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

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The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,413,962 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,371,575 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.2 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.41% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.4M (5.89% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Greece vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Yemen
2100 6,583,798 111,481,288
2099 6,626,788 111,166,365
2098 6,669,448 110,823,878
2097 6,712,148 110,463,393
2096 6,754,327 110,075,677
2095 6,795,603 109,669,492
2094 6,836,072 109,238,445
2093 6,875,572 108,785,158
2092 6,914,370 108,301,955
2091 6,952,243 107,796,487
2090 6,990,331 107,270,820
2089 7,028,964 106,721,736
2088 7,066,683 106,150,572
2087 7,103,695 105,558,607
2086 7,141,616 104,947,326
2085 7,180,403 104,309,237
2084 7,219,180 103,657,284
2083 7,257,814 102,986,631
2082 7,298,443 102,302,622
2081 7,340,066 101,596,159
2080 7,383,894 100,875,201
2079 7,429,047 100,134,051
2078 7,475,929 99,378,110
2077 7,525,653 98,609,975
2076 7,576,476 97,818,664
2075 7,629,016 97,013,320
2074 7,684,147 96,187,203
2073 7,742,105 95,346,716
2072 7,802,307 94,485,874
2071 7,863,855 93,603,848
2070 7,927,670 92,709,049
2069 7,993,717 91,795,290
2068 8,061,488 90,865,447
2067 8,129,716 89,921,194
2066 8,198,001 88,958,695
2065 8,265,902 87,982,501
2064 8,334,739 86,994,159
2063 8,404,367 85,982,061
2062 8,473,829 84,947,120
2061 8,543,564 83,896,256
2060 8,612,080 82,829,722
2059 8,681,422 81,744,993
2058 8,749,623 80,641,636
2057 8,817,088 79,527,942
2056 8,882,878 78,400,761
2055 8,947,611 77,261,521
2054 9,010,135 76,109,237
2053 9,070,133 74,951,358
2052 9,129,136 73,780,088
2051 9,186,935 72,598,574
2050 9,242,128 71,404,664
2049 9,297,265 70,211,386
2048 9,349,392 69,012,729
2047 9,400,970 67,813,135
2046 9,448,620 66,608,054
2045 9,495,447 65,404,355
2044 9,542,082 64,201,447
2043 9,587,391 63,002,861
2042 9,631,428 61,810,280
2041 9,676,515 60,624,401
2040 9,721,977 59,448,342
2039 9,767,381 58,277,392
2038 9,813,639 57,109,914
2037 9,860,147 55,948,438
2036 9,906,540 54,784,372
2035 9,953,900 53,617,795
2034 10,000,716 52,452,522
2033 10,047,814 51,284,323
2032 10,096,329 50,117,732
2031 10,142,892 48,947,870
2030 10,189,114 47,764,521
2029 10,235,303 46,573,906
2028 10,281,352 45,382,831
2027 10,326,692 44,183,742
2026 10,371,575 42,980,680
2025 10,413,962 41,773,878
2024 10,405,134 40,583,164
2023 10,407,351 39,390,799
2022 10,437,805 38,222,876
2021 10,570,130 37,140,230
2020 10,698,599 36,134,863
2019 10,721,582 35,111,408
2018 10,732,882 34,085,182
2017 10,754,679 33,090,921
2016 10,775,971 32,109,010
2015 10,820,883 31,159,379
2014 10,892,413 30,226,309
2013 10,965,211 29,312,952
2012 11,045,011 28,433,647
2011 11,104,899 27,582,897
2010 11,121,341 26,754,387
2009 11,107,017 25,927,724
2008 11,077,841 25,111,941
2007 11,048,473 24,318,082
2006 11,020,362 23,543,083
2005 10,987,314 22,790,085
2004 10,955,141 22,095,167
2003 10,928,070 21,456,379
2002 10,902,022 20,835,086
2001 10,862,132 20,226,147
2000 10,805,808 19,624,141
1999 10,761,698 19,029,420
1998 10,720,509 18,446,013
1997 10,661,259 17,873,936
1996 10,608,800 17,313,177
1995 10,562,153 16,740,058
1994 10,512,922 16,149,147
1993 10,460,415 15,563,914
1992 10,399,061 14,989,494
1991 10,319,927 14,430,201
1990 10,196,792 13,887,862
1989 10,089,498 13,364,174
1988 10,036,983 12,859,708
1987 10,000,595 12,369,912
