Greece vs Türkiye
Türkiye has 8.2× the population of Greece: 85,878,556 vs 10,413,962, a gap of 75.5 million. Türkiye is growing faster (+0.42% vs +0.08% a year), adding about 360,651 people a year against +8,832. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Greece is the older society: 24.4% aged 65+ against 10.6% in Türkiye, while Türkiye has more children (21.0% under 15 vs 12.9%). Türkiye is 1.4× as densely populated (110.9 vs 80.7 people per km²). People in Greece live 4.4 years longer on average (81.8 vs 77.4). GDP per capita is 1.4× higher in Greece ($26,948 vs $18,599).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Greece) and 2025 (Türkiye); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Greece vs Türkiye — side by side
 Greece |  Türkiye | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,413,9622025 | 85,878,5562025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +0.08%2025 | +0.42%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 6.62024 | 11.02024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 12.12024 | 5.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.242024 | 1.482024 |
| Life expectancy | 81.8 yrs2024 | 77.4 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 12.9%2025 | 21.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 24.4%2025 | 10.6%2025 |
| Density | 80.7 /km²2023 | 110.9 /km²2023 |
| Area | 131,960 km²2023 | 785,350 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 79.2%2025 | 89.5%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | +16,6362025 | -258,2052025 |
| GDP per capita | $26,9482025 | $18,5992025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #93 | #18 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.13% | 1.05% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Greece: 1.2× from 1960 to 2025; Türkiye: 3.0× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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