Greece — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Greece, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Greece was 0.08% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.55% in 1976. The lowest was -1.26% in 2022 (about -14.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.43% per year.
Greece ranks 165 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Greece sits below it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 95% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 113%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 35 of 58 economies; Lithuania (0.02%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 498% in 2025. That is 121% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 193rd of 216 in 1961 → 205th of 216 in 1970 → 158th of 216 in 1980 → 143rd of 216 in 1990 → 168th of 217 in 2000 → 177th of 217 in 2010 → 182nd of 217 in 2020 → 165th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.02% | +0.3 pp |
| 2023 | -0.29% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | -1.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | -1.21% | -1.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | -0.42% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | -0.54% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | -0.15% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 0.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 0.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 0.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 1989 | 0.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 0.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 0.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.58% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.62% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.98% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 1.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 0.94% | +0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 0.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 0.65% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 0.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 1968 | 0.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 0.81% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 0.74% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 0.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 0.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.37% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 0.79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Population growth in 1962?
0.6% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Greece’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -89.3% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.08%; 2024: -0.02%; 2023: -0.29%; 2022: -1.26%; 2021: -1.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.