Greece vs Italy
Greece vs Italy: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -15.6 per 1,000 people in Greece and 2.5 per 1,000 people in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 18.1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Greece.
- In 2023, Greece ranked 220 and Italy ranked 60 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at 0.6 per 1,000 people and Italy at 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Greece | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -15.6 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | -5.2 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | -15.2 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 2015 | -4 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | -4.3 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | -5.4 | 2.6 |
| 2012 | -5.9 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | -2.9 | 3.3 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
| 2009 | 1.6 | 4.7 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 7.1 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 2006 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 2.7 | 7.2 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 8.3 |
| 2002 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| 2000 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4.7 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | -8 |
| 1994 | 4.1 | 8.8 |
| 1993 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| 1989 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0.3 |
| 1987 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 1986 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| 1985 | 1.6 | 0.1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1.9 | -0.1 |
| 1982 | 2 | -0.4 |
| 1981 | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| 1980 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 1979 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| 1978 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
| 1977 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| 1976 | 9.8 | 0.7 |
| 1975 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| 1974 | -2.5 | 0.8 |
| 1973 | -4.8 | 0.8 |
| 1972 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| 1971 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| 1970 | -6.2 | -1.2 |
| 1969 | -13.6 | -0.9 |
| 1968 | -0 | -1 |
| 1967 | -6.5 | -0.7 |
| 1966 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| 1965 | -9.6 | -0.7 |
| 1964 | -9 | -0.5 |
| 1963 | -9.1 | -0.6 |
| 1962 | -8.8 | -0.5 |
| 1961 | -7.2 | -2.6 |
| 1960 | -1.9 | -2.8 |
| 1959 | -2 | -3 |
| 1958 | -2.5 | -3 |
| 1957 | -2.3 | -2.9 |
| 1956 | -2.4 | -2.9 |
| 1955 | -2.8 | -2.8 |
| 1954 | -2.7 | -2.8 |
| 1953 | -2.5 | 3.6 |
| 1952 | -2.8 | -2.8 |
| 1951 | -2.9 | -2.1 |
| 1950 | -2.9 | -0.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Greece | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -12.2-17.7–-7.5 | 1.6-3.7–6.3 |
