Greece vs Romania

Greece vs Romania: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 1.55 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

Greece vs Romania: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -2.08% a year in Greece and -0.53% a year in Romania, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Romania, by 1.55 percentage points.
GreeceRomaniaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Romania has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2023, Greece ranked 225 and Romania ranked 207 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Greece at -0.66% a year and Romania at -0.79% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearGreeceRomaniaWorld
2023-2.08-0.530.87
2022-1.210.020.88
2021-1.96-0.870.8
2020-0.3-0.630.9
2019-0.06-0.51.03
2018-0.17-0.491.07
2017-0.26-0.441.13
2016-0.15-0.441.17
2015-0.69-0.51.18
2014-0.65-0.471.22
2013-0.72-0.481.23
2012-0.75-0.481.27
2011-0.34-0.751.26
20100.06-0.731.27
20090.24-0.681.28
20080.32-0.71.28
20070.24-0.761.28
20060.3-0.811.28
20050.34-0.871.27
20040.28-0.911.28
20030.25-0.861.29
20020.27-0.771.3
20010.6-0.61.33
20000.52-0.551.35
19990.49-0.541.35
19980.49-0.531.37
19970.51-0.61.39
19960.48-0.561.42
19950.49-0.471.45
19940.52-0.41.47
19930.5-0.351.52
19920.52-0.261.57
19910.52-0.051.63
19900.420.111.76
19890.370.341.78
19880.440.291.79
19870.40.321.84
19860.510.31.83
19850.520.311.8
19840.640.331.8
19830.710.331.78
19820.790.421.86
19810.910.491.82
19801.170.571.8
19791.490.651.79
19781.390.731.74
19770.920.811.75
19761.731.071.78
19751.421.081.8
19740.531.141.88
19730.271.111.94
19720.731.241.97
19710.691.331.97
19700.211.472.06
1969-0.191.662.06
19680.861.842.09
19670.591.952
19661.160.42.04
19650.210.272.09
19640.20.342.16
19630.170.392.28
19620.190.432.11
19610.440.541.67
19601.050.651.58
19591.030.731.73
19580.980.842
19570.930.932.07
19560.941.271.98
19550.961.192.01
19540.91.211.99
19530.871.221.9
19520.821.281.94
19510.81.361.75
19500.811.411.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearGreeceRomaniaWorld
2024-1.77-2.31–-1.26-0.56-0.87–-0.260.86
2025-0.41-0.98–0.25-0.57-0.98–-0.190.84
2026-0.43-1.19–0.32-0.58-1.08–-0.170.83
2027-0.44-1.36–0.42-0.59-1.14–-0.090.81
2028-0.45-1.43–0.47-0.59-1.18–-0.040.8
2029-0.45-1.53–0.51-0.61-1.2–00.78
2030-0.46-1.66–0.53-0.61-1.26–0.010.76
2031-0.46-1.72–0.53-0.61-1.31–0.070.75
2032-0.48-1.84–0.56-0.62-1.36–0.080.73
2033-0.47-1.91–0.56-0.63-1.37–0.10.72
2034-0.47-1.95–0.55-0.64-1.37–0.110.7
2035-0.48-2.05–0.56-0.65-1.47–0.070.69
2036-0.47-2.12–0.57-0.66-1.45–0.090.67
2037-0.47-2.13–0.59-0.67-1.48–0.120.65
