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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Greece was 10,405,134 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Greece's population is 10,181,414 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 1.71 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Greece is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.12% for Greece vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Greece has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Greece has decreased from 11M people to 10.2M (7.61% decline), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Greece vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Greece
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Greece Zimbabwe
2100 6,463,085 37,483,053
2099 6,505,287 37,412,398
2098 6,547,164 37,328,255
2097 6,589,081 37,235,542
2096 6,630,487 37,142,915
2095 6,671,006 37,032,129
2094 6,710,734 36,912,747
2093 6,749,510 36,810,893
2092 6,787,596 36,688,511
2091 6,824,775 36,567,262
2090 6,862,164 36,425,606
2089 6,900,089 36,280,973
2088 6,937,116 36,141,446
2087 6,973,450 35,977,638
2086 7,010,676 35,808,135
2085 7,048,751 35,637,092
2084 7,086,818 35,456,207
2083 7,124,743 35,268,035
2082 7,164,627 35,078,904
2081 7,205,487 34,873,129
2080 7,248,512 34,658,962
2079 7,292,836 34,439,720
2078 7,338,859 34,217,295
2077 7,387,671 33,982,909
2076 7,437,562 33,739,228
2075 7,489,139 33,495,867
2074 7,543,259 33,244,838
2073 7,600,155 32,978,488
2072 7,659,253 32,706,059
2071 7,719,672 32,445,747
2070 7,782,317 32,181,119
2069 7,847,153 31,906,793
2068 7,913,682 31,631,000
2067 7,980,659 31,345,338
2066 8,047,692 31,062,884
2065 8,114,348 30,766,830
2064 8,181,923 30,479,939
2063 8,250,274 30,176,104
2062 8,318,463 29,867,679
2061 8,386,919 29,557,068
2060 8,454,179 29,252,423
2059 8,522,250 28,945,088
2058 8,589,200 28,631,679
2057 8,655,428 28,307,305
2056 8,720,012 27,990,713
2055 8,783,558 27,658,887
2054 8,844,935 27,331,920
2053 8,903,834 26,986,935
2052 8,961,755 26,643,553
2051 9,018,494 26,287,592
2050 9,072,676 25,934,893
2049 9,126,801 25,585,239
2048 9,177,973 25,228,082
2047 9,228,605 24,874,649
2046 9,275,381 24,513,443
2045 9,321,349 24,147,637
2044 9,367,130 23,783,088
2043 9,411,608 23,401,965
2042 9,454,837 23,035,288
2041 9,499,098 22,647,950
2040 9,543,726 22,273,520
2039 9,588,298 21,902,980
2038 9,633,708 21,530,130
2037 9,679,362 21,159,664
2036 9,724,905 20,791,034
2035 9,771,397 20,413,656
2034 9,817,355 20,048,019
2033 9,863,589 19,676,339
2032 9,911,215 19,311,985
2031 9,956,924 18,959,300
2030 10,002,298 18,613,738
2029 10,047,641 18,270,049
2028 10,092,845 17,933,466
2027 10,137,354 17,600,984
2026 10,181,414 17,273,208
2025 10,223,023 16,949,303
2024 10,405,134 16,634,373
2023 10,407,351 16,340,822
2022 10,436,882 16,069,056
2021 10,569,207 15,797,210
2020 10,698,599 15,526,888
2019 10,721,582 15,271,368
2018 10,732,882 15,034,452
2017 10,754,679 14,812,482
2016 10,775,971 14,600,294
2015 10,820,883 14,399,013
2014 10,892,413 14,207,359
2013 10,965,211 14,013,808
2012 11,045,011 13,817,887
2011 11,104,899 13,595,424
2010 11,121,341 13,356,548
2009 11,107,017 13,142,790
2008 11,077,841 12,959,149
2007 11,048,473 12,804,058
2006 11,020,362 12,636,445
2005 10,987,314 12,483,432
2004 10,955,141 12,365,896
2003 10,928,070 12,232,323
2002 10,902,022 12,087,653
2001 10,862,132 11,971,901
2000 10,805,808 11,892,055
1999 10,761,698 11,783,458
1998 10,720,509 11,594,297
1997 10,661,259 11,369,827
1996 10,608,800 11,158,360
1995 10,562,153 10,974,599
1994 10,512,922 10,873,148
1993 10,460,415 10,860,288
1992 10,399,061 10,702,700
1991 10,319,927 10,404,816
