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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 3.73 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Greece vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Uzbekistan
2100 6,463,085 74,950,276
2099 6,505,287 74,687,562
2098 6,547,164 74,412,253
2097 6,589,081 74,120,787
2096 6,630,487 73,822,520
2095 6,671,006 73,512,493
2094 6,710,734 73,187,441
2093 6,749,510 72,852,823
2092 6,787,596 72,509,869
2091 6,824,775 72,158,109
2090 6,862,164 71,795,130
2089 6,900,089 71,419,019
2088 6,937,116 71,037,131
2087 6,973,450 70,645,917
2086 7,010,676 70,250,312
2085 7,048,751 69,845,645
2084 7,086,818 69,430,096
2083 7,124,743 69,009,654
2082 7,164,627 68,591,369
2081 7,205,487 68,161,432
2080 7,248,512 67,729,509
2079 7,292,836 67,293,106
2078 7,338,859 66,849,622
2077 7,387,671 66,394,934
2076 7,437,562 65,946,007
2075 7,489,139 65,494,544
2074 7,543,259 65,041,409
2073 7,600,155 64,584,034
2072 7,659,253 64,126,554
2071 7,719,672 63,662,468
2070 7,782,317 63,197,548
2069 7,847,153 62,728,854
2068 7,913,682 62,256,069
2067 7,980,659 61,779,846
2066 8,047,692 61,296,688
2065 8,114,348 60,808,437
2064 8,181,923 60,310,657
2063 8,250,274 59,805,006
2062 8,318,463 59,290,829
2061 8,386,919 58,769,606
2060 8,454,179 58,237,257
2059 8,522,250 57,693,970
2058 8,589,200 57,141,935
2057 8,655,428 56,580,336
2056 8,720,012 56,012,936
2055 8,783,558 55,434,251
2054 8,844,935 54,845,302
2053 8,903,834 54,247,246
2052 8,961,755 53,641,903
2051 9,018,494 53,028,742
2050 9,072,676 52,411,754
2049 9,126,801 51,787,458
2048 9,177,973 51,159,295
2047 9,228,605 50,526,830
2046 9,275,381 49,892,416
2045 9,321,349 49,257,909
2044 9,367,130 48,629,333
2043 9,411,608 48,007,917
2042 9,454,837 47,394,130
2041 9,499,098 46,789,557
2040 9,543,726 46,197,382
2039 9,588,298 45,613,886
2038 9,633,708 45,033,877
2037 9,679,362 44,458,257
2036 9,724,905 43,884,266
2035 9,771,397 43,308,578
2034 9,817,355 42,729,398
2033 9,863,589 42,143,548
2032 9,911,215 41,549,754
2031 9,956,924 40,948,133
2030 10,002,298 40,333,867
2029 10,047,641 39,708,371
2028 10,092,845 39,074,978
2027 10,137,354 38,426,208
2026 10,181,414 37,758,494
2025 10,223,023 37,071,527
2024 10,405,134 36,361,859
2023 10,407,351 35,652,307
2022 10,436,882 34,938,955
2021 10,569,207 34,243,696
2020 10,698,599 33,586,372
2019 10,721,582 32,964,701
2018 10,732,882 32,373,490
2017 10,754,679 31,819,178
2016 10,775,971 31,284,568
2015 10,820,883 30,749,346
2014 10,892,413 30,222,994
2013 10,965,211 29,724,065
2012 11,045,011 29,261,903
2011 11,104,899 28,823,196
2010 11,121,341 28,385,506
2009 11,107,017 27,939,328
2008 11,077,841 27,494,774
2007 11,048,473 27,076,008
2006 11,020,362 26,699,043
2005 10,987,314 26,356,975
2004 10,955,141 26,029,350
2003 10,928,070 25,711,259
2002 10,902,022 25,399,980
2001 10,862,132 25,090,283
2000 10,805,808 24,787,054
1999 10,761,698 24,476,008
1998 10,720,509 24,134,929
1997 10,661,259 23,758,960
1996 10,608,800 23,351,981
1995 10,562,153 22,917,589
1994 10,512,922 22,463,291
1993 10,460,415 21,987,955
1992 10,399,061 21,485,090