2038-0.47-2.32–0.55-0.68-1.54–0.150.64
2039-0.47-2.33–0.58-0.67-1.55–0.120.62
2040-0.47-2.34–0.63-0.68-1.54–0.180.61
2041-0.47-2.45–0.62-0.7-1.59–0.190.59
2042-0.46-2.42–0.65-0.69-1.59–0.180.57
2043-0.47-2.46–0.62-0.7-1.68–0.190.56
2044-0.49-2.6–0.57-0.71-1.68–0.180.54
2045-0.49-2.64–0.52-0.71-1.66–0.20.52
2046-0.51-2.62–0.53-0.71-1.67–0.190.5
2047-0.55-2.71–0.51-0.73-1.69–0.210.48
2048-0.56-2.79–0.47-0.73-1.72–0.230.46
2049-0.6-2.72–0.48-0.74-1.69–0.180.44
2050-0.6-2.74–0.51-0.74-1.74–0.170.42
2051-0.63-2.76–0.47-0.76-1.78–0.170.4
2052-0.65-2.84–0.41-0.78-1.79–0.180.38
2053-0.66-2.79–0.39-0.78-1.84–0.180.36
2054-0.7-2.85–0.4-0.8-1.9–0.170.34
2055-0.73-2.87–0.39-0.82-1.91–0.180.33
2056-0.74-2.9–0.38-0.84-1.92–0.150.31
2057-0.77-2.91–0.34-0.85-1.93–0.170.3
2058-0.78-2.91–0.35-0.87-1.99–0.180.28
2059-0.8-2.98–0.34-0.88-1.96–0.150.27
2060-0.8-3.02–0.28-0.89-1.98–0.160.25
2061-0.82-3.04–0.36-0.91-2.08–0.160.24
2062-0.82-3.18–0.34-0.92-2.07–0.170.23
2063-0.83-3.18–0.35-0.91-2.09–0.130.22
2064-0.83-3.19–0.39-0.91-2.17–0.140.21
2065-0.83-3.17–0.44-0.92-2.17–0.190.2
2066-0.84-3.24–0.4-0.9-2.18–0.230.19
2067-0.84-3.3–0.41-0.88-2.21–0.220.18
2068-0.84-3.26–0.4-0.87-2.15–0.270.17
2069-0.83-3.33–0.46-0.86-2.16–0.290.16
2070-0.81-3.3–0.45-0.85-2.1–0.270.15
2071-0.79-3.36–0.47-0.84-2.14–0.340.14
2072-0.78-3.36–0.49-0.83-2.09–0.360.13
2073-0.75-3.42–0.53-0.81-2.17–0.380.12
2074-0.72-3.41–0.55-0.8-2.14–0.340.1
2075-0.69-3.4–0.6-0.79-2.16–0.360.09
2076-0.67-3.35–0.57-0.78-2.13–0.410.08
2077-0.66-3.31–0.57-0.78-2.1–0.410.07
2078-0.63-3.32–0.62-0.77-2.17–0.420.06
2079-0.61-3.25–0.66-0.76-2.13–0.480.05
2080-0.6-3.19–0.68-0.76-2.08–0.470.04
2081-0.57-3.17–0.67-0.75-2.11–0.50.03
2082-0.56-3.05–0.75-0.73-2.1–0.490.02
2083-0.53-3.03–0.81-0.73-2.12–0.490.01
2084-0.54-3–0.76-0.73-2.16–0.52-0
2085-0.54-2.93–0.75-0.72-2.14–0.5-0.01
2086-0.53-2.9–0.76-0.72-2.2–0.48-0.02
2087-0.52-2.9–0.77-0.71-2.18–0.51-0.03
2088-0.54-2.9–0.79-0.71-2.21–0.53-0.04
2089-0.55-2.88–0.78-0.71-2.23–0.53-0.05
2090-0.55-2.79–0.77-0.72-2.28–0.48-0.05
2091-0.55-2.87–0.79-0.71-2.34–0.52-0.06
2092-0.56-2.77–0.8-0.72-2.3–0.53-0.07
2093-0.58-2.79–0.78-0.73-2.34–0.53-0.07
2094-0.59-2.7–0.76-0.73-2.3–0.47-0.08
2095-0.61-2.68–0.77-0.74-2.37–0.53-0.09
2096-0.63-2.69–0.78-0.75-2.48–0.54-0.1
2097-0.64-2.64–0.79-0.75-2.45–0.51-0.11
2098-0.64-2.7–0.81-0.77-2.52–0.53-0.11
2099-0.65-2.64–0.76-0.78-2.57–0.51-0.12
2100-0.66-2.65–0.79-0.79-2.55–0.54-0.13

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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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