Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 10.1 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.36% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Greece vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Vietnam
2100 6,463,085 92,239,801
2099 6,505,287 92,735,968
2098 6,547,164 93,227,318
2097 6,589,081 93,703,343
2096 6,630,487 94,178,675
2095 6,671,006 94,640,859
2094 6,710,734 95,098,747
2093 6,749,510 95,558,233
2092 6,787,596 96,015,030
2091 6,824,775 96,474,248
2090 6,862,164 96,938,026
2089 6,900,089 97,399,661
2088 6,937,116 97,858,300
2087 6,973,450 98,324,127
2086 7,010,676 98,788,452
2085 7,048,751 99,249,444
2084 7,086,818 99,710,990
2083 7,124,743 100,178,339
2082 7,164,627 100,650,389
2081 7,205,487 101,120,279
2080 7,248,512 101,584,408
2079 7,292,836 102,046,677
2078 7,338,859 102,496,244
2077 7,387,671 102,944,347
2076 7,437,562 103,374,514
2075 7,489,139 103,799,405
2074 7,543,259 104,214,107
2073 7,600,155 104,623,307
2072 7,659,253 105,022,092
2071 7,719,672 105,401,255
2070 7,782,317 105,773,681
2069 7,847,153 106,126,787
2068 7,913,682 106,471,025
2067 7,980,659 106,811,324
2066 8,047,692 107,143,716
2065 8,114,348 107,459,475
2064 8,181,923 107,761,108
2063 8,250,274 108,055,355
2062 8,318,463 108,339,650
2061 8,386,919 108,607,597
2060 8,454,179 108,859,065
2059 8,522,250 109,104,391
2058 8,589,200 109,337,395
2057 8,655,428 109,546,926
2056 8,720,012 109,732,352
2055 8,783,558 109,903,830
2054 8,844,935 110,052,946
2053 8,903,834 110,173,868
2052 8,961,755 110,270,266
2051 9,018,494 110,338,539
2050 9,072,676 110,361,987
2049 9,126,801 110,356,819
2048 9,177,973 110,313,849
2047 9,228,605 110,228,852
2046 9,275,381 110,108,051
2045 9,321,349 109,943,449
2044 9,367,130 109,748,671
2043 9,411,608 109,514,717
2042 9,454,837 109,242,604
2041 9,499,098 108,936,706
2040 9,543,726 108,611,523
2039 9,588,298 108,254,640
2038 9,633,708 107,877,983
2037 9,679,362 107,480,286
2036 9,724,905 107,075,099
2035 9,771,397 106,647,378
2034 9,817,355 106,206,100
2033 9,863,589 105,762,219
2032 9,911,215 105,299,476
2031 9,956,924 104,826,346
2030 10,002,298 104,330,461
2029 10,047,641 103,835,790
2028 10,092,845 103,316,499
2027 10,137,354 102,775,814
2026 10,181,414 102,213,157
2025 10,223,023 101,614,413
2024 10,405,134 100,987,686
2023 10,407,351 100,352,192
2022 10,436,882 99,680,655
2021 10,569,207 98,935,098
2020 10,698,599 98,079,191
2019 10,721,582 97,173,776
2018 10,732,882 96,237,319
2017 10,754,679 95,176,977
2016 10,775,971 94,000,117
2015 10,820,883 92,823,254
2014 10,892,413 91,679,578
2013 10,965,211 90,573,104
2012 11,045,011 89,510,356
2011 11,104,899 88,468,314
2010 11,121,341 87,455,152
2009 11,107,017 86,460,018
2008 11,077,841 85,175,788
2007 11,048,473 83,633,375
2006 11,020,362 82,167,897
2005 10,987,314 81,088,313
2004 10,955,141 80,338,971
2003 10,928,070 79,563,777
2002 10,902,022 78,772,224
2001 10,862,132 77,969,361
2000 10,805,808 77,154,011
1999 10,761,698 76,287,452
1998 10,720,509 75,299,660
1997 10,661,259 74,226,889
1996 10,608,800 73,156,447
1995 10,562,153 72,049,940
1994 10,512,922 70,854,391
1993 10,460,415 69,586,384
1992 10,399,061 68,260,337
1991 10,319,927 66,891,775
1990 10,196,792 65,504,552
1989 10,089,498 64,147,348
1988 10,036,983 62,843,228
1987 10,000,595 61,584,651
1986 9,967,213 60,347,048
1985 9,934,300 59,060,622
1984 9,895,801 57,706,067
1983 9,846,627 56,337,921
1982 9,789,513 55,011,289
1981 9,729,350 53,738,141