1986 9,967,213 11,901,040
1985 9,934,300 11,453,825
1984 9,895,801 11,025,597
1983 9,846,627 10,621,499
1982 9,789,513 10,241,006
1981 9,729,350 9,882,362
1980 9,642,505 9,543,358
1979 9,548,258 9,224,194
1978 9,429,959 8,926,586
1977 9,308,479 8,648,222
1976 9,188,150 8,384,113
1975 9,046,541 8,133,598
1974 8,962,022 7,896,783
1973 8,929,086 7,672,796
1972 8,888,628 7,460,068
1971 8,831,036 7,257,462
1970 8,792,806 7,065,279
1969 8,772,764 6,875,859
1968 8,740,765 6,690,524
1967 8,684,088 6,516,444
1966 8,613,651 6,351,494
1965 8,550,333 6,195,593
1964 8,510,429 6,048,006
1963 8,479,625 5,911,135
1962 8,448,233 5,782,221
1961 8,398,050 5,655,232
1960 8,331,725 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 404,396 people (a 3.75% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Greece's population will shrink by 10.9% to 9,242,128 people with a rank change from 94th to 106th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.58M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Greece
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Yemen
2100 -0.65% 0.28%
2099 -0.64% 0.31%
2098 -0.64% 0.33%
2097 -0.62% 0.35%
2096 -0.61% 0.37%
2095 -0.59% 0.39%
2094 -0.57% 0.42%
2093 -0.56% 0.45%
2092 -0.54% 0.47%
2091 -0.54% 0.49%
2090 -0.55% 0.51%
2089 -0.53% 0.54%
2088 -0.52% 0.56%
2087 -0.53% 0.58%
2086 -0.54% 0.61%
2085 -0.54% 0.63%
2084 -0.53% 0.65%
2083 -0.56% 0.67%
2082 -0.57% 0.7%
2081 -0.59% 0.71%
2080 -0.61% 0.74%
2079 -0.63% 0.76%
2078 -0.66% 0.78%
2077 -0.67% 0.81%
2076 -0.69% 0.83%
2075 -0.72% 0.86%
2074 -0.75% 0.88%
2073 -0.77% 0.91%
2072 -0.78% 0.94%
2071 -0.8% 0.97%
2070 -0.83% 1%
2069 -0.84% 1.02%
2068 -0.84% 1.05%
2067 -0.83% 1.08%
2066 -0.82% 1.11%
2065 -0.83% 1.14%
2064 -0.83% 1.18%
2063 -0.82% 1.22%
2062 -0.82% 1.25%
2061 -0.8% 1.29%
2060 -0.8% 1.33%
2059 -0.78% 1.37%
2058 -0.77% 1.4%
2057 -0.74% 1.44%
2056 -0.72% 1.47%
2055 -0.69% 1.51%
2054 -0.66% 1.54%
2053 -0.65% 1.59%
2052 -0.63% 1.63%
2051 -0.6% 1.67%
2050 -0.59% 1.7%
2049 -0.56% 1.74%
2048 -0.55% 1.77%
2047 -0.5% 1.81%
2046 -0.49% 1.84%
2045 -0.49% 1.87%
2044 -0.47% 1.9%
2043 -0.46% 1.93%
2042 -0.47% 1.96%
2041 -0.47% 1.98%
2040 -0.46% 2.01%
2039 -0.47% 2.04%
2038 -0.47% 2.08%
2037 -0.47% 2.12%
2036 -0.48% 2.18%
2035 -0.47% 2.22%
2034 -0.47% 2.28%
2033 -0.48% 2.33%
2032 -0.46% 2.39%
2031 -0.45% 2.48%
2030 -0.45% 2.56%
2029 -0.45% 2.62%
2028 -0.44% 2.71%
2027 -0.43% 2.8%
2026 -0.41% 2.89%
2025 0.08% 2.93%
2024 -0.02% 3.03%
2023 -0.29% 3.06%
2022 -1.25% 2.92%
2021 -1.2% 2.78%
2020 -0.21% 2.91%
2019 -0.11% 3.01%
2018 -0.2% 3%
2017 -0.2% 3.06%
2016 -0.42% 3.05%
2015 -0.66% 3.09%
2014 -0.66% 3.12%
2013 -0.72% 3.09%
2012 -0.54% 3.08%
2011 -0.15% 3.1%
2010 0.13% 3.19%
2009 0.26% 3.25%
2008 0.27% 3.26%
2007 0.26% 3.29%
2006 0.3% 3.3%
2005 0.29% 3.15%
2004 0.25% 2.98%
2003 0.24% 2.98%
2002 0.37% 3.01%
2001 0.52% 3.07%
2000 0.41% 3.13%
1999 0.38% 3.16%
1998 0.56% 3.2%
1997 0.49% 3.24%
1996 0.44% 3.42%
1995 0.47% 3.66%
1994 0.5% 3.76%
1993 0.59% 3.83%
1992 0.77% 3.88%
1991 1.21% 3.91%
1990 1.06% 3.92%
1989 0.52% 3.92%
1988 0.36% 3.96%
1987 0.33% 3.94%
1986 0.33% 3.9%
1985 0.39% 3.88%
1984 0.5% 3.8%
1983 0.58% 3.72%
1982 0.62% 3.63%
1981 0.9% 3.55%
1980 0.99% 3.46%
1979 1.25% 3.33%
1978 1.31% 3.22%
1977 1.31% 3.15%
1976 1.57% 3.08%
1975 0.94% 3%
1974 0.37% 2.92%
1973 0.46% 2.85%
1972 0.65% 2.79%
1971 0.43% 2.72%
1970 0.23% 2.75%
1969 0.37% 2.77%
1968 0.65% 2.67%
1967 0.82% 2.6%
1966 0.74% 2.52%
1965 0.47% 2.44%
1964 0.36% 2.32%
1963 0.37% 2.23%
1962 0.6% 2.25%