1991 10,319,927 20,962,910
1990 10,196,792 20,464,956
1989 10,089,498 19,977,183
1988 10,036,983 19,460,630
1987 10,000,595 18,930,070
1986 9,967,213 18,395,621
1985 9,934,300 17,875,339
1984 9,895,801 17,378,846
1983 9,846,627 16,908,400
1982 9,789,513 16,462,736
1981 9,729,350 16,035,032
1980 9,642,505 15,619,936
1979 9,548,258 15,215,587
1978 9,429,959 14,816,349
1977 9,308,479 14,408,822
1976 9,188,150 13,998,620
1975 9,046,541 13,598,521
1974 8,962,022 13,209,011
1973 8,929,086 12,831,047
1972 8,888,628 12,465,106
1971 8,831,036 12,111,511
1970 8,792,806 11,762,638
1969 8,772,764 11,403,150
1968 8,740,765 11,032,155
1967 8,684,088 10,659,180
1966 8,613,651 10,289,294
1965 8,550,333 9,921,681
1964 8,510,429 9,557,611
1963 8,479,625 9,202,246
1962 8,448,233 8,854,368
1961 8,398,050 8,517,711
1960 8,331,725 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Uzbekistan
2100 -0.65% 0.35%
2099 -0.64% 0.37%
2098 -0.64% 0.39%
2097 -0.62% 0.4%
2096 -0.61% 0.42%
2095 -0.59% 0.44%
2094 -0.57% 0.46%
2093 -0.56% 0.47%
2092 -0.54% 0.49%
2091 -0.54% 0.51%
2090 -0.55% 0.53%
2089 -0.53% 0.54%
2088 -0.52% 0.55%
2087 -0.53% 0.56%
2086 -0.54% 0.58%
2085 -0.54% 0.6%
2084 -0.53% 0.61%
2083 -0.56% 0.61%
2082 -0.57% 0.63%
2081 -0.59% 0.64%
2080 -0.61% 0.65%
2079 -0.63% 0.66%
2078 -0.66% 0.68%
2077 -0.67% 0.68%
2076 -0.69% 0.69%
2075 -0.72% 0.7%
2074 -0.75% 0.71%
2073 -0.77% 0.71%
2072 -0.78% 0.73%
2071 -0.8% 0.74%
2070 -0.83% 0.75%
2069 -0.84% 0.76%
2068 -0.84% 0.77%
2067 -0.83% 0.79%
2066 -0.82% 0.8%
2065 -0.83% 0.83%
2064 -0.83% 0.85%
2063 -0.82% 0.87%
2062 -0.82% 0.89%
2061 -0.8% 0.91%
2060 -0.8% 0.94%
2059 -0.78% 0.97%
2058 -0.77% 0.99%
2057 -0.74% 1.01%
2056 -0.72% 1.04%
2055 -0.69% 1.07%
2054 -0.66% 1.1%
2053 -0.65% 1.13%
2052 -0.63% 1.16%
2051 -0.6% 1.18%
2050 -0.59% 1.21%
2049 -0.56% 1.23%
2048 -0.55% 1.25%
2047 -0.5% 1.27%
2046 -0.49% 1.29%
2045 -0.49% 1.29%
2044 -0.47% 1.29%
2043 -0.46% 1.3%
2042 -0.47% 1.29%
2041 -0.47% 1.28%
2040 -0.46% 1.28%
2039 -0.47% 1.29%
2038 -0.47% 1.29%
2037 -0.47% 1.31%
2036 -0.48% 1.33%
2035 -0.47% 1.36%
2034 -0.47% 1.39%
2033 -0.48% 1.43%
2032 -0.46% 1.47%
2031 -0.45% 1.52%
2030 -0.45% 1.58%
2029 -0.45% 1.62%
2028 -0.44% 1.69%
2027 -0.43% 1.77%
2026 -0.41% 1.85%
2025 -1.75% 1.95%
2024 -0.02% 1.99%
2023 -0.28% 2.04%
2022 -1.25% 2.03%
2021 -1.21% 1.96%
2020 -0.21% 1.89%
2019 -0.11% 1.83%
2018 -0.2% 1.74%
2017 -0.2% 1.71%
2016 -0.42% 1.74%
2015 -0.66% 1.74%
2014 -0.66% 1.68%
2013 -0.72% 1.58%
2012 -0.54% 1.52%
2011 -0.15% 1.54%
2010 0.13% 1.6%
2009 0.26% 1.62%
2008 0.27% 1.55%
2007 0.26% 1.41%
2006 0.3% 1.3%
2005 0.29% 1.26%
2004 0.25% 1.24%
2003 0.24% 1.23%
2002 0.37% 1.23%
2001 0.52% 1.22%
2000 0.41% 1.27%
1999 0.38% 1.41%
1998 0.56% 1.58%
1997 0.49% 1.74%
1996 0.44% 1.9%
1995 0.47% 2.02%
1994 0.5% 2.16%
1993 0.59% 2.34%
1992 0.77% 2.49%
1991 1.21% 2.43%
1990 1.06% 2.44%
1989 0.52% 2.65%
1988 0.36% 2.8%
1987 0.33% 2.91%
1986 0.33% 2.91%
1985 0.39% 2.86%
1984 0.5% 2.78%
1983 0.58% 2.71%
1982 0.62% 2.67%
1981 0.9% 2.66%
1980 0.99% 2.66%
1979 1.25% 2.69%
1978 1.31% 2.83%
1977 1.31% 2.93%
1976 1.57% 2.94%
1975 0.94% 2.95%
1974 0.37% 2.95%
1973 0.46% 2.94%
