Greece
Population in Greece
Population in Greece: 7.65 million people in 1950 and 10.2 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 10.2 million people
- Since 1950
- +2.59 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 95 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 6.28 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 6.28 million people in 2100, between 1.61 million people and 12 million people (95% prediction interval).
- The highest was 11.1 million people in 2010, the lowest 7.65 million people in 1950.
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 2.25 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 10.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 10.6 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 10.7 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 10.7 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 10.7 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 10.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 10.8 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 10.8 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 10.9 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 11 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 11.1 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 11.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 11.1 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 11.1 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 11.1 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 11.1 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 11 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 11 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 11 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 10.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 10.9 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 10.8 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 10.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 10.7 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 10.7 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.6 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.6 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.5 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 10.5 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 10.4 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 10.4 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 10.3 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 10.3 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 10.2 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 10.2 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 10.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 10.1 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 10 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 9.98 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.91 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 9.84 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 9.75 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 9.65 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 9.53 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 9.39 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 9.28 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 9.16 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 9.02 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 8.93 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 8.89 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 8.85 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 8.79 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 8.75 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 8.75 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 8.72 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 8.66 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 8.58 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 8.52 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 8.5 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 8.49 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 8.47 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 8.45 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 8.38 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 8.3 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 8.22 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 8.14 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 8.06 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 7.99 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 7.91 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 7.84 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 7.78 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 7.71 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 7.65 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 7.62 million | – |
| 1948 | 7.58 million | – |
| 1947 | 7.56 million | – |
| 1946 | 7.53 million | – |
| 1945 | 7.5 million | – |
| 1944 | 7.47 million | – |
| 1943 | 7.44 million | – |
| 1942 | 7.41 million | – |
| 1941 | 7.37 million | – |
| 1940 | 7.31 million | – |
| 1939 | 7.24 million | – |
| 1938 | 7.16 million | – |
| 1937 | 7.06 million | – |
| 1936 | 6.96 million | – |
| 1935 | 6.87 million | – |
| 1934 | 6.78 million | – |
| 1933 | 6.69 million | – |
| 1932 | 6.59 million | – |
| 1931 | 6.51 million | – |
| 1930 | 6.43 million | – |
| 1929 | 6.35 million | – |
| 1928 | 6.28 million | – |
| 1927 | 6.21 million | – |
| 1926 | 6.14 million | – |
| 1925 | 6.08 million | – |
| 1924 | 6.01 million | – |
| 1923 | 5.95 million | – |
| 1922 | 5.88 million | – |
| 1921 | 5.83 million | – |
| 1920 | 5.77 million | – |
| 1919 | 5.72 million | – |
| 1918 | 5.68 million | – |
| 1917 | 5.64 million | – |
| 1916 | 5.6 million | – |
| 1915 | 5.56 million | – |
| 1914 | 5.52 million | – |
| 1913 | 5.48 million | – |
| 1912 | 5.45 million | – |
| 1911 | 5.41 million | – |
| 1910 | 5.37 million | – |
| 1909 | 5.33 million | – |
| 1908 | 5.29 million | – |
| 1907 | 5.26 million | – |
| 1906 | 5.22 million | – |
| 1905 | 5.18 million | – |
| 1904 | 5.14 million | – |
| 1903 | 5.11 million | – |
| 1902 | 5.07 million | – |
| 1901 | 5.03 million | – |
| 1900 | 4.99 million | – |
| 1899 | 4.95 million | – |
| 1898 | 4.9 million | – |
| 1897 | 4.85 million | – |
| 1896 | 4.8 million | – |
| 1895 | 4.75 million | – |
| 1894 | 4.7 million | – |
| 1893 | 4.65 million | – |
| 1892 | 4.6 million | – |
| 1891 | 4.56 million | – |
| 1890 | 4.51 million | – |
| 1889 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1888 | 4.42 million | – |
| 1887 | 4.37 million | – |
| 1886 | 4.33 million | – |
| 1885 | 4.28 million | – |
| 1884 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1883 | 4.2 million | – |
| 1882 | 4.15 million | – |
| 1881 | 4.11 million | – |
| 1880 | 4.07 million | – |
| 1879 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1878 | 3.99 million | – |
| 1877 | 3.94 million | – |
| 1876 | 3.9 million | – |
| 1875 | 3.86 million | – |
| 1874 | 3.82 million | – |
| 1873 | 3.78 million | – |
| 1872 | 3.75 million | – |
| 1871 | 3.71 million | – |
| 1870 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1869 | 3.64 million | – |
| 1868 | 3.6 million | – |
| 1867 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1866 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1865 | 3.5 million | – |
| 1864 | 3.47 million | – |
| 1863 | 3.44 million | – |
| 1862 | 3.4 million | – |
| 1861 | 3.37 million | – |
| 1860 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1859 | 3.31 million | – |
| 1858 | 3.28 million | – |
| 1857 | 3.25 million | – |
| 1856 | 3.22 million | – |
| 1855 | 3.19 million | – |
| 1854 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1853 | 3.13 million | – |
| 1852 | 3.1 million | – |
| 1851 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1850 | 3.04 million | – |
| 1849 | 3.02 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.93 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.91 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.86 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.8 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.61 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1831 | 2.56 million | – |
