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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.26 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th 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 -0.47% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Greece vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Yemen
2100 6,463,085 111,531,602
2099 6,505,287 111,216,538
2098 6,547,164 110,873,896
2097 6,589,081 110,513,248
2096 6,630,487 110,125,357
2095 6,671,006 109,718,989
2094 6,710,734 109,287,747
2093 6,749,510 108,834,256
2092 6,787,596 108,350,834
2091 6,824,775 107,845,139
2090 6,862,164 107,319,234
2089 6,900,089 106,769,903
2088 6,937,116 106,198,480
2087 6,973,450 105,606,248
2086 7,010,676 104,994,691
2085 7,048,751 104,356,315
2084 7,086,818 103,704,067
2083 7,124,743 103,033,111
2082 7,164,627 102,348,794
2081 7,205,487 101,642,012
2080 7,248,512 100,920,728
2079 7,292,836 100,179,245
2078 7,338,859 99,422,962
2077 7,387,671 98,654,481
2076 7,437,562 97,862,812
2075 7,489,139 97,057,105
2074 7,543,259 96,230,615
2073 7,600,155 95,389,748
2072 7,659,253 94,528,518
2071 7,719,672 93,646,094
2070 7,782,317 92,750,891
2069 7,847,153 91,836,719
2068 7,913,682 90,906,457
2067 7,980,659 89,961,778
2066 8,047,692 88,998,844
2065 8,114,348 88,022,210
2064 8,181,923 87,033,422
2063 8,250,274 86,020,867
2062 8,318,463 84,985,459
2061 8,386,919 83,934,120
2060 8,454,179 82,867,105
2059 8,522,250 81,781,887
2058 8,589,200 80,678,032
2057 8,655,428 79,563,835
2056 8,720,012 78,436,146
2055 8,783,558 77,296,391
2054 8,844,935 76,143,587
2053 8,903,834 74,985,186
2052 8,961,755 73,813,387
2051 9,018,494 72,631,340
2050 9,072,676 71,436,891
2049 9,126,801 70,243,074
2048 9,177,973 69,043,876
2047 9,228,605 67,843,741
2046 9,275,381 66,638,116
2045 9,321,349 65,433,874
2044 9,367,130 64,230,423
2043 9,411,608 63,031,296
2042 9,454,837 61,838,177
2041 9,499,098 60,651,763
2040 9,543,726 59,475,172
2039 9,588,298 58,303,694
2038 9,633,708 57,135,690
2037 9,679,362 55,973,689
2036 9,724,905 54,809,098
2035 9,771,397 53,641,994
2034 9,817,355 52,476,195
2033 9,863,589 51,307,469
2032 9,911,215 50,140,351
2031 9,956,924 48,969,961
2030 10,002,298 47,786,079
2029 10,047,641 46,594,926
2028 10,092,845 45,403,313
2027 10,137,354 44,203,683
2026 10,181,414 43,000,078
2025 10,223,023 41,792,731
2024 10,405,134 40,583,164
2023 10,407,351 39,390,799
2022 10,436,882 38,222,876
2021 10,569,207 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th 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 9,072,676 people with a rank change from 96th to 106th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
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 -1.75% 2.98%
2024 -0.02% 3.03%
2023 -0.28% 3.06%
2022 -1.25% 2.92%
2021 -1.21% 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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Greece Yemen
Current population
10181414
43325643
Population rank 96/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.52%
One net population change
3.95 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 13/197
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 - -122,772 - -10,482
2023 -56,200 -159,430 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -63,665 -53,997 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -58,131 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/greece/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K
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 (1960–2024, 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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