Greece vs North Korea: World population growth
Greece
-0.7%
in 2100
North Korea
-0.7%
in 2100
Greece rank
176th
North Korea rank
175th
World population growth over time
- Greece
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was North Korea ahead.
Greece ranks 176th and North Korea ranks 175th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 1800s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | North Korea |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | North Korea |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.7% | North Korea |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.8% | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2010s | -0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% | North Korea |
| 2020s | -1.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% | North Korea |
| 2030s | -0.5% | -0.1% | 0.4% | North Korea |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.3% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2050s | -0.7% | -0.4% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 2060s | -0.8% | -0.5% | 0.3% | North Korea |
| 2070s | -0.7% | -0.6% | 0.2% | North Korea |
| 2080s | -0.5% | -0.6% | 0.1% | Greece |
| 2090s | -0.6% | -0.6% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | 0.0% | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Greece or North Korea?
- North Korea, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Greece as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Greece and North Korea?
- 0.0%, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Korea?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Greece and North Korea rank globally for world population growth?
- Greece ranks 176th and North Korea ranks 175th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.