Population growth estimates and projections in Greece
The population of Greece changed by -2.08% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Greece, 2023 (latest estimate)
-2.08%
Change from 2022
−0.86percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
0.07%
Projection for 2030
-0.46%
Projection for 2050
-0.60%
Projection for 2100
-0.66%
Position in 2023
213th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Greece over time
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -0.66%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.61%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -0.55%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -0.54%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | -0.60%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | -0.69%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | -0.81%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | -0.83%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -0.80%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -0.73%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -0.60%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -0.49%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -0.47%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -0.48%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | -0.46%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | -0.41%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | -2.08% |
| 2022 | -1.21% |
| 2021 | -1.96% |
| 2020 | -0.30% |
| 2019 | -0.06% |
| 2018 | -0.17% |
| 2017 | -0.26% |
| 2016 | -0.15% |
| 2015 | -0.69% |
| 2014 | -0.65% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.86 percentage points from -1.21% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -0.72%, the figure has changed by −1.36 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Greece has the 213th highest value.
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All statistics for Greece
Population estimates and projections
10,242,908 people
2023 · UN Population Division
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
Total fertility rate
1.24 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat