Greece vs Italy

Greece vs Italy: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.86 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Greece vs Italy: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and -0.22% a year in Italy, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Italy, by 1.86 percentage points.
GreeceItalyUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Italy has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2023, Greece ranked 225 and Italy ranked 187 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at -0.66% a year and Italy at -0.68% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearGreeceItalyWorld
2023-2.08-0.220.87
2022-1.21-0.190.88
2021-1.96-0.180.8
2020-0.3-0.430.9
2019-0.06-0.31.03
2018-0.17-0.191.07
2017-0.26-0.181.13
2016-0.15-0.111.17
2015-0.69-0.211.18
2014-0.65-0.081.22
2013-0.720.121.23
2012-0.750.291.27
2011-0.340.251.26
20100.060.421.27
20090.240.451.28
20080.320.71.28
20070.240.831.28
20060.30.381.28
20050.340.431.27
20040.280.751.28
20030.250.761.29
20020.270.351.3
20010.60.051.33
20000.520.071.35
19990.490.041.35
19980.490.051.37
19970.510.041.39
19960.480.051.42
19950.49-0.891.45
19940.520.831.47
19930.50.041.52
19920.520.131.57
19910.520.051.63
19900.420.111.76
19890.370.091.78
19880.440.081.79
19870.40.051.84
19860.510.011.83
19850.520.061.8
19840.640.11.8
19830.710.061.78
19820.790.111.86
19810.910.151.82
19801.170.681.8
19791.490.311.79
19781.390.381.74
19770.920.431.75
19761.730.491.78
19751.420.571.8
19740.530.691.88
19730.270.671.94
19720.730.741.97
19710.690.591.97
19700.210.592.06
1969-0.190.652.06
19680.860.672.09
19670.590.762
19661.160.852.04
19650.210.842.09
19640.20.962.16
19630.170.812.28
19620.190.782.11
19610.440.641.67
19601.050.571.58
19591.030.621.73
19580.980.572
19570.930.542.07
19560.940.511.98
19550.960.612.01
19540.90.631.99
19530.871.141.9
19520.820.521.94
19510.80.621.75
19500.810.931.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGreeceItalyWorld
2024-1.77-2.31–-1.26-0.31-0.86–0.190.86
2025-0.41-0.98–0.25-0.35-0.97–0.240.84
2026-0.43-1.19–0.32-0.39-1.03–0.220.83
2027-0.44-1.36–0.42-0.41-1.03–0.230.81
2028-0.45-1.43–0.47-0.42-1.09–0.210.8
2029-0.45-1.53–0.51-0.42-1.09–0.240.78
2030-0.46-1.66–0.53-0.45-1.17–0.180.76
2031-0.46-1.72–0.53-0.47-1.16–0.170.75
2032-0.48-1.84–0.56-0.45-1.15–0.220.73
2033-0.47-1.91–0.56-0.46-1.18–0.220.72
2034-0.47-1.95–0.55-0.47-1.18–0.210.7
2035-0.48-2.05–0.56-0.48-1.18–0.260.69
2036-0.47-2.12–0.57-0.48-1.16–0.250.67
2037-0.47-2.13–0.59-0.5-1.23–0.190.65
