| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Greece is 10,250,037 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Greece is projected at 10,370,744 or 10.371 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Greece is projected at 10,423,054 or 10.423 million people for the year 2020. Greece ranks number 87th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Greece is ranked 13th among 48 countries in Europe.
Greece's population peaked in 2004 with 11.23 mn people after Greece's population decreased year by year. The Greece population is projected to reach 9.92 million in 2030 and decrease further to 9.03 million in 2050 and 6.58 million by 2100. Greece accounts for 0.13 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.29% of 1953 and is projected to decline at 0.06% by 2100.
Greece was at 48th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 119th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 10,423,054 | -50,401 | -0.48 | 0.13 |
| 2021 | 10,370,744 | -52,310 | -0.50 | 0.13 |
| 2022 | 10,316,637 | -54,107 | -0.52 | 0.13 |
| 2023 | 10,261,732 | -54,905 | -0.53 | 0.13 |
| 2024 | 10,207,401 | -54,331 | -0.53 | 0.13 |
| 2025 | 10,154,685 | -52,716 | -0.52 | 0.12 |
| 2026 | 10,103,873 | -50,812 | -0.50 | 0.12 |
| 2027 | 10,054,802 | -49,071 | -0.49 | 0.12 |
| 2028 | 10,007,443 | -47,359 | -0.47 | 0.12 |
| 2029 | 9,961,658 | -45,785 | -0.46 | 0.12 |
| 2030 | 9,917,250 | -44,408 | -0.45 | 0.12 |
| 2031 | 9,874,292 | -42,958 | -0.43 | 0.11 |
| 2032 | 9,832,717 | -41,575 | -0.42 | 0.11 |
| 2033 | 9,792,168 | -40,549 | -0.41 | 0.11 |
| 2034 | 9,752,152 | -40,016 | -0.41 | 0.11 |
| 2035 | 9,712,264 | -39,888 | -0.41 | 0.11 |
| 2036 | 9,672,294 | -39,970 | -0.41 | 0.11 |
| 2037 | 9,632,151 | -40,143 | -0.42 | 0.11 |
| 2038 | 9,591,686 | -40,465 | -0.42 | 0.11 |
| 2039 | 9,550,773 | -40,913 | -0.43 | 0.10 |
| 2040 | 9,509,268 | -41,505 | -0.43 | 0.10 |
| 2041 | 9,467,054 | -42,214 | -0.44 | 0.10 |
| 2042 | 9,423,953 | -43,101 | -0.46 | 0.10 |
| 2043 | 9,379,789 | -44,164 | -0.47 | 0.10 |
| 2044 | 9,334,357 | -45,432 | -0.48 | 0.10 |
| 2045 | 9,287,494 | -46,863 | -0.50 | 0.10 |
| 2046 | 9,239,119 | -48,375 | -0.52 | 0.10 |
| 2047 | 9,189,182 | -49,937 | -0.54 | 0.10 |
| 2048 | 9,137,603 | -51,579 | -0.56 | 0.09 |
| 2049 | 9,084,303 | -53,300 | -0.58 | 0.09 |
| 2050 | 9,029,249 | -55,054 | -0.61 | 0.09 |
| 2051 | 8,972,446 | -56,803 | -0.63 | 0.09 |
| 2052 | 8,913,942 | -58,504 | -0.65 | 0.09 |
| 2053 | 8,853,834 | -60,108 | -0.67 | 0.09 |
| 2054 | 8,792,272 | -61,562 | -0.70 | 0.09 |
| 2055 | 8,729,376 | -62,896 | -0.72 | 0.09 |
| 2056 | 8,665,273 | -64,103 | -0.73 | 0.09 |
| 2057 | 8,600,082 | -65,191 | -0.75 | 0.09 |
| 2058 | 8,534,028 | -66,054 | -0.77 | 0.08 |
| 2059 | 8,467,310 | -66,718 | -0.78 | 0.08 |
| 2060 | 8,400,189 | -67,121 | -0.79 | 0.08 |
| 2061 | 8,332,814 | -67,375 | -0.80 | 0.08 |
| 2062 | 8,265,360 | -67,454 | -0.81 | 0.08 |
