Greece vs Israel: The global population hockey stick
Greece
10.24 million people
in 2023
Israel
9.26 million people
in 2023
Greece rank
96th
Israel rank
98th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Greece
- Israel
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 241 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 96th and Israel ranks 98th of 239 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 327,262 people | 672,738 people | Greece |
| 1100s | 1.08 million people | 332,859 people | 747,141 people | Greece |
| 1200s | 1.17 million people | 338,500 people | 831,500 people | Greece |
| 1300s | 1.25 million people | 344,185 people | 905,815 people | Greece |
| 1400s | 900,000 people | 273,245 people | 626,755 people | Greece |
| 1500s | 1.00 million people | 317,346 people | 682,654 people | Greece |
| 1600s | 1.50 million people | 315,487 people | 1.18 million people | Greece |
| 1700s | 1.50 million people | 267,668 people | 1.23 million people | Greece |
| 1710s | 1.57 million people | 293,408 people | 1.27 million people | Greece |
| 1720s | 1.64 million people | 320,180 people | 1.32 million people | Greece |
| 1730s | 1.70 million people | 348,100 people | 1.35 million people | Greece |
| 1740s | 1.77 million people | 377,296 people | 1.39 million people | Greece |
| 1750s | 1.84 million people | 407,908 people | 1.43 million people | Greece |
| 1760s | 1.91 million people | 440,095 people | 1.47 million people | Greece |
| 1770s | 1.97 million people | 474,031 people | 1.50 million people | Greece |
| 1780s | 2.04 million people | 509,911 people | 1.53 million people | Greece |
| 1790s | 2.11 million people | 547,950 people | 1.56 million people | Greece |
| 1800s | 2.26 million people | 209,954 people | 2.05 million people | Greece |
| 1810s | 2.30 million people | 209,954 people | 2.09 million people | Greece |
| 1820s | 2.41 million people | 209,954 people | 2.20 million people | Greece |
| 1830s | 2.64 million people | 209,954 people | 2.43 million people | Greece |
| 1840s | 2.90 million people | 209,988 people | 2.69 million people | Greece |
| 1850s | 3.18 million people | 217,910 people | 2.96 million people | Greece |
| 1860s | 3.49 million people | 246,705 people | 3.24 million people | Greece |
| 1870s | 3.84 million people | 275,211 people | 3.57 million people | Greece |
| 1880s | 4.26 million people | 296,648 people | 3.97 million people | Greece |
| 1890s | 4.73 million people | 335,234 people | 4.39 million people | Greece |
| 1900s | 5.16 million people | 382,017 people | 4.78 million people | Greece |
| 1910s | 5.54 million people | 428,569 people | 5.11 million people | Greece |
| 1920s | 6.05 million people | 507,857 people | 5.54 million people | Greece |
| 1930s | 6.83 million people | 707,370 people | 6.12 million people | Greece |
| 1940s | 7.48 million people | 1.05 million people | 6.43 million people | Greece |
| 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 the global population hockey stick, Greece or Israel?
- Greece, at 10.24 million people against 9.26 million people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Greece and Israel?
- 986,590 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Israel rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Greece ranks 96th and Israel ranks 98th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.