2038-0.47-2.32–0.55-0.5-1.24–0.20.64
2039-0.47-2.33–0.58-0.52-1.25–0.20.62
2040-0.47-2.34–0.63-0.52-1.25–0.240.61
2041-0.47-2.45–0.62-0.53-1.24–0.170.59
2042-0.46-2.42–0.65-0.55-1.37–0.180.57
2043-0.47-2.46–0.62-0.59-1.35–0.170.56
2044-0.49-2.6–0.57-0.59-1.39–0.20.54
2045-0.49-2.64–0.52-0.62-1.34–0.130.52
2046-0.51-2.62–0.53-0.63-1.41–0.170.5
2047-0.55-2.71–0.51-0.67-1.48–0.080.48
2048-0.56-2.79–0.47-0.68-1.46–0.10.46
2049-0.6-2.72–0.48-0.72-1.47–0.090.44
2050-0.6-2.74–0.51-0.75-1.52–0.070.42
2051-0.63-2.76–0.47-0.76-1.59–0.050.4
2052-0.65-2.84–0.41-0.79-1.63–0.040.38
2053-0.66-2.79–0.39-0.83-1.66–0.030.36
2054-0.7-2.85–0.4-0.84-1.7–-0.040.34
2055-0.73-2.87–0.39-0.87-1.72–-0.030.33
2056-0.74-2.9–0.38-0.91-1.78–-0.090.31
2057-0.77-2.91–0.34-0.92-1.75–-0.040.3
2058-0.78-2.91–0.35-0.94-1.81–-0.10.28
2059-0.8-2.98–0.34-0.96-1.77–-0.150.27
2060-0.8-3.02–0.28-0.96-1.85–-0.150.25
2061-0.82-3.04–0.36-0.97-1.82–-0.10.24
2062-0.82-3.18–0.34-0.98-1.87–-0.110.23
2063-0.83-3.18–0.35-0.95-1.95–-0.070.22
2064-0.83-3.19–0.39-0.95-1.88–-0.030.21
2065-0.83-3.17–0.44-0.95-1.86–0.020.2
2066-0.84-3.24–0.4-0.92-1.8–0.020.19
2067-0.84-3.3–0.41-0.9-1.82–0.020.18
2068-0.84-3.26–0.4-0.9-1.82–-0.010.17
2069-0.83-3.33–0.46-0.88-1.81–0.090.16
2070-0.81-3.3–0.45-0.87-1.8–0.060.15
2071-0.79-3.36–0.47-0.83-1.76–0.090.14
2072-0.78-3.36–0.49-0.82-1.82–0.080.13
2073-0.75-3.42–0.53-0.79-1.78–0.120.12
2074-0.72-3.41–0.55-0.78-1.77–0.150.1
2075-0.69-3.4–0.6-0.74-1.78–0.220.09
2076-0.67-3.35–0.57-0.71-1.75–0.240.08
2077-0.66-3.31–0.57-0.69-1.69–0.30.07
2078-0.63-3.32–0.62-0.68-1.73–0.220.06
2079-0.61-3.25–0.66-0.68-1.7–0.270.05
2080-0.6-3.19–0.68-0.66-1.72–0.280.04
2081-0.57-3.17–0.67-0.65-1.69–0.280.03
2082-0.56-3.05–0.75-0.65-1.73–0.280.02
2083-0.53-3.03–0.81-0.63-1.71–0.320.01
2084-0.54-3–0.76-0.64-1.67–0.33-0
2085-0.54-2.93–0.75-0.63-1.69–0.36-0.01
2086-0.53-2.9–0.76-0.62-1.71–0.4-0.02
2087-0.52-2.9–0.77-0.63-1.76–0.35-0.03
2088-0.54-2.9–0.79-0.63-1.79–0.37-0.04
2089-0.55-2.88–0.78-0.64-1.76–0.34-0.05
2090-0.55-2.79–0.77-0.64-1.83–0.37-0.05
2091-0.55-2.87–0.79-0.63-1.8–0.34-0.06
2092-0.56-2.77–0.8-0.65-1.84–0.33-0.07
2093-0.58-2.79–0.78-0.63-1.8–0.35-0.07
2094-0.59-2.7–0.76-0.64-1.81–0.37-0.08
2095-0.61-2.68–0.77-0.65-1.81–0.34-0.09
2096-0.63-2.69–0.78-0.66-1.89–0.38-0.1
2097-0.64-2.64–0.79-0.67-1.93–0.33-0.11
2098-0.64-2.7–0.81-0.65-1.98–0.37-0.11
2099-0.65-2.64–0.76-0.67-1.9–0.41-0.12
2100-0.66-2.65–0.79-0.68-1.95–0.35-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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