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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 2.23 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Greece vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Zambia
2100 6,463,085 65,217,429
2099 6,505,287 64,871,545
2098 6,547,164 64,515,891
2097 6,589,081 64,148,736
2096 6,630,487 63,777,313
2095 6,671,006 63,393,169
2094 6,710,734 62,992,652
2093 6,749,510 62,590,327
2092 6,787,596 62,175,930
2091 6,824,775 61,750,591
2090 6,862,164 61,321,399
2089 6,900,089 60,880,148
2088 6,937,116 60,434,676
2087 6,973,450 59,970,107
2086 7,010,676 59,499,234
2085 7,048,751 59,023,040
2084 7,086,818 58,535,857
2083 7,124,743 58,040,512
2082 7,164,627 57,538,672
2081 7,205,487 57,027,491
2080 7,248,512 56,506,421
2079 7,292,836 55,983,242
2078 7,338,859 55,449,777
2077 7,387,671 54,906,771
2076 7,437,562 54,361,075
2075 7,489,139 53,806,856
2074 7,543,259 53,246,777
2073 7,600,155 52,677,348
2072 7,659,253 52,101,139
2071 7,719,672 51,519,691
2070 7,782,317 50,931,614
2069 7,847,153 50,334,700
2068 7,913,682 49,737,479
2067 7,980,659 49,135,488
2066 8,047,692 48,530,443
2065 8,114,348 47,918,592
2064 8,181,923 47,299,740
2063 8,250,274 46,677,439
2062 8,318,463 46,048,819
2061 8,386,919 45,416,657
2060 8,454,179 44,777,347
2059 8,522,250 44,137,306
2058 8,589,200 43,494,451
2057 8,655,428 42,851,923
2056 8,720,012 42,206,898
2055 8,783,558 41,558,284
2054 8,844,935 40,906,492
2053 8,903,834 40,255,629
2052 8,961,755 39,603,888
2051 9,018,494 38,949,958
2050 9,072,676 38,294,607
2049 9,126,801 37,634,194
2048 9,177,973 36,971,309
2047 9,228,605 36,309,749
2046 9,275,381 35,645,868
2045 9,321,349 34,981,812
2044 9,367,130 34,316,981
2043 9,411,608 33,652,420
2042 9,454,837 32,990,657
2041 9,499,098 32,329,447
2040 9,543,726 31,664,262
2039 9,588,298 31,001,305
2038 9,633,708 30,335,662
2037 9,679,362 29,668,561
2036 9,724,905 29,000,264
2035 9,771,397 28,333,498
2034 9,817,355 27,671,195
2033 9,863,589 27,011,974
2032 9,911,215 26,356,580
2031 9,956,924 25,702,812
2030 10,002,298 25,055,216
2029 10,047,641 24,414,405
2028 10,092,845 23,780,809
2027 10,137,354 23,151,479
2026 10,181,414 22,529,742
2025 10,223,023 21,918,187
2024 10,405,134 21,314,956
2023 10,407,351 20,723,965
2022 10,436,882 20,152,938
2021 10,569,207 19,603,607
2020 10,698,599 19,059,395
2019 10,721,582 18,513,839
2018 10,732,882 17,973,569
2017 10,754,679 17,441,320
2016 10,775,971 16,914,423
2015 10,820,883 16,399,089
2014 10,892,413 15,895,315
2013 10,965,211 15,398,997
2012 11,045,011 14,913,629
2011 11,104,899 14,437,796
2010 11,121,341 13,965,594
2009 11,107,017 13,490,389
2008 11,077,841 13,021,324
2007 11,048,473 12,565,085
2006 11,020,362 12,129,553
2005 10,987,314 11,718,819
2004 10,955,141 11,338,198
2003 10,928,070 10,983,595
2002 10,902,022 10,647,949
2001 10,862,132 10,325,185
2000 10,805,808 10,017,631
1999 10,761,698 9,740,005
1998 10,720,509 9,482,408
1997 10,661,259 9,237,063
1996 10,608,800 9,004,053
1995 10,562,153 8,785,763
1994 10,512,922 8,576,269
1993 10,460,415 8,373,921
