France vs Greece: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

France
0.7647 people per person
in 2025
Greece
0.7561 people per person
in 2025
France rank
70th
Greece rank
72nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • France
  • Greece
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.7647 people per person against 0.7561 people per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0086 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 70th and Greece ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6495 people per person 0.5937 people per person 0.0558 people per person France
1970s 0.7098 people per person 0.6666 people per person 0.0431 people per person France
1980s 0.7193 people per person 0.7112 people per person 0.0081 people per person France
1990s 0.7333 people per person 0.7183 people per person 0.015 people per person France
2000s 0.7531 people per person 0.7411 people per person 0.012 people per person France
2010s 0.7593 people per person 0.7737 people per person 0.0144 people per person Greece
2020s 0.7658 people per person 0.7743 people per person 0.0084 people per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, France or Greece?
France, at 0.7647 people per person against 0.7561 people per person in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between France and Greece?
0.0086 people per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Greece rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
France ranks 70th and Greece ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.