Albania vs Greece: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Albania
59.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Greece
62.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Albania rank
99th
Greece rank
97th

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

  • Albania
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 62.6 people per square kilometre against 59.73 people per square kilometre in Albania, a difference of 2.87 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Albania ranks 99th and Greece ranks 97th of 215 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 21.7 people per square kilometre 39.77 people per square kilometre 18.07 people per square kilometre Greece
1970s 28.89 people per square kilometre 47.05 people per square kilometre 18.16 people per square kilometre Greece
1980s 37.86 people per square kilometre 54.59 people per square kilometre 16.73 people per square kilometre Greece
1990s 45.28 people per square kilometre 58.63 people per square kilometre 13.34 people per square kilometre Greece
2000s 51.29 people per square kilometre 63.08 people per square kilometre 11.78 people per square kilometre Greece
2010s 58.06 people per square kilometre 65.38 people per square kilometre 7.32 people per square kilometre Greece
2020s 59.79 people per square kilometre 63.85 people per square kilometre 4.06 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Albania or Greece?
Greece, at 62.6 people per square kilometre against 59.73 people per square kilometre in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Albania and Greece?
2.87 people per square kilometre, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Greece?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Albania and Greece rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Albania ranks 99th and Greece ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.