Greece vs Portugal: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national
Greece
10.37 million
in 2025
Portugal
11.41 million
in 2025
Greece rank
21st
Portugal rank
18th
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.41 million against 10.37 million in Greece, a difference of 1.04 million.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.55 million | 8.92 million | 371,556 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.09 million | 9.05 million | 45,843 | Greece |
| 1980s | 9.89 million | 9.96 million | 66,203 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 10.52 million | 10.04 million | 477,435 | Greece |
| 2000s | 10.97 million | 10.47 million | 498,420 | Greece |
| 2010s | 10.85 million | 10.43 million | 419,410 | Greece |
| 2020s | 10.44 million | 10.89 million | 442,917 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 11.41 million against 10.37 million in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national between Greece and Portugal?
- 1.04 million, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- Greece ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.