| 2025 | 1.7-3.7–8 | 1.3-4.7–6.9 |
| 2026 | 1.5-5.8–8.6 | 1-5.1–7 |
| 2027 | 1.5-6.9–9.9 | 0.9-5.2–7 |
| 2028 | 1.4-7.8–9.8 | 1-5.2–6.8 |
| 2029 | 1.4-8.6–10.2 | 1-5.2–6.9 |
| 2030 | 1.3-9.9–10.3 | 0.8-5.6–6.5 |
| 2031 | 1.3-10.4–10.3 | 0.7-5.8–6.7 |
| 2032 | 1-11–10 | 1-5.2–6.9 |
| 2033 | 1.1-11.7–9.5 | 0.9-5.2–6.9 |
| 2034 | 1.1-12.1–9.7 | 0.9-5.6–7.1 |
| 2035 | 0.9-12.7–9.3 | 0.8-5.4–7.2 |
| 2036 | 1-13.3–9.4 | 0.9-4.8–7.1 |
| 2037 | 0.9-13.4–9.3 | 0.8-5.5–7 |
| 2038 | 0.8-14.1–8.7 | 0.9-5.3–7 |
| 2039 | 0.9-13.9–8.6 | 0.7-5.4–6.9 |
| 2040 | 0.8-14.2–9.1 | 0.9-5.8–7 |
| 2041 | 0.9-14.7–8.9 | 1-5.1–6.8 |
| 2042 | 1-13.8–9.2 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 |
| 2043 | 0.9-14.5–8.9 | 0.7-5.4–7 |
| 2044 | 0.8-14.3–8.3 | 0.9-5.4–7.1 |
| 2045 | 0.9-14.8–8.1 | 0.8-5.2–6.9 |
| 2046 | 0.9-14.3–8.5 | 0.9-5.1–7.2 |
| 2047 | 0.6-14.2–8.2 | 0.8-5.2–7.1 |
| 2048 | 0.8-13.7–8 | 0.9-5.1–7 |
| 2049 | 0.6-13.5–8.1 | 0.9-5.2–6.8 |
| 2050 | 0.8-12.9–8.5 | 0.8-5.5–6.8 |
| 2051 | 0.7-12.6–8.3 | 1-5.5–7.3 |
| 2052 | 0.8-12.6–8.1 | 1.1-5.4–7.2 |
| 2053 | 0.8-11.7–8.3 | 1-5.7–7.3 |
| 2054 | 0.7-11.4–8.1 | 1-5.4–7 |
| 2055 | 0.7-11.2–8.5 | 1-5.3–7.4 |
| 2056 | 0.7-11.3–8.2 | 0.8-5.3–7.2 |
| 2057 | 0.7-11–8.3 | 0.9-5.5–7.7 |
| 2058 | 0.7-10.6–9.1 | 0.9-5.5–6.9 |
| 2059 | 0.7-10.6–8.7 | 0.9-5.1–6.7 |
| 2060 | 0.9-10.5–8.1 | 0.9-5.6–6.4 |
| 2061 | 0.8-10.3–8.3 | 0.9-5.3–6.8 |
| 2062 | 0.8-10.3–8.5 | 0.8-5.2–6.8 |
| 2063 | 0.8-10.1–8.6 | 1-5.6–7.4 |
| 2064 | 0.8-9.5–8.8 | 1-5.3–7.2 |
| 2065 | 0.9-10–8.9 | 0.9-5.7–7.5 |
| 2066 | 0.7-9.8–8.7 | 1-5.4–7.1 |
| 2067 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 | 1.1-5.5–7.5 |
| 2068 | 0.5-9.3–8.7 | 0.9-5.3–7.1 |
| 2069 | 0.5-9.6–8.6 | 0.8-5.8–7.5 |
| 2070 | 0.6-9.5–8.6 | 0.8-5.7–6.7 |
| 2071 | 0.6-9.8–8.6 | 0.8-5.1–7.2 |
| 2072 | 0.5-9.6–8.5 | 0.7-5.8–7 |
| 2073 | 0.6-9.6–9 | 0.8-6.1–7.1 |
| 2074 | 0.7-9.4–9.3 | 0.7-5.9–6.7 |
| 2075 | 0.7-9.5–9.1 | 0.9-6–7.2 |
| 2076 | 0.6-9.3–8.6 | 1-5.8–7.2 |
| 2077 | 0.5-9.5–8.7 | 1-5.9–7.2 |
| 2078 | 0.6-9.5–8.9 | 1-5.9–6.9 |
| 2079 | 0.6-8.8–8.9 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 |
| 2080 | 0.6-8.9–9.1 | 1-5.4–7.1 |
| 2081 | 0.7-8.8–8.6 | 1-5.5–7 |
| 2082 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 | 0.9-5.5–7.1 |
| 2083 | 0.7-8.8–8.9 | 1-5.6–7 |
| 2084 | 0.6-9.1–8.7 | 0.9-5.6–6.8 |
| 2085 | 0.5-9.1–8.7 | 0.9-5.7–7.6 |
| 2086 | 0.5-9.3–8.4 | 1-5.6–7.7 |
| 2087 | 0.6-9.2–8.8 | 0.9-5.9–7.2 |
| 2088 | 0.5-9.2–8.4 | 0.9-5.8–7.5 |
| 2089 | 0.4-8.9–8.5 | 0.8-5.9–6.9 |
| 2090 | 0.5-8.8–8.6 | 0.9-6–7.1 |
| 2091 | 0.6-9–9.1 | 0.9-6–7.2 |
| 2092 | 0.5-9–8.8 | 0.7-6.9–6.8 |
| 2093 | 0.5-9.7–8.4 | 0.9-6–6.6 |
| 2094 | 0.5-9.4–8.3 | 0.9-5.9–6.9 |
| 2095 | 0.4-9–9.1 | 0.7-5.8–6.9 |
| 2096 | 0.4-9.3–9 | 0.8-6–7.5 |
| 2097 | 0.4-9.6–8.8 | 0.7-6.6–6.9 |
| 2098 | 0.5-9.3–9.5 | 0.9-6.5–7 |
| 2099 | 0.6-8.7–9.1 | 0.7-6.4–7 |
| 2100 | 0.6-8.6–9.4 | 0.7-6.2–6.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025