Greece vs Poland: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Greece
69.0%
in 2025
Poland
68.5%
in 2025
Greece rank
95th
Poland rank
96th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 69.0% against 68.5% in Poland, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 95th and Poland ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 20 and Poland in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.1% | 0.1% | 5.1% | Greece |
| 1100s | 5.5% | 0.2% | 5.4% | Greece |
| 1200s | 5.9% | 0.5% | 5.5% | Greece |
| 1300s | 6.4% | 1.5% | 4.9% | Greece |
| 1400s | 6.8% | 4.4% | 2.4% | Greece |
| 1500s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 1600s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 1700s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Greece |
| 1710s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Greece |
| 1720s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Greece |
| 1730s | 8.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Greece |
| 1740s | 8.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Greece |
| 1750s | 8.0% | 4.4% | 3.6% | Greece |
| 1760s | 8.0% | 4.5% | 3.5% | Greece |
| 1770s | 8.0% | 4.6% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 1780s | 8.0% | 4.6% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 1790s | 8.0% | 4.7% | 3.3% | Greece |
| 1800s | 8.0% | 4.8% | 3.2% | Greece |
| 1810s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1820s | 8.0% | 9.3% | 1.3% | Poland |
| 1830s | 8.0% | 11.5% | 3.5% | Poland |
| 1840s | 8.0% | 13.7% | 5.7% | Poland |
| 1850s | 8.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% | Poland |
| 1860s | 8.0% | 18.2% | 10.2% | Poland |
| 1870s | 8.0% | 20.5% | 12.5% | Poland |
| 1880s | 8.0% | 22.7% | 14.7% | Poland |
| 1890s | 8.0% | 24.9% | 16.9% | Poland |
| 1900s | 8.0% | 27.2% | 19.2% | Poland |
| 1910s | 8.1% | 29.4% | 21.3% | Poland |
| 1920s | 12.5% | 31.6% | 19.1% | Poland |
| 1930s | 15.0% | 33.9% | 18.9% | Poland |
| 1940s | 20.0% | 36.1% | 16.1% | Poland |
| 1950s | 39.6% | 42.7% | 3.2% | Poland |
| 1960s | 47.6% | 50.0% | 2.4% | Poland |
| 1970s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 58.4% | 59.8% | 1.4% | Poland |
| 1990s | 59.2% | 61.8% | 2.5% | Poland |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 61.9% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 63.9% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 0.5% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Greece or Poland?
- Greece, at 69.0% against 68.5% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Greece and Poland?
- 0.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Greece ranks 95th and Poland ranks 96th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.