Greece vs Israel: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Greece
- Israel
How they compare
Greece currently reports 10.37 million Persons against 9.87 million Persons in Israel, a difference of 501,530 Persons.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 27th and Israel ranks 28th of 43 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.92 million Persons | 1.53 million Persons | 6.38 million Persons | Greece |
| 1960s | 8.56 million Persons | 2.53 million Persons | 6.02 million Persons | Greece |
| 1970s | 9.09 million Persons | 3.40 million Persons | 5.69 million Persons | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.89 million Persons | 4.20 million Persons | 5.70 million Persons | Greece |
| 1990s | 10.52 million Persons | 5.45 million Persons | 5.07 million Persons | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.97 million Persons | 6.88 million Persons | 4.09 million Persons | Greece |
| 2010s | 10.89 million Persons | 8.32 million Persons | 2.58 million Persons | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.47 million Persons | 9.57 million Persons | 908,372 Persons | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 10.37 million Persons against 9.87 million Persons in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Greece and Israel?
- 501,530 Persons, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for historical population data?
- Greece ranks 27th and Israel ranks 28th of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.