| 2063 | 8,198,097 | -67,263 | -0.81 | 0.08 |
| 2064 | 8,131,279 | -66,818 | -0.82 | 0.08 |
| 2065 | 8,065,163 | -66,116 | -0.81 | 0.08 |
| 2066 | 7,999,908 | -65,255 | -0.81 | 0.08 |
| 2067 | 7,935,660 | -64,248 | -0.80 | 0.08 |
| 2068 | 7,872,632 | -63,028 | -0.79 | 0.08 |
| 2069 | 7,811,020 | -61,612 | -0.78 | 0.07 |
| 2070 | 7,750,995 | -60,025 | -0.77 | 0.07 |
| 2071 | 7,692,678 | -58,317 | -0.75 | 0.07 |
| 2072 | 7,636,124 | -56,554 | -0.74 | 0.07 |
| 2073 | 7,581,400 | -54,724 | -0.72 | 0.07 |
| 2074 | 7,528,488 | -52,912 | -0.70 | 0.07 |
| 2075 | 7,477,409 | -51,079 | -0.68 | 0.07 |
| 2076 | 7,428,176 | -49,233 | -0.66 | 0.07 |
| 2077 | 7,380,780 | -47,396 | -0.64 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 7,335,176 | -45,604 | -0.62 | 0.07 |
| 2079 | 7,291,296 | -43,880 | -0.60 | 0.07 |
| 2080 | 7,249,047 | -42,249 | -0.58 | 0.07 |
| 2081 | 7,208,363 | -40,684 | -0.56 | 0.07 |
| 2082 | 7,169,198 | -39,165 | -0.54 | 0.07 |
| 2083 | 7,131,400 | -37,798 | -0.53 | 0.07 |
| 2084 | 7,094,865 | -36,535 | -0.51 | 0.07 |
| 2085 | 7,059,435 | -35,430 | -0.50 | 0.07 |
| 2086 | 7,025,061 | -34,374 | -0.49 | 0.07 |
| 2087 | 6,991,626 | -33,435 | -0.48 | 0.06 |
| 2088 | 6,958,909 | -32,717 | -0.47 | 0.06 |
| 2089 | 6,926,658 | -32,251 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2090 | 6,894,658 | -32,000 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2091 | 6,862,799 | -31,859 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2092 | 6,831,057 | -31,742 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2093 | 6,799,444 | -31,613 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2094 | 6,768,007 | -31,437 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2095 | 6,736,773 | -31,234 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2096 | 6,705,765 | -31,008 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2097 | 6,674,968 | -30,797 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2098 | 6,644,346 | -30,622 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2099 | 6,613,843 | -30,503 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2100 | 6,583,368 | -30,475 | -0.46 | 0.06 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 7,668,794 | - | - | 0.30 |
| 1951 | 7,742,934 | 74,140 | 0.97 | 0.30 |
| 1952 | 7,814,164 | 71,230 | 0.92 | 0.30 |
| 1953 | 7,882,596 | 68,432 | 0.88 | 0.29 |
| 1954 | 7,948,283 | 65,687 | 0.83 | 0.29 |
| 1955 | 8,011,124 | 62,841 | 0.79 | 0.29 |
| 1956 | 8,070,962 | 59,838 | 0.75 | 0.29 |
| 1957 | 8,127,475 | 56,513 | 0.70 | 0.28 |
| 1958 | 8,180,322 | 52,847 | 0.65 | 0.28 |
| 1959 | 8,229,108 | 48,786 | 0.60 | 0.28 |
| 1960 | 8,273,629 | 44,521 | 0.54 | 0.27 |
| 1961 | 8,314,005 | 40,376 | 0.49 | 0.27 |
| 1962 | 8,350,885 | 36,880 | 0.44 | 0.27 |
| 1963 | 8,385,449 | 34,564 | 0.41 | 0.26 |
| 1964 | 8,419,296 | 33,847 | 0.40 | 0.26 |
| 1965 | 8,453,821 | 34,525 | 0.41 | 0.25 |
| 1966 | 8,489,863 | 36,042 | 0.43 | 0.25 |