1990 10,196,792 10,137,281
1989 10,089,498 9,864,798
1988 10,036,983 9,583,094
1987 10,000,595 9,284,644
1986 9,967,213 8,982,578
1985 9,934,300 8,686,813
1984 9,895,801 8,391,488
1983 9,846,627 8,098,404
1982 9,789,513 7,796,496
1981 9,729,350 7,498,635
1980 9,642,505 7,041,303
1979 9,548,258 6,647,556
1978 9,429,959 6,543,575
1977 9,308,479 6,449,512
1976 9,188,150 6,287,105
1975 9,046,541 6,098,658
1974 8,962,022 5,908,328
1973 8,929,086 5,720,404
1972 8,888,628 5,542,445
1971 8,831,036 5,374,712
1970 8,792,806 5,215,918
1969 8,772,764 5,058,181
1968 8,740,765 4,900,440
1967 8,684,088 4,748,307
1966 8,613,651 4,601,217
1965 8,550,333 4,458,462
1964 8,510,429 4,320,006
1963 8,479,625 4,185,877
1962 8,448,233 4,055,959
1961 8,398,050 3,930,401
1960 8,331,725 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Greece decreased by 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Greece lost 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Greece was ranked 74th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Zimbabwe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 37.5M 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
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Greece Zimbabwe
2100 -0.65% 0.19%
2099 -0.64% 0.23%
2098 -0.64% 0.25%
2097 -0.62% 0.25%
2096 -0.61% 0.3%
2095 -0.59% 0.32%
2094 -0.57% 0.28%
2093 -0.56% 0.33%
2092 -0.54% 0.33%
2091 -0.54% 0.39%
2090 -0.55% 0.4%
2089 -0.53% 0.39%
2088 -0.52% 0.46%
2087 -0.53% 0.47%
2086 -0.54% 0.48%
2085 -0.54% 0.51%
2084 -0.53% 0.53%
2083 -0.56% 0.54%
2082 -0.57% 0.59%
2081 -0.59% 0.62%
2080 -0.61% 0.64%
2079 -0.63% 0.65%
2078 -0.66% 0.69%
2077 -0.67% 0.72%
2076 -0.69% 0.73%
2075 -0.72% 0.76%
2074 -0.75% 0.81%
2073 -0.77% 0.83%
2072 -0.78% 0.8%
2071 -0.8% 0.82%
2070 -0.83% 0.86%
2069 -0.84% 0.87%
2068 -0.84% 0.91%
2067 -0.83% 0.91%
2066 -0.82% 0.96%
2065 -0.83% 0.94%
2064 -0.83% 1.01%
2063 -0.82% 1.03%
2062 -0.82% 1.05%
2061 -0.8% 1.04%
2060 -0.8% 1.06%
2059 -0.78% 1.09%
2058 -0.77% 1.15%
2057 -0.74% 1.13%
2056 -0.72% 1.2%
2055 -0.69% 1.2%
2054 -0.66% 1.28%
2053 -0.65% 1.29%
2052 -0.63% 1.35%
2051 -0.6% 1.36%
2050 -0.59% 1.37%
2049 -0.56% 1.42%
2048 -0.55% 1.42%
2047 -0.5% 1.47%
2046 -0.49% 1.51%
2045 -0.49% 1.53%
2044 -0.47% 1.63%
2043 -0.46% 1.59%
2042 -0.47% 1.71%
2041 -0.47% 1.68%
2040 -0.46% 1.69%
2039 -0.47% 1.73%
2038 -0.47% 1.75%
2037 -0.47% 1.77%
2036 -0.48% 1.85%
2035 -0.47% 1.82%
2034 -0.47% 1.89%
2033 -0.48% 1.89%
2032 -0.46% 1.86%
2031 -0.45% 1.86%
2030 -0.45% 1.88%
2029 -0.45% 1.88%
2028 -0.44% 1.89%
2027 -0.43% 1.9%
2026 -0.41% 1.91%
2025 -1.75% 1.89%
2024 -0.02% 1.8%
2023 -0.28% 1.69%
2022 -1.25% 1.72%
2021 -1.21% 1.74%
2020 -0.21% 1.67%
2019 -0.11% 1.58%
2018 -0.2% 1.5%
2017 -0.2% 1.45%
2016 -0.42% 1.4%
2015 -0.66% 1.35%
2014 -0.66% 1.38%
2013 -0.72% 1.42%
2012 -0.54% 1.64%
2011 -0.15% 1.79%
2010 0.13% 1.63%
2009 0.26% 1.42%
2008 0.27% 1.21%
2007 0.26% 1.33%
2006 0.3% 1.23%
2005 0.29% 0.95%
2004 0.25% 1.09%
2003 0.24% 1.2%
2002 0.37% 0.97%
2001 0.52% 0.67%
2000 0.41% 0.92%
1999 0.38% 1.63%
1998 0.56% 1.97%
1997 0.49% 1.9%
1996 0.44% 1.67%
1995 0.47% 0.93%
1994 0.5% 0.12%
1993 0.59% 1.47%
1992 0.77% 2.86%
1991 1.21% 2.64%
1990 1.06% 2.76%
1989 0.52% 2.94%
1988 0.36% 3.21%
1987 0.33% 3.36%
1986 0.33% 3.4%
1985 0.39% 3.52%
1984 0.5% 3.62%
1983 0.58% 3.87%
1982 0.62% 3.97%
1981 0.9% 6.49%
1980 0.99% 5.92%
1979 1.25% 1.59%
1978 1.31% 1.46%
1977 1.31% 2.58%
1976 1.57% 3.09%
1975 0.94% 3.22%
1974 0.37% 3.29%
1973 0.46% 3.21%
1972 0.65% 3.12%
1971 0.43% 3.04%
1970 0.23% 3.12%
1969 0.37% 3.22%
1968 0.65% 3.2%
1967 0.82% 3.2%
1966 0.74% 3.2%
1965 0.47% 3.2%
1964 0.36% 3.2%
1963 0.37% 3.2%
1962 0.6% 3.19%
