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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 2.82 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Greece vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Venezuela
2100 6,463,085 28,408,393
2099 6,505,287 28,554,225
2098 6,547,164 28,705,786
2097 6,589,081 28,850,257
2096 6,630,487 28,995,972
2095 6,671,006 29,132,759
2094 6,710,734 29,262,925
2093 6,749,510 29,392,244
2092 6,787,596 29,508,795
2091 6,824,775 29,621,832
2090 6,862,164 29,732,297
2089 6,900,089 29,838,428
2088 6,937,116 29,934,468
2087 6,973,450 30,028,670
2086 7,010,676 30,118,600
2085 7,048,751 30,199,220
2084 7,086,818 30,274,712
2083 7,124,743 30,346,195
2082 7,164,627 30,416,426
2081 7,205,487 30,482,094
2080 7,248,512 30,547,260
2079 7,292,836 30,610,834
2078 7,338,859 30,672,514
2077 7,387,671 30,728,816
2076 7,437,562 30,777,988
2075 7,489,139 30,827,559
2074 7,543,259 30,866,891
2073 7,600,155 30,911,390
2072 7,659,253 30,954,923
2071 7,719,672 30,997,109
2070 7,782,317 31,037,381
2069 7,847,153 31,075,808
2068 7,913,682 31,109,149
2067 7,980,659 31,145,122
2066 8,047,692 31,175,867
2065 8,114,348 31,200,466
2064 8,181,923 31,215,062
2063 8,250,274 31,230,451
2062 8,318,463 31,243,713
2061 8,386,919 31,253,501
2060 8,454,179 31,262,578
2059 8,522,250 31,270,532
2058 8,589,200 31,271,671
2057 8,655,428 31,274,675
2056 8,720,012 31,266,571
2055 8,783,558 31,250,513
2054 8,844,935 31,236,686
2053 8,903,834 31,220,143
2052 8,961,755 31,192,608
2051 9,018,494 31,172,098
2050 9,072,676 31,137,475
2049 9,126,801 31,102,109
2048 9,177,973 31,060,623
2047 9,228,605 31,007,458
2046 9,275,381 30,958,617
2045 9,321,349 30,903,304
2044 9,367,130 30,843,044
2043 9,411,608 30,774,770
2042 9,454,837 30,692,483
2041 9,499,098 30,605,785
2040 9,543,726 30,502,599
2039 9,588,298 30,387,061
2038 9,633,708 30,266,220
2037 9,679,362 30,143,030
2036 9,724,905 30,012,966
2035 9,771,397 29,868,832
2034 9,817,355 29,716,052
2033 9,863,589 29,572,150
2032 9,911,215 29,426,362
2031 9,956,924 29,278,011
2030 10,002,298 29,137,930
2029 10,047,641 29,002,751
2028 10,092,845 28,878,872
2027 10,137,354 28,749,068
2026 10,181,414 28,628,678
2025 10,223,023 28,514,989
2024 10,405,134 28,405,543
2023 10,407,351 28,300,854
2022 10,436,882 28,213,017
2021 10,569,207 28,237,826
2020 10,698,599 28,444,077
2019 10,721,582 28,938,098
2018 10,732,882 29,807,592
2017 10,754,679 30,565,323
2016 10,775,971 30,765,720
2015 10,820,883 30,573,972
2014 10,892,413 30,254,079
2013 10,965,211 29,912,198
2012 11,045,011 29,553,826
2011 11,104,899 29,185,212
2010 11,121,341 28,813,101
2009 11,107,017 28,438,298
2008 11,077,841 28,053,696
2007 11,048,473 27,649,363
2006 11,020,362 27,224,686
2005 10,987,314 26,785,804
2004 10,955,141 26,340,838
2003 10,928,070 25,892,703
2002 10,902,022 25,435,671
2001 10,862,132 24,979,922
2000 10,805,808 24,526,708
1999 10,761,698 24,066,593
1998 10,720,509 23,601,337
1997 10,661,259 23,131,685
1996 10,608,800 22,662,113
1995 10,562,153 22,193,821
1994 10,512,922 21,725,188
1993 10,460,415 21,254,520
1992 10,399,061 20,780,948