1980 9,642,505 52,490,101
1979 9,548,258 51,378,211
1978 9,429,959 50,249,552
1977 9,308,479 48,954,872
1976 9,188,150 47,684,931
1975 9,046,541 46,482,903
1974 8,962,022 45,413,537
1973 8,929,086 44,409,861
1972 8,888,628 43,429,168
1971 8,831,036 42,449,276
1970 8,792,806 41,475,230
1969 8,772,764 40,582,096
1968 8,740,765 39,734,609
1967 8,684,088 38,895,080
1966 8,613,651 38,024,836
1965 8,550,333 37,129,656
1964 8,510,429 36,201,563
1963 8,479,625 35,249,101
1962 8,448,233 34,288,560
1961 8,398,050 33,409,059
1960 8,331,725 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Vietnam
2100 -0.65% -0.54%
2099 -0.64% -0.53%
2098 -0.64% -0.51%
2097 -0.62% -0.5%
2096 -0.61% -0.49%
2095 -0.59% -0.48%
2094 -0.57% -0.48%
2093 -0.56% -0.48%
2092 -0.54% -0.48%
2091 -0.54% -0.48%
2090 -0.55% -0.47%
2089 -0.53% -0.47%
2088 -0.52% -0.47%
2087 -0.53% -0.47%
2086 -0.54% -0.46%
2085 -0.54% -0.46%
2084 -0.53% -0.47%
2083 -0.56% -0.47%
2082 -0.57% -0.46%
2081 -0.59% -0.46%
2080 -0.61% -0.45%
2079 -0.63% -0.44%
2078 -0.66% -0.44%
2077 -0.67% -0.42%
2076 -0.69% -0.41%
2075 -0.72% -0.4%
2074 -0.75% -0.39%
2073 -0.77% -0.38%
2072 -0.78% -0.36%
2071 -0.8% -0.35%
2070 -0.83% -0.33%
2069 -0.84% -0.32%
2068 -0.84% -0.32%
2067 -0.83% -0.31%
2066 -0.82% -0.29%
2065 -0.83% -0.28%
2064 -0.83% -0.27%
2063 -0.82% -0.26%
2062 -0.82% -0.25%
2061 -0.8% -0.23%
2060 -0.8% -0.22%
2059 -0.78% -0.21%
2058 -0.77% -0.19%
2057 -0.74% -0.17%
2056 -0.72% -0.16%
2055 -0.69% -0.14%
2054 -0.66% -0.11%
2053 -0.65% -0.09%
2052 -0.63% -0.06%
2051 -0.6% -0.02%
2050 -0.59% 0.005%
2049 -0.56% 0.04%
2048 -0.55% 0.08%
2047 -0.5% 0.11%
2046 -0.49% 0.15%
2045 -0.49% 0.18%
2044 -0.47% 0.21%
2043 -0.46% 0.25%
2042 -0.47% 0.28%
2041 -0.47% 0.3%
2040 -0.46% 0.33%
2039 -0.47% 0.35%
2038 -0.47% 0.37%
2037 -0.47% 0.38%
2036 -0.48% 0.4%
2035 -0.47% 0.42%
2034 -0.47% 0.42%
2033 -0.48% 0.44%
2032 -0.46% 0.45%
2031 -0.45% 0.48%
2030 -0.45% 0.48%
2029 -0.45% 0.5%
2028 -0.44% 0.53%
2027 -0.43% 0.55%
2026 -0.41% 0.59%
2025 -1.75% 0.62%
2024 -0.02% 0.63%
2023 -0.28% 0.67%
2022 -1.25% 0.75%
2021 -1.21% 0.87%
2020 -0.21% 0.93%
2019 -0.11% 0.97%
2018 -0.2% 1.11%
2017 -0.2% 1.25%
2016 -0.42% 1.27%
2015 -0.66% 1.25%
2014 -0.66% 1.22%
2013 -0.72% 1.19%
2012 -0.54% 1.18%
2011 -0.15% 1.16%
2010 0.13% 1.15%
2009 0.26% 1.51%
2008 0.27% 1.84%
2007 0.26% 1.78%
2006 0.3% 1.33%
2005 0.29% 0.93%
2004 0.25% 0.97%
2003 0.24% 1%
2002 0.37% 1.03%
2001 0.52% 1.06%
2000 0.41% 1.14%
1999 0.38% 1.31%
1998 0.56% 1.45%
1997 0.49% 1.46%
1996 0.44% 1.54%
1995 0.47% 1.69%
1994 0.5% 1.82%
1993 0.59% 1.94%
1992 0.77% 2.05%
1991 1.21% 2.12%
1990 1.06% 2.12%
1989 0.52% 2.08%
1988 0.36% 2.04%
1987 0.33% 2.05%
1986 0.33% 2.18%
1985 0.39% 2.35%
1984 0.5% 2.43%
1983 0.58% 2.41%
1982 0.62% 2.37%
1981 0.9% 2.38%
1980 0.99% 2.16%
1979 1.25% 2.25%
1978 1.31% 2.64%
1977 1.31% 2.66%
1976 1.57% 2.59%
1975 0.94% 2.35%
1974 0.37% 2.26%
1973 0.46% 2.26%
1972 0.65% 2.31%
1971 0.43% 2.35%
1970 0.23% 2.2%
1969 0.37% 2.13%
1968 0.65% 2.16%
1967 0.82% 2.29%
1966 0.74% 2.41%
1965 0.47% 2.56%
1964 0.36% 2.7%
1963 0.37% 2.8%
1962 0.6% 2.63%
1961 0.8% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Greece Vietnam
Current population
10181414
102365351
Population rank 96/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 1.24%
One net population change
3.95 hours
49.6 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 123/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -48,171