1992 10,399,061 8,176,680
1991 10,319,927 7,981,650
1990 10,196,792 7,786,169
1989 10,089,498 7,589,216
1988 10,036,983 7,391,440
1987 10,000,595 7,191,282
1986 9,967,213 6,986,471
1985 9,934,300 6,780,953
1984 9,895,801 6,580,490
1983 9,846,627 6,381,038
1982 9,789,513 6,178,637
1981 9,729,350 5,983,289
1980 9,642,505 5,802,833
1979 9,548,258 5,631,728
1978 9,429,959 5,465,374
1977 9,308,479 5,302,480
1976 9,188,150 5,143,842
1975 9,046,541 4,990,086
1974 8,962,022 4,842,746
1973 8,929,086 4,702,693
1972 8,888,628 4,569,309
1971 8,831,036 4,442,525
1970 8,792,806 4,321,718
1969 8,772,764 4,197,116
1968 8,740,765 4,065,593
1967 8,684,088 3,936,343
1966 8,613,651 3,812,003
1965 8,550,333 3,692,086
1964 8,510,429 3,577,017
1963 8,479,625 3,465,907
1962 8,448,233 3,358,099
1961 8,398,050 3,254,086
1960 8,331,725 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Zambia
2100 -0.65% 0.53%
2099 -0.64% 0.55%
2098 -0.64% 0.57%
2097 -0.62% 0.58%
2096 -0.61% 0.61%
2095 -0.59% 0.64%
2094 -0.57% 0.64%
2093 -0.56% 0.67%
2092 -0.54% 0.69%
2091 -0.54% 0.7%
2090 -0.55% 0.72%
2089 -0.53% 0.74%
2088 -0.52% 0.77%
2087 -0.53% 0.79%
2086 -0.54% 0.81%
2085 -0.54% 0.83%
2084 -0.53% 0.85%
2083 -0.56% 0.87%
2082 -0.57% 0.9%
2081 -0.59% 0.92%
2080 -0.61% 0.93%
2079 -0.63% 0.96%
2078 -0.66% 0.99%
2077 -0.67% 1%
2076 -0.69% 1.03%
2075 -0.72% 1.05%
2074 -0.75% 1.08%
2073 -0.77% 1.11%
2072 -0.78% 1.13%
2071 -0.8% 1.15%
2070 -0.83% 1.19%
2069 -0.84% 1.2%
2068 -0.84% 1.23%
2067 -0.83% 1.25%
2066 -0.82% 1.28%
2065 -0.83% 1.31%
2064 -0.83% 1.33%
2063 -0.82% 1.37%
2062 -0.82% 1.39%
2061 -0.8% 1.43%
2060 -0.8% 1.45%
2059 -0.78% 1.48%
2058 -0.77% 1.5%
2057 -0.74% 1.53%
2056 -0.72% 1.56%
2055 -0.69% 1.59%
2054 -0.66% 1.62%
2053 -0.65% 1.65%
2052 -0.63% 1.68%
2051 -0.6% 1.71%
2050 -0.59% 1.75%
2049 -0.56% 1.79%
2048 -0.55% 1.82%
2047 -0.5% 1.86%
2046 -0.49% 1.9%
2045 -0.49% 1.94%
2044 -0.47% 1.97%
2043 -0.46% 2.01%
2042 -0.47% 2.05%
2041 -0.47% 2.1%
2040 -0.46% 2.14%
2039 -0.47% 2.19%
2038 -0.47% 2.25%
2037 -0.47% 2.3%
2036 -0.48% 2.35%
2035 -0.47% 2.39%
2034 -0.47% 2.44%
2033 -0.48% 2.49%
2032 -0.46% 2.54%
2031 -0.45% 2.58%
2030 -0.45% 2.62%
2029 -0.45% 2.66%
2028 -0.44% 2.72%
2027 -0.43% 2.76%
2026 -0.41% 2.79%
2025 -1.75% 2.83%
2024 -0.02% 2.85%
2023 -0.28% 2.83%
2022 -1.25% 2.8%
2021 -1.21% 2.86%
2020 -0.21% 2.95%
2019 -0.11% 3.01%
2018 -0.2% 3.05%
2017 -0.2% 3.12%
2016 -0.42% 3.14%
2015 -0.66% 3.17%
2014 -0.66% 3.22%
2013 -0.72% 3.25%
2012 -0.54% 3.3%
2011 -0.15% 3.38%
2010 0.13% 3.52%
2009 0.26% 3.6%
2008 0.27% 3.63%
2007 0.26% 3.59%
2006 0.3% 3.5%
2005 0.29% 3.36%
2004 0.25% 3.23%
2003 0.24% 3.15%
2002 0.37% 3.13%
2001 0.52% 3.07%
2000 0.41% 2.85%
1999 0.38% 2.72%
1998 0.56% 2.66%
1997 0.49% 2.59%
1996 0.44% 2.48%
1995 0.47% 2.44%
1994 0.5% 2.42%
1993 0.59% 2.41%
1992 0.77% 2.44%
1991 1.21% 2.51%
1990 1.06% 2.6%
1989 0.52% 2.68%
1988 0.36% 2.78%
1987 0.33% 2.93%
1986 0.33% 3.03%
1985 0.39% 3.05%
1984 0.5% 3.13%
1983 0.58% 3.28%
1982 0.62% 3.26%
1981 0.9% 3.11%
1980 0.99% 3.04%
1979 1.25% 3.04%
1978 1.31% 3.07%
1977 1.31% 3.08%
1976 1.57% 3.08%