1991 10,319,927 20,304,896
1990 10,196,792 19,827,010
1989 10,089,498 19,348,921
1988 10,036,983 18,871,020
1987 10,000,595 18,394,963
1986 9,967,213 17,923,536
1985 9,934,300 17,461,434
1984 9,895,801 17,008,841
1983 9,846,627 16,562,205
1982 9,789,513 16,121,874
1981 9,729,350 15,687,297
1980 9,642,505 15,258,218
1979 9,548,258 14,834,552
1978 9,429,959 14,416,684
1977 9,308,479 14,006,812
1976 9,188,150 13,606,284
1975 9,046,541 13,215,892
1974 8,962,022 12,835,351
1973 8,929,086 12,463,537
1972 8,888,628 12,099,180
1971 8,831,036 11,741,008
1970 8,792,806 11,387,790
1969 8,772,764 11,040,280
1968 8,740,765 10,697,530
1967 8,684,088 10,358,513
1966 8,613,651 10,024,854
1965 8,550,333 9,697,790
1964 8,510,429 9,377,712
1963 8,479,625 9,064,021
1962 8,448,233 8,756,870
1961 8,398,050 8,455,915
1960 8,331,725 8,160,090

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/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Venezuela
2100 -0.65% -0.51%
2099 -0.64% -0.53%
2098 -0.64% -0.5%
2097 -0.62% -0.5%
2096 -0.61% -0.47%
2095 -0.59% -0.44%
2094 -0.57% -0.44%
2093 -0.56% -0.39%
2092 -0.54% -0.38%
2091 -0.54% -0.37%
2090 -0.55% -0.36%
2089 -0.53% -0.32%
2088 -0.52% -0.31%
2087 -0.53% -0.3%
2086 -0.54% -0.27%
2085 -0.54% -0.25%
2084 -0.53% -0.24%
2083 -0.56% -0.23%
2082 -0.57% -0.22%
2081 -0.59% -0.21%
2080 -0.61% -0.21%
2079 -0.63% -0.2%
2078 -0.66% -0.18%
2077 -0.67% -0.16%
2076 -0.69% -0.16%
2075 -0.72% -0.13%
2074 -0.75% -0.14%
2073 -0.77% -0.14%
2072 -0.78% -0.14%
2071 -0.8% -0.13%
2070 -0.83% -0.12%
2069 -0.84% -0.11%
2068 -0.84% -0.12%
2067 -0.83% -0.1%
2066 -0.82% -0.08%
2065 -0.83% -0.05%
2064 -0.83% -0.05%
2063 -0.82% -0.04%
2062 -0.82% -0.03%
2061 -0.8% -0.03%
2060 -0.8% -0.03%
2059 -0.78% -0.004%
2058 -0.77% -0.01%
2057 -0.74% 0.03%
2056 -0.72% 0.05%
2055 -0.69% 0.04%
2054 -0.66% 0.05%
2053 -0.65% 0.09%
2052 -0.63% 0.07%
2051 -0.6% 0.11%
2050 -0.59% 0.11%
2049 -0.56% 0.13%
2048 -0.55% 0.17%
2047 -0.5% 0.16%
2046 -0.49% 0.18%
2045 -0.49% 0.2%
2044 -0.47% 0.22%
2043 -0.46% 0.27%
2042 -0.47% 0.28%
2041 -0.47% 0.34%
2040 -0.46% 0.38%
2039 -0.47% 0.4%
2038 -0.47% 0.41%
2037 -0.47% 0.43%
2036 -0.48% 0.48%
2035 -0.47% 0.51%
2034 -0.47% 0.49%
2033 -0.48% 0.5%
2032 -0.46% 0.51%
2031 -0.45% 0.48%
2030 -0.45% 0.47%
2029 -0.45% 0.43%
2028 -0.44% 0.45%
2027 -0.43% 0.42%
2026 -0.41% 0.4%
2025 -1.75% 0.39%
2024 -0.02% 0.37%
2023 -0.28% 0.31%
2022 -1.25% -0.09%
2021 -1.21% -0.73%
2020 -0.21% -1.71%
2019 -0.11% -2.92%
2018 -0.2% -2.48%
2017 -0.2% -0.65%
2016 -0.42% 0.63%
2015 -0.66% 1.06%
2014 -0.66% 1.14%
2013 -0.72% 1.21%
2012 -0.54% 1.26%
2011 -0.15% 1.29%
2010 0.13% 1.32%
2009 0.26% 1.37%
2008 0.27% 1.46%
2007 0.26% 1.56%
2006 0.3% 1.64%
2005 0.29% 1.69%
2004 0.25% 1.73%
2003 0.24% 1.8%
2002 0.37% 1.82%
2001 0.52% 1.85%
2000 0.41% 1.91%
1999 0.38% 1.97%
1998 0.56% 2.03%
1997 0.49% 2.07%
1996 0.44% 2.11%
1995 0.47% 2.16%
1994 0.5% 2.21%
1993 0.59% 2.28%
1992 0.77% 2.34%
1991 1.21% 2.41%
1990 1.06% 2.47%
1989 0.52% 2.53%
1988 0.36% 2.59%
1987 0.33% 2.63%
1986 0.33% 2.65%
1985 0.39% 2.66%
1984 0.5% 2.7%
1983 0.58% 2.73%
1982 0.62% 2.77%
1981 0.9% 2.81%
1980 0.99% 2.86%