Net migration rank 37/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -48,171
2024 - -122,772 - -59,645
2023 -56,200 -159,430 727,955 -81,789
2022 -63,665 -53,997 775,914 -78,977
2021 -58,131 -160,277 799,593 -5,418
2020 -46,004 6,353 924,004 -6,457
2019 -41,814 36,762 895,262 -2,051
2018 -33,272 17,938 882,977 96,650
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -25,862 10,484 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -29,216 -43,462 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -20,696 -46,678 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -17,545 -59,323 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -16,568 -65,364 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -4,441 -31,786 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 5,560 2,001 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 8,886 18,182 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 11,077 27,081 1,008,141 571,113
2007 2,210 25,400 981,689 523,784
2006 6,612 27,621 943,041 482,399
2005 2,197 33,297 942,084 -208,337
2004 0 29,039 985,438 -220,458
2003 -1,093 25,323 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 0 25,692 991,427 -193,766
2001 0 60,387 985,610 -177,586
2000 -1,081 54,661 966,894 -144,298
1999 -2,153 49,930 925,519 -15,010
1998 -2,144 47,856 959,016 106,091
1997 2,133 45,671 1,028,116 52,382
1996 0 43,444 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 1,056 42,674 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 6,307 42,897 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 4,185 39,829 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 6,239 41,000 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 6,192 37,917 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 8,157 26,294 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 9,080 18,862 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 15,055 20,557 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 10,001 19,005 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 20,931 19,064 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 22,849 16,093 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 37,604 19,767 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 42,341 18,655 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 50,906 19,675 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 54,484 25,061 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 60,748 47,460 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 65,882 72,184 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 64,124 60,775 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 59,574 19,193 1,259,315 49,655
1976 65,236 89,601 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 61,516 61,265 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 68,111 -22,590 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 59,824 -42,387 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 64,887 -3,589 921,524 -1,920
1971 67,116 -12,747 963,259 76,961
1970 71,222 -54,166 905,902 1,997
1969 82,464 -118,544 878,359 0
1968 87,408 -429 815,116 1,489
1967 91,183 -55,853 862,071 394
1966 86,998 21,206 876,283 1,769
1965 83,793 -81,576 913,761 -1,438
1964 83,402 -76,678 950,219 -6,328
1963 81,404 -77,345 961,067 0
1962 85,327 -74,972 960,046 0
1961 86,500 -61,102 798,978 0
1960 96,648 -15,996 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/vietnam | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.