1975 0.94% 3.04%
1974 0.37% 2.98%
1973 0.46% 2.92%
1972 0.65% 2.85%
1971 0.43% 2.8%
1970 0.23% 2.97%
1969 0.37% 3.24%
1968 0.65% 3.28%
1967 0.82% 3.26%
1966 0.74% 3.25%
1965 0.47% 3.22%
1964 0.36% 3.21%
1963 0.37% 3.21%
1962 0.6% 3.2%
1961 0.8% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Greece Zambia
Current population
10181414
22697916
Population rank 96/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.27%
One net population change
3.95 hours
53.4 seconds
One birth every
7.43 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
4.14 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 21/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +16,636 +6,562
Net migration rank 37/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - 6,562
2024 - -122,772 - 7,381
2023 -56,200 -159,430 577,660 9,521
2022 -63,665 -53,997 563,456 -8,566
2021 -58,131 -160,277 535,629 8,143
2020 -46,004 6,353 536,484 8,156
2019 -41,814 36,762 528,089 18,385
2018 -33,272 17,938 515,644 18,431
2017 -36,566 10,483 504,630 25,789
2016 -25,862 10,484 497,521 25,860
2015 -29,216 -43,462 491,021 16,261
2014 -20,696 -46,678 483,663 16,574
2013 -17,545 -59,323 476,846 15,542
2012 -16,568 -65,364 469,406 8,958
2011 -4,441 -31,786 459,743 13,569
2010 5,560 2,001 448,337 22,761
2009 8,886 18,182 434,458 44,867
2008 11,077 27,081 419,560 39,249
2007 2,210 25,400 403,729 49,945
2006 6,612 27,621 387,891 29,517
2005 2,197 33,297 368,756 35,316
2004 0 29,039 349,352 7,819
2003 -1,093 25,323 331,189 20,845
2002 0 25,692 316,041 3,206
2001 0 60,387 302,682 23,582
2000 -1,081 54,661 293,186 -4,338
1999 -2,153 49,930 283,297 -16,888
1998 -2,144 47,856 275,568 -26,796
1997 2,133 45,671 268,198 -26,276
1996 0 43,444 262,468 -38,358
1995 1,056 42,674 257,897 -45,423
1994 6,307 42,897 252,023 -45,504
1993 4,185 39,829 245,917 -47,739
1992 6,239 41,000 239,953 -43,656
1991 6,192 37,917 237,957 -44,203
1990 8,157 26,294 235,835 -38,619
1989 9,080 18,862 233,429 -36,736
1988 15,055 20,557 230,118 -31,270
1987 10,001 19,005 227,813 -26,338
1986 20,931 19,064 224,768 -16,610
1985 22,849 16,093 221,351 -18,474
1984 37,604 19,767 216,695 -18,652
1983 42,341 18,655 212,712 -11,849
1982 50,906 19,675 207,621 -3,676
1981 54,484 25,061 202,822 -16,072
1980 60,748 47,460 198,817 -24,664
1979 65,882 72,184 197,578 -29,515
1978 64,124 60,775 194,933 -30,284
1977 59,574 19,193 191,557 -30,423
1976 65,236 89,601 186,762 -30,612
1975 61,516 61,265 182,258 -30,886
1974 68,111 -22,590 174,484 -31,178
1973 59,824 -42,387 168,258 -31,472
1972 64,887 -3,589 161,648 -31,672
1971 67,116 -12,747 155,249 -31,651
1970 71,222 -54,166 149,380 -31,370
1969 82,464 -118,544 142,660 -11,469
1968 87,408 -429 137,315 -5,447
1967 91,183 -55,853 131,938 -5,298
1966 86,998 21,206 127,164 -5,129
1965 83,793 -81,576 122,814 -5,023
1964 83,402 -76,678 117,197 -4,851
1963 81,404 -77,345 114,555 -4,676
1962 85,327 -74,972 110,173 -4,428
1961 86,500 -61,102 106,318 -4,043
1960 96,648 -15,996 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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