Population growth in Greece
Greece: Population growth was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.1% for population growth in 2025.
The figure is up 498.1% on the previous year and up 112.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Greece peaked at 1.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2022.
That places Greece 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Greece, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8% | — |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +29.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7% | +57.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | -43.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -37.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +90.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +49.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4% | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +154.9% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +65.5% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -21.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -31.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +102.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -23.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -51.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -214.8% |
| 2012 | -0.5% | +265.5% |
| 2013 | -0.7% | +34.1% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | -36.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -52.4% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -48.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | +103.7% |
| 2021 | -1.2% | +463.0% |
| 2022 | -1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | -0.3% | -76.8% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -92.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -498.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 19% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 29% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +498.1% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | -463.0% | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | -265.5% | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | -214.8% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -1.3% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Greece?
- Population growth in Greece was 0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for population growth?
- Greece ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.