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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Greece declined by 0.02%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Greece Zimbabwe
Current population
10181414
17361868
Population rank 96/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.21%
One net population change
3.95 hours
1.79 minutes
One birth every
7.43 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
4.14 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +804
Annual growth/decline -2,217 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 60/197
One migration net change every
31.7 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +16,636 -54,555
Net migration rank 37/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 1,423,964 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 46/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 47/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Greece
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Greece Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 16,636 - -54,555
2024 - -122,772 - -60,528
2023 -56,200 -159,430 372,505 -97,380
2022 -63,665 -53,997 371,243 -102,828
2021 -58,131 -160,277 349,908 -74,623
2020 -46,004 6,353 354,790 -89,440
2019 -41,814 36,762 348,798 -103,107
2018 -33,272 17,938 345,883 -117,758
2017 -36,566 10,483 344,035 -128,241
2016 -25,862 10,484 348,772 -140,181
2015 -29,216 -43,462 356,203 -162,220
2014 -20,696 -46,678 366,350 -177,029
2013 -17,545 -59,323 374,757 -176,972
2012 -16,568 -65,364 371,135 -177,061
2011 -4,441 -31,786 359,572 -108,714
2010 5,560 2,001 335,570 -108,671
2009 8,886 18,182 309,316 -108,689
2008 11,077 27,081 280,527 -113,858
2007 2,210 25,400 261,805 -118,299
2006 6,612 27,621 248,963 -57,257
2005 2,197 33,297 248,545 -134,212
2004 0 29,039 248,307 -127,550
2003 -1,093 25,323 243,057 -96,667
2002 0 25,692 244,170 -101,212
2001 0 60,387 227,909 -139,361
2000 -1,081 54,661 236,343 -165,181
1999 -2,153 49,930 232,393 -86,343
1998 -2,144 47,856 225,614 6,645
1997 2,133 45,671 216,288 395
1996 0 43,444 205,269 978
1995 1,056 42,674 206,695 -45,428
1994 6,307 42,897 216,343 -174,723
1993 4,185 39,829 228,045 -243,947
1992 6,239 41,000 255,291 75,788
1991 6,192 37,917 260,943 3,749
1990 8,157 26,294 265,444 4,948
1989 9,080 18,862 270,838 3,736
1988 15,055 20,557 277,498 11,327
1987 10,001 19,005 286,766 21,308
1986 20,931 19,064 289,894 6,154
1985 22,849 16,093 290,756 4,718
1984 37,604 19,767 290,052 5,124
1983 42,341 18,655 286,545 4,456
1982 50,906 19,675 279,934 32,899
1981 54,484 25,061 271,361 11,523
1980 60,748 47,460 241,179 390,593
1979 65,882 72,184 223,657 -67,937
1978 64,124 60,775 222,979 -170,727
1977 59,574 19,193 225,139 -89,270
1976 65,236 89,601 221,419 -32,495
1975 61,516 61,265 216,947 -28,988
1974 68,111 -22,590 208,806 -16,105
1973 59,824 -42,387 201,885 -18,733
1972 64,887 -3,589 193,725 -20,959
1971 67,116 -12,747 185,427 -22,719
1970 71,222 -54,166 178,979 -24,102
1969 82,464 -118,544 172,626 -12,028
1968 87,408 -429 166,865 -11,997
1967 91,183 -55,853 161,205 -11,814
1966 86,998 21,206 156,014 -11,211
1965 83,793 -81,576 151,164 -10,465
1964 83,402 -76,678 145,848 -9,631
1963 81,404 -77,345 140,984 -8,936
1962 85,327 -74,972 136,317 -8,529
1961 86,500 -61,102 131,531 -8,204
1960 96,648 -15,996 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/greece/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 1,423,964 residents or 14.2% of the population were not native-born in Greece, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

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
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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