1961 0.8% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Greece grew by 0.08%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Greece Yemen
Current population
10371575
43598646
Population rank 94/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.52%
One net population change
59.7 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
7.65 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
4.17 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +24 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +8,828 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.08% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 154/197 15/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -16,291
Net migration rank 37/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -16,291
2024 -57,229 -122,772 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -63,671 -53,997 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -58,135 -160,277 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -46,004 6,353 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -41,814 36,762 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -33,272 17,938 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -36,566 10,483 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -25,862 10,484 975,697 -6,492
2015 -29,216 -43,462 939,922 -9,883
2014 -20,696 -46,678 920,330 15,764
2013 -17,545 -59,323 884,929 5,697
2012 -16,568 -65,364 845,645 22,349
2011 -4,441 -31,786 806,359 27,184
2010 5,560 2,001 803,246 20,269
2009 8,886 18,182 798,911 30,919
2008 11,077 27,081 779,123 22,621
2007 2,210 25,400 764,780 21,210
2006 6,612 27,621 750,082 13,940
2005 2,197 33,297 726,708 15,283
2004 0 29,039 710,493 -62,641
2003 -1,093 25,323 694,457 -64,737
2002 0 25,692 672,494 -59,648
2001 0 60,387 658,704 -53,698
2000 -1,081 54,661 646,694 -47,713
1999 -2,153 49,930 633,166 -42,731
1998 -2,144 47,856 615,488 -39,096
1997 2,133 45,671 604,443 -36,694
1996 0 43,444 588,786 -35,043
1995 1,056 42,674 607,966 -15,485
1994 6,307 42,897 602,363 -13,040
1993 4,185 39,829 595,459 -14,332
1992 6,239 41,000 582,072 -14,372
1991 6,192 37,917 565,837 -14,964
1990 8,157 26,294 549,654 -15,847
1989 9,080 18,862 530,464 -16,876
1988 15,055 20,557 513,296 -17,952
1987 10,001 19,005 493,337 -9,097
1986 20,931 19,064 464,665 -11,151
1985 22,849 16,093 455,576 -14,660
1984 37,604 19,767 434,674 -19,143
1983 42,341 18,655 414,823 -22,152
1982 50,906 19,675 392,302 -23,981
1981 54,484 25,061 374,482 -25,499
1980 60,748 47,460 355,767 -26,740
1979 65,882 72,184 336,378 -27,090
1978 64,124 60,775 312,439 -26,524
1977 59,574 19,193 296,115 -25,305
1976 65,236 89,601 281,078 -23,669
1975 61,516 61,265 266,815 -23,192
1974 68,111 -22,590 252,737 -22,726
1973 59,824 -42,387 240,235 -22,282
1972 64,887 -3,589 229,322 -21,826
1971 67,116 -12,747 219,095 -21,386
1970 71,222 -54,166 207,613 -20,966
1969 82,464 -118,544 196,305 -4,121
1968 87,408 -429 182,518 -4,031
1967 91,183 -55,853 173,637 -3,959
1966 86,998 21,206 164,091 -3,874
1965 83,793 -81,576 155,398 -3,797
1964 83,402 -76,678 147,299 -3,712
1963 81,404 -77,345 133,781 -3,640
1962 85,327 -74,972 131,262 -3,572
1961 86,500 -61,102 129,787 -3,503
1960 96,648 -15,996 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 49.5% of the population change in Greece is from natural causes (a loss of 447,969 people) and 50.5% is from migration (a loss of 457,918 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Volos 85.8K
Ioannina 64.9K
Chalcis 64.5K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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