Population, total, annual growth rate in Greece
Greece: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.0855 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Greece stood at 0.0855 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 487.0% on the previous year and up 113.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Greece peaked at 1.57 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -1.25 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Greece ranks 165th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7961 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.5975 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3716 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3633 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4688 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7406 % change on previous year | +58.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8178 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6526 % change on previous year | -20.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3661 % change on previous year | -43.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2285 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4348 % change on previous year | +90.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6521 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4552 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3688 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9431 % change on previous year | +155.7% |
| 1976 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +66.0% |
| 1977 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.987 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9007 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6183 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5835 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4994 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3891 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3313 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.335 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.364 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5231 % change on previous year | +43.7% |
| 1990 | 1.06 % change on previous year | +103.3% |
| 1991 | 1.21 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7674 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5895 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5019 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4689 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4412 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4949 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5553 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3843 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4098 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.521 % change on previous year | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3673 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2394 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2471 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2939 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3013 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.255 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2652 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2636 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1287 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2011 | -0.1475 % change on previous year | -214.5% |
| 2012 | -0.5394 % change on previous year | +265.8% |
| 2013 | -0.7225 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 2014 | -0.6639 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2015 | -0.6564 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4149 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1977 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 2018 | -0.2027 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1053 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2020 | -0.2145 % change on previous year | +103.8% |
| 2021 | -1.2 % change on previous year | +459.9% |
| 2022 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2912 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2024 | -0.0221 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0855 % change on previous year | -487.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate 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 | +487.0% | -0.0221 % change on previous year | 0.0855 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -459.9% | -0.2145 % change on previous year | -1.2 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -265.8% | -0.1475 % change on previous year | -0.5394 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -214.5% | 0.1287 % change on previous year | -0.1475 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5749 % change on previous year | 0.3633 % change on previous year | 0.8178 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8517 % change on previous year | 0.2285 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5531 % change on previous year | 0.3313 % change on previous year | 0.987 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6474 % change on previous year | 0.3843 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3164 % change on previous year | 0.2394 % change on previous year | 0.521 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3522 % change on previous year | -0.7225 % change on previous year | 0.1287 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4825 % change on previous year | -1.25 % change on previous year | 0.0855 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 162 Curaçao 0.1898 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Slovenia 0.1688 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1686 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Grenada 0.0819 % change on previous year compare
- 167 Barbados 0.0552 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Lithuania 0.017 % change on previous year compare
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, total, annual growth rate in Greece?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Greece was 0.0855 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 % change on previous year in 1976.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.25 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Greece ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.