1979 1.25% 2.9%
1978 1.31% 2.93%
1977 1.31% 2.94%
1976 1.57% 2.95%
1975 0.94% 2.96%
1974 0.37% 2.98%
1973 0.46% 3.01%
1972 0.65% 3.05%
1971 0.43% 3.1%
1970 0.23% 3.15%
1969 0.37% 3.2%
1968 0.65% 3.27%
1967 0.82% 3.33%
1966 0.74% 3.37%
1965 0.47% 3.41%
1964 0.36% 3.46%
1963 0.37% 3.51%
1962 0.6% 3.56%
1961 0.8% 3.63%

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/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Greece Venezuela
Current population
10181414
28661242
Population rank 96/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.35%
One net population change
3.95 hours
5.02 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +287
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 143/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -100,467
Net migration rank 37/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -100,467
2024 - -122,772 - -105,297
2023 -56,200 -159,430 213,020 -112,899
2022 -63,665 -53,997 216,619 -141,107
2021 -58,131 -160,277 207,746 -332,936
2020 -46,004 6,353 237,223 -524,649
2019 -41,814 36,762 274,826 -975,534
2018 -33,272 17,938 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 -36,566 10,483 340,222 -817,376
2016 -25,862 10,484 359,651 -283,270
2015 -29,216 -43,462 384,560 -77,417
2014 -20,696 -46,678 395,088 -62,437
2013 -17,545 -59,323 408,930 -57,818
2012 -16,568 -65,364 420,758 -55,131
2011 -4,441 -31,786 425,958 -54,384
2010 5,560 2,001 425,397 -52,781
2009 8,886 18,182 427,257 -50,286
2008 11,077 27,081 435,870 -43,636
2007 2,210 25,400 452,482 -36,060
2006 6,612 27,621 460,152 -27,240
2005 2,197 33,297 463,260 -18,407
2004 0 29,039 455,881 -10,798
2003 -1,093 25,323 456,902 -5,729
2002 0 25,692 466,821 -3,944
2001 0 60,387 451,487 -2,856
2000 -1,081 54,661 459,802 -1,999
1999 -2,153 49,930 463,787 -1,376
1998 -2,144 47,856 469,123 -1,010
1997 2,133 45,671 472,002 -816
1996 0 43,444 468,653 -708
1995 1,056 42,674 469,267 -622
1994 6,307 42,897 469,178 -559
1993 4,185 39,829 473,189 -477
1992 6,239 41,000 474,824 -381
1991 6,192 37,917 477,917 -236
1990 8,157 26,294 478,168 -69
1989 9,080 18,862 478,053 32
1988 15,055 20,557 477,569 137
1987 10,001 19,005 474,204 182
1986 20,931 19,064 468,252 201
1985 22,849 16,093 455,517 237
1984 37,604 19,767 449,186 247
1983 42,341 18,655 443,569 260
1982 50,906 19,675 436,564 260
1981 54,484 25,061 432,059 251
1980 60,748 47,460 425,613 237
1979 65,882 72,184 421,256 228
1978 64,124 60,775 414,032 205
1977 59,574 19,193 405,315 196
1976 65,236 89,601 395,344 190
1975 61,516 61,265 385,045 186
1974 68,111 -22,590 375,678 173
1973 59,824 -42,387 367,612 171
1972 64,887 -3,589 360,749 173
1971 67,116 -12,747 355,212 215
1970 71,222 -54,166 350,709 305
1969 82,464 -118,544 343,596 403
1968 87,408 -429 340,973 532
1967 91,183 -55,853 335,813 717
1966 86,998 21,206 329,697 1,087
1965 83,793 -81,576 321,695 1,656
1964 83,402 -76,678 314,397 2,410
1963 81,404 -77,345 307,279 3,296
1962 85,327 -74,972 299,345 4,386
1961 86,500 -61,102 292,109 6,069
1960 96,648 -15,996 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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