69% -0.73%
2075 -0.72% -0.71%
2074 -0.75% -0.7%
2073 -0.77% -0.68%
2072 -0.78% -0.67%
2071 -0.8% -0.66%
2070 -0.83% -0.65%
2069 -0.84% -0.63%
2068 -0.84% -0.62%
2067 -0.83% -0.61%
2066 -0.82% -0.6%
2065 -0.83% -0.59%
2064 -0.83% -0.58%
2063 -0.82% -0.57%
2062 -0.82% -0.56%
2061 -0.8% -0.55%
2060 -0.8% -0.54%
2059 -0.78% -0.52%
2058 -0.77% -0.5%
2057 -0.74% -0.48%
2056 -0.72% -0.46%
2055 -0.69% -0.44%
2054 -0.66% -0.41%
2053 -0.65% -0.39%
2052 -0.63% -0.37%
2051 -0.6% -0.34%
2050 -0.59% -0.32%
2049 -0.56% -0.3%
2048 -0.55% -0.28%
2047 -0.5% -0.26%
2046 -0.49% -0.25%
2045 -0.49% -0.23%
2044 -0.47% -0.21%
2043 -0.46% -0.19%
2042 -0.47% -0.18%
2041 -0.47% -0.16%
2040 -0.46% -0.15%
2039 -0.47% -0.13%
2038 -0.47% -0.12%
2037 -0.47% -0.11%
2036 -0.48% -0.1%
2035 -0.47% -0.09%
2034 -0.47% -0.09%
2033 -0.48% -0.08%
2032 -0.46% -0.08%
2031 -0.45% -0.08%
2030 -0.45% -0.08%
2029 -0.45% -0.07%
2028 -0.44% -0.07%
2027 -0.43% -0.07%
2026 -0.41% -0.06%
2025 -1.75% -0.05%
2024 -0.02% -0.04%
2023 -0.28% -0.08%
2022 -1.25% -0.17%
2021 -1.21% -0.07%
2020 -0.21% 0.05%
2019 -0.11% 0.08%
2018 -0.2% 0.18%
2017 -0.2% 0.27%
2016 -0.42% 0.33%
2015 -0.66% 0.35%
2014 -0.66% 0.33%
2013 -0.72% 0.3%
2012 -0.54% 0.26%
2011 -0.15% 0.25%
2010 0.13% 0.26%
2009 0.26% 0.24%
2008 0.27% 0.21%
2007 0.26% 0.17%
2006 0.3% 0.11%
2005 0.29% 0.08%
2004 0.25% 0.06%
2003 0.24% 0.07%
2002 0.37% 0.14%
2001 0.52% 0.25%
2000 0.41% 0.37%
1999 0.38% 0.45%
1998 0.56% 0.49%
1997 0.49% 0.53%
1996 0.44% 0.53%
1995 0.47% 0.52%
1994 0.5% 0.52%
1993 0.59% 0.53%
1992 0.77% 0.56%
1991 1.21% 0.58%
1990 1.06% 0.59%
1989 0.52% 0.6%
1988 0.36% 0.59%
1987 0.33% 0.56%
1986 0.33% 0.52%
1985 0.39% 0.48%
1984 0.5% 0.46%
1983 0.58% 0.45%
1982 0.62% 0.41%
1981 0.9% 0.38%
1980 0.99% 0.41%
1979 1.25% 0.48%
1978 1.31% 0.56%
1977 1.31% 0.62%
1976 1.57% 0.66%
1975 0.94% 0.64%
1974 0.37% 0.59%
1973 0.46% 0.55%
1972 0.65% 0.54%
1971 0.43% 0.56%
1970 0.23% 0.61%
1969 0.37% 0.7%
1968 0.65% 0.82%
1967 0.82% 0.91%
1966 0.74% 0.99%
1965 0.47% 1.05%
1964 0.36% 1.12%
1963 0.37% 1.17%
1962 0.6% 1.22%
1961 0.8% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Greece Uruguay
Current population
10181414
3382789
Population rank 96/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.04%
One net population change
3.95 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
7.43 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -4
Annual growth/decline -2,217 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 167/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -1,338
Net migration rank 37/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -1,338
2024 - -122,772 - -1,348
2023 -56,200 -159,430 298 -1,501
2022 -63,665 -53,997 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -58,131 -160,277 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -46,004 6,353 4,048 -1,482
2019 -41,814 36,762 3,873 -2,899
2018 -33,272 17,938 7,322 -2,963
2017 -36,566 10,483 10,907 -3,091
2016 -25,862 10,484 14,008 -3,506
2015 -29,216 -43,462 16,194 -4,157
2014 -20,696 -46,678 16,238 -4,919
2013 -17,545 -59,323 16,318 -5,647
2012 -16,568 -65,364 15,520 -6,317
2011 -4,441 -31,786 14,934 -6,982
2010 5,560 2,001 16,231 -7,696
2009 8,886 18,182 16,947 -8,510
2008 11,077 27,081 16,838 -9,458
2007 2,210 25,400 17,422 -10,750
2006 6,612 27,621 17,783 -13,161
2005 2,197 33,297 18,926 -16,086
2004 0 29,039 18,067 -15,668
2003 -1,093 25,323 18,628 -17,105
2002 0 25,692 20,073 -16,957
2001 0 60,387 20,729 -14,620
2000 -1,081 54,661 21,060 -11,076
1999 -2,153 49,930 21,844 -7,441
1998 -2,144 47,856 22,114 -7,048
1997 2,133 45,671 23,737 -6,938
1996 0 43,444 24,635 -7,397
1995 1,056 42,674 24,872 -8,339
1994 6,307 42,897 24,637 -7,955
1993 4,185 39,829 24,212 -7,922
1992 6,239 41,000 24,847 -7,850
1991 6,192 37,917 25,422 -7,714
1990 8,157 26,294 25,699 -7,499
1989 9,080 18,862 25,322 -7,229
1988 15,055 20,557 25,071 -6,582
1987 10,001 19,005 24,469 -6,833
1986 20,931 19,064 24,505 -8,046
1985 22,849 16,093 23,988 -8,832
1984 37,604 19,767 23,684 -9,730
1983 42,341 18,655 24,146 -10,671
1982 50,906 19,675 25,224 -12,131
1981 54,484 25,061 24,968 -13,577
1980 60,748 47,460 25,451 -14,252
1979 65,882 72,184 27,456 -14,552
1978 64,124 60,775 30,076 -14,611
1977 59,574 19,193 31,321 -14,280
1976 65,236 89,601 33,199 -14,096
1975 61,516 61,265 33,393 -14,350
1974 68,111 -22,590 32,221 -14,512
1973 59,824 -42,387 30,213 -14,312
1972 64,887 -3,589 28,896 -13,817
1971 67,116 -12,747 28,584 -13,288
1970 71,222 -54,166 28,737 -12,727
1969 82,464 -118,544 28,805 -11,149
1968 87,408 -429 29,103 -8,028
1967 91,183 -55,853 29,514 -5,938
1966 86,998 21,206 30,293 -4,599
1965 83,793 -81,576 30,807 -3,542
1964 83,402 -76,678 31,340 -2,623
1963 81,404 -77,345 31,824 -1,707
1962 85,327 -74,972 31,441 -623
1961 86,500 -61,102 30,975 703
1960 96,648 -15,996 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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