Greece vs Israel: Has the population peaked?

Greece
10.24 million people
in 2023
Israel
9.26 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
95th
Israel rank
97th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Greece
  • Israel
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 10.24 million people against 9.26 million people in Israel, a difference of 986,590 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 95th and Israel ranks 97th of 236 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 7.96 million people 1.57 million people 6.39 million people Greece
1960s 8.55 million people 2.30 million people 6.26 million people Greece
1970s 9.06 million people 3.27 million people 5.79 million people Greece
1980s 9.98 million people 4.06 million people 5.92 million people Greece
1990s 10.49 million people 5.28 million people 5.21 million people Greece
2000s 10.96 million people 6.67 million people 4.29 million people Greece
2010s 10.89 million people 7.99 million people 2.91 million people Greece
2020s 10.48 million people 9.03 million people 1.46 million people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Greece or Israel?
Greece, at 10.24 million people against 9.26 million people in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Greece and Israel?
986,590 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greece and Israel rank globally for has the population peaked??
Greece ranks 95th and Israel ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.