Greece population
Greece: 10.4 million people in 2025 (10,413,962), 93rd of 217 countries and areas — and 9.16 million projected for 2050.
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Where it stands
In 2025 Greece has 10,413,962 people, which is 0.13% of the 8.19 billion counted across the 217 countries and areas on this site. That puts it 93rd by population, behind Sweden and ahead of Azerbaijan.
Since 1960
In 1960 the figure was 8,331,725. Since then the population has grown 1.25×, an average of 0.34% a year upward. It has not yet doubled since then.
The population peaked in 2010 at 11,121,341, and it has fallen 6.4% since. By 2050 the projected total is 9,159,581, 12% below the 2025 figure.
The ranking in 2050
In 2050 the projected rank is 105th, down 12 places from 93rd. Rankings move when other countries grow faster or slower, not only when Greece changes.
People and land
Greece covers 128,900 km² of land, so 2025 density is 81 people per km² — 122nd most crowded of 216 places with an area figure. At that density a square 10 km on a side holds about 8,079 people.
The fertility rate was 1.24 births per woman in 2024, below the roughly 2.1 needed to keep a population steady without migration; life expectancy at birth was 81.8 years (2024); 12.9% of people were under 15 and 24.4% were 65 or older (2025); 79% of the population lived in cities. These shape the curve above: a young population keeps growing after fertility falls, an old one starts shrinking sooner.
Its nearest neighbours in the ranking are Sweden just above, with 10.6 million (1.02× as many), and Azerbaijan just below, with 10.2 million (1.02× as many as Azerbaijan has).
How the numbers are taken. Total population from the World Bank's population estimates and projections (built from United Nations and national statistics). Values to 2025 are estimates; 2026–2050 are projections that continue current fertility, mortality and migration trends. Sources and limits.