| 1830 | 2.53 million | – |
| 1829 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1828 | 2.49 million | – |
| 1827 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1826 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1825 | 2.42 million | – |
| 1824 | 2.4 million | – |
| 1823 | 2.38 million | – |
| 1822 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1821 | 2.34 million | – |
| 1820 | 2.32 million | – |
| 1819 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1818 | 2.31 million | – |
| 1817 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1816 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1815 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1814 | 2.29 million | – |
| 1813 | 2.29 million | – |
| 1812 | 2.29 million | – |
| 1811 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1810 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1809 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1808 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1807 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1806 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1805 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1804 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1803 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1802 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1801 | 2.25 million | – |
| 1800 | 2.25 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.1 million10 million–10.1 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 9.94 million9.86 million–10 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 9.9 million9.77 million–10 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 9.85 million9.65 million–10.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 9.81 million9.53 million–10.1 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 9.77 million9.39 million–10.2 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 9.72 million9.26 million–10.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 9.68 million9.11 million–10.2 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 9.63 million8.97 million–10.3 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 9.59 million8.81 million–10.3 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 9.54 million8.65 million–10.4 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 9.5 million8.47 million–10.4 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 9.45 million8.3 million–10.4 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 9.41 million8.13 million–10.5 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 9.36 million7.95 million–10.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 9.32 million7.78 million–10.6 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 9.28 million7.62 million–10.6 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 9.23 million7.48 million–10.6 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 9.19 million7.32 million–10.7 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 9.15 million7.16 million–10.7 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 9.1 million7.01 million–10.8 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 9.06 million6.84 million–10.8 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 9.01 million6.65 million–10.8 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 8.97 million6.49 million–10.9 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 8.92 million6.32 million–10.9 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 8.87 million6.15 million–10.9 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 8.81 million5.99 million–10.9 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 8.76 million5.83 million–11 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 8.7 million5.68 million–11 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 8.65 million5.54 million–11 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 8.59 million5.4 million–11 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 8.53 million5.26 million–11 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 8.46 million5.11 million–11 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 8.4 million4.97 million–11 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 8.34 million4.83 million–11 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 8.27 million4.7 million–11 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 8.2 million4.55 million–11 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 8.14 million4.43 million–11 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 8.07 million4.32 million–11 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 8 million4.2 million–11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 7.94 million4.09 million–11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 7.87 million3.98 million–11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 7.81 million3.87 million–11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 7.74 million3.76 million–11 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 7.68 million3.65 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 7.61 million3.54 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 7.55 million3.43 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 7.49 million3.32 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 7.43 million3.21 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 7.38 million3.11 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 7.32 million3.01 million–11 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 7.27 million2.93 million–11 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 7.22 million2.84 million–11.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 7.17 million2.76 million–11.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 7.13 million2.67 million–11.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 7.08 million2.6 million–11.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 7.04 million2.53 million–11.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 7 million2.46 million–11.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 6.96 million2.39 million–11.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 6.92 million2.32 million–11.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 6.89 million2.26 million–11.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 6.85 million2.2 million–11.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 6.81 million2.14 million–11.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 6.78 million2.09 million–11.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 6.74 million2.04 million–11.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 6.7 million2 million–11.6 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 6.67 million1.96 million–11.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 6.63 million1.92 million–11.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 6.59 million1.88 million–11.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 6.56 million1.85 million–11.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 6.52 million1.81 million–11.8 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 6.48 million1.78 million–11.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 6.44 million1.75 million–11.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 6.4 million1.72 million–11.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 6.36 million1.68 million–11.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 6.32 million1.65 million–12 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 6.28 million1.61 million–12 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- 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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- Military spending2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per person$842 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel147,000 people in 2020
- National power0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 2025
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