1972 0.65% 2.92%
1971 0.43% 2.97%
1970 0.23% 3.15%
1969 0.37% 3.36%
1968 0.65% 3.5%
1967 0.82% 3.59%
1966 0.74% 3.71%
1965 0.47% 3.81%
1964 0.36% 3.86%
1963 0.37% 3.93%
1962 0.6% 3.95%
1961 0.8% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Greece Uzbekistan
Current population
10181414
37939105
Population rank 96/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.46%
One net population change
3.95 hours
44.4 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 52/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.26 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 -6,987
Net migration rank 37/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -6,987
2024 - -122,772 - -7,066
2023 -56,200 -159,430 722,280 -6,004
2022 -63,665 -53,997 715,410 -5,007
2021 -58,131 -160,277 689,325 -9,205
2020 -46,004 6,353 643,750 -9,208
2019 -41,814 36,762 618,154 -9,341
2018 -33,272 17,938 585,119 -11,516
2017 -36,566 10,483 548,372 -13,352
2016 -25,862 10,484 549,045 -14,839
2015 -29,216 -43,462 552,781 -16,545
2014 -20,696 -46,678 536,881 -20,381
2013 -17,545 -59,323 501,742 -20,380
2012 -16,568 -65,364 463,333 -20,381
2011 -4,441 -31,786 454,858 -20,380
2010 5,560 2,001 461,293 -20,380
2009 8,886 18,182 471,839 -20,378
2008 11,077 27,081 461,665 -24,028
2007 2,210 25,400 426,880 -27,013
2006 6,612 27,621 383,265 -29,197
2005 2,197 33,297 363,462 -33,386
2004 0 29,039 363,994 -38,834
2003 -1,093 25,323 355,098 -44,092
2002 0 25,692 359,231 -47,679
2001 0 60,387 356,483 -48,642
2000 -1,081 54,661 365,138 -66,547
1999 -2,153 49,930 385,448 -61,955
1998 -2,144 47,856 408,532 -49,862
1997 2,133 45,671 441,631 -48,360
1996 0 43,444 471,010 -50,314
1995 1,056 42,674 493,966 -45,876
1994 6,307 42,897 502,279 -41,788
1993 4,185 39,829 527,557 -37,377
1992 6,239 41,000 548,793 -33,259
1991 6,192 37,917 557,886 -29,064
1990 8,157 26,294 540,581 -73,478
1989 9,080 18,862 522,323 -13,888
1988 15,055 20,557 525,126 -473
1987 10,001 19,005 537,292 -824
1986 20,931 19,064 533,234 -802
1985 22,849 16,093 508,893 -773
1984 37,604 19,767 485,617 -752
1983 42,341 18,655 454,464 1,568
1982 50,906 19,675 431,389 3,897
1981 54,484 25,061 413,897 6,223
1980 60,748 47,460 401,557 8,540
1979 65,882 72,184 387,754 10,864
1978 64,124 60,775 372,068 27,783
1977 59,574 19,193 369,572 45,622
1976 65,236 89,601 363,110 42,094
1975 61,516 61,265 357,382 37,611
1974 68,111 -22,590 350,422 33,600
1973 59,824 -42,387 341,807 30,094
1972 64,887 -3,589 333,230 26,748
1971 67,116 -12,747 323,171 24,030
1970 71,222 -54,166 313,216 37,324
1969 82,464 -118,544 302,833 65,596
1968 87,408 -429 295,651 77,914
1967 91,183 -55,853 298,350 74,030
1966 86,998 21,206 297,844 69,537
1965 83,793 -81,576 302,264 65,579
1964 83,402 -76,678 298,790 61,512
1963 81,404 -77,345 293,432 57,002
1962 85,327 -74,972 292,788 52,532
1961 86,500 -61,102 279,841 48,168
1960 96,648 -15,996 267,165 22,039

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/uzbekistan | 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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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