| 1967 | 8,528,030 | 38,167 | 0.45 | 0.25 |
| 1968 | 8,569,141 | 41,111 | 0.48 | 0.24 |
| 1969 | 8,614,036 | 44,895 | 0.52 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 8,663,571 | 49,535 | 0.58 | 0.23 |
| 1971 | 8,716,873 | 53,302 | 0.62 | 0.23 |
| 1972 | 8,774,514 | 57,641 | 0.66 | 0.23 |
| 1973 | 8,840,315 | 65,801 | 0.75 | 0.23 |
| 1974 | 8,919,244 | 78,929 | 0.89 | 0.22 |
| 1975 | 9,014,085 | 94,841 | 1.06 | 0.22 |
| 1976 | 9,127,049 | 112,964 | 1.25 | 0.22 |
| 1977 | 9,254,978 | 127,929 | 1.40 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 9,388,728 | 133,750 | 1.45 | 0.22 |
| 1979 | 9,515,746 | 127,018 | 1.35 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 9,627,002 | 111,256 | 1.17 | 0.22 |
| 1981 | 9,719,841 | 92,839 | 0.96 | 0.21 |
| 1982 | 9,796,829 | 76,988 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 1983 | 9,860,739 | 63,910 | 0.65 | 0.21 |
| 1984 | 9,916,482 | 55,743 | 0.57 | 0.21 |
| 1985 | 9,968,238 | 51,756 | 0.52 | 0.20 |
| 1986 | 10,015,119 | 46,881 | 0.47 | 0.20 |
| 1987 | 10,057,297 | 42,178 | 0.42 | 0.20 |
| 1988 | 10,101,352 | 44,055 | 0.44 | 0.20 |
| 1989 | 10,155,723 | 54,371 | 0.54 | 0.19 |
| 1990 | 10,225,992 | 70,269 | 0.69 | 0.19 |
| 1991 | 10,315,107 | 89,115 | 0.87 | 0.19 |
| 1992 | 10,420,236 | 105,129 | 1.02 | 0.19 |
| 1993 | 10,533,815 | 113,579 | 1.09 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 10,644,949 | 111,134 | 1.06 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 10,745,503 | 100,554 | 0.94 | 0.19 |
| 1996 | 10,832,141 | 86,638 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 1997 | 10,906,257 | 74,116 | 0.68 | 0.18 |
| 1998 | 10,970,121 | 63,864 | 0.59 | 0.18 |
| 1999 | 11,027,900 | 57,779 | 0.53 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 11,082,104 | 54,204 | 0.49 | 0.18 |
| 2001 | 11,134,457 | 52,353 | 0.47 | 0.18 |
| 2002 | 11,182,305 | 47,848 | 0.43 | 0.18 |
| 2003 | 11,218,884 | 36,579 | 0.33 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 11,234,992 | 16,108 | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| 2005 | 11,224,791 | -10,201 | -0.09 | 0.17 |
| 2006 | 11,185,228 | -39,563 | -0.35 | 0.17 |
| 2007 | 11,120,358 | -64,870 | -0.58 | 0.17 |
| 2008 | 11,040,309 | -80,049 | -0.72 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 10,959,272 | -81,037 | -0.73 | 0.16 |
| 2010 | 10,887,637 | -71,635 | -0.65 | 0.16 |
| 2011 | 10,829,079 | -58,558 | -0.54 | 0.15 |
| 2012 | 10,781,125 | -47,954 | -0.44 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 10,740,500 | -40,625 | -0.38 | 0.15 |
| 2014 | 10,701,456 | -39,044 | -0.36 | 0.15 |
| 2015 | 10,659,750 | -41,706 | -0.39 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 10,615,185 | -44,565 | -0.42 | 0.14 |
| 2017 | 10,569,450 | -45,735 | -0.43 | 0.14 |
| 2018 | 10,522,246 | -47,204 | -0.45 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | 10,473,455 | -48,791 | -0.46 | 0.14 |