Greece vs Slovakia: World population growth

Greece
-0.7%
in 2100
Slovakia
-0.7%
in 2100
Greece rank
175th
Slovakia rank
176th

World population growth over time

  • Greece
  • Slovakia
-2-1012170019002100

How they compare

Greece currently reports -0.7% against -0.7% in Slovakia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 175th and Slovakia ranks 176th of 238 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 14 and Slovakia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Slovakia Difference Ahead
1700s 0.0% -0.1% 0.1% Greece
1800s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Greece
1900s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Greece
1910s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Greece
1920s 1.0% 0.4% 0.6% Greece
1930s 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% Greece
1940s 0.7% 0.4% 0.3% Greece
1950s 0.9% 1.7% 0.8% Slovakia
1960s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Slovakia
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.0% Slovakia
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% Greece
1990s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Greece
2000s 0.3% 0.0% 0.3% Greece
2010s -0.4% 0.1% 0.5% Slovakia
2020s -1.0% -0.1% 0.9% Slovakia
2030s -0.5% -0.4% 0.1% Slovakia
2040s -0.5% -0.5% 0.0% Slovakia
2050s -0.7% -0.6% 0.1% Slovakia
2060s -0.8% -0.8% 0.0% Slovakia
2070s -0.7% -0.8% 0.1% Greece
2080s -0.5% -0.7% 0.2% Greece
2090s -0.6% -0.6% 0.0% Greece
2100s -0.7% -0.7% 0.0% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population growth, Greece or Slovakia?
Greece, at -0.7% against -0.7% in Slovakia as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population growth between Greece and Slovakia?
0.0%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Slovakia?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Greece and Slovakia rank globally for world population growth?
Greece ranks 175th and Slovakia ranks 176th of 238 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

Indicator
World population growth
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed

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.