Population growth in Greece
The population of Greece changed by 0.08% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2010.
Greece, 2025
0.08%
Change from 2024
+0.11percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.20%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.25%
Position in 2025
165th of 217
Population growth in Greece over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.08% | 0.20% |
| 2024 | -0.02% | 0.30% |
| 2023 | -0.29% | 0.38% |
| 2022 | -1.26% | 0.22% |
| 2021 | -1.21% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | -0.21% | -0.01% |
| 2019 | -0.11% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | -0.20% | 0.17% |
| 2017 | -0.20% | 0.14% |
| 2016 | -0.42% | 0.20% |
| 2015 | -0.66% | 0.20% |
| 2014 | -0.67% | 0.11% |
| 2013 | -0.73% | 0.08% |
| 2012 | -0.54% | 0.15% |
| 2011 | -0.15% | -0.15% |
| 2010 | 0.13% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 0.26% | 0.25% |
| 2008 | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| 2007 | 0.25% | 0.35% |
| 2006 | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| 2005 | 0.29% | 0.37% |
| 2004 | 0.25% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 0.24% | 0.37% |
| 2002 | 0.37% | 0.24% |
| 2001 | 0.52% | 0.13% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.11 percentage points from -0.02% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.66%, the figure has changed by +0.74 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 165th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.20%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Population
10,413,962 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
16,636 people
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,372,335 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,372,335 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.3ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.7ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat