Greece vs Iran: Population density
Greece
48.69 people per km²
in 2100
Iran
49.33 people per km²
in 2100
Greece rank
167th
Iran rank
165th
Population density over time
- Greece
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 49.33 people per km² against 48.69 people per km² in Greece, a difference of 0.64 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 167th and Iran ranks 165th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 44 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.76 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 4.98 people per km² | Greece |
| 1100s | 8.38 people per km² | 2.93 people per km² | 5.45 people per km² | Greece |
| 1200s | 9.08 people per km² | 3.08 people per km² | 6 people per km² | Greece |
| 1300s | 9.7 people per km² | 2.16 people per km² | 7.54 people per km² | Greece |
| 1400s | 6.98 people per km² | 2.31 people per km² | 4.67 people per km² | Greece |
| 1500s | 7.76 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | 5.29 people per km² | Greece |
| 1600s | 11.64 people per km² | 3.08 people per km² | 8.56 people per km² | Greece |
| 1700s | 11.64 people per km² | 3.08 people per km² | 8.56 people per km² | Greece |
| 1710s | 12.16 people per km² | 3.21 people per km² | 8.95 people per km² | Greece |
| 1720s | 12.69 people per km² | 3.28 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Greece |
| 1730s | 13.21 people per km² | 3.35 people per km² | 9.86 people per km² | Greece |
| 1740s | 13.74 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | 10.32 people per km² | Greece |
| 1750s | 14.26 people per km² | 3.49 people per km² | 10.77 people per km² | Greece |
| 1760s | 14.79 people per km² | 3.57 people per km² | 11.22 people per km² | Greece |
| 1770s | 15.31 people per km² | 3.64 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | Greece |
| 1780s | 15.84 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 12.12 people per km² | Greece |
| 1790s | 16.36 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | 12.56 people per km² | Greece |
| 1800s | 17.56 people per km² | 3.77 people per km² | 13.79 people per km² | Greece |
| 1810s | 17.81 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | 13.86 people per km² | Greece |
| 1820s | 18.71 people per km² | 4.13 people per km² | 14.59 people per km² | Greece |
| 1830s | 20.49 people per km² | 4.31 people per km² | 16.18 people per km² | Greece |
| 1840s | 22.46 people per km² | 4.51 people per km² | 17.95 people per km² | Greece |
| 1850s | 24.64 people per km² | 4.75 people per km² | 19.89 people per km² | Greece |
| 1860s | 27.04 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | 22 people per km² | Greece |
| 1870s | 29.83 people per km² | 5.3 people per km² | 24.53 people per km² | Greece |
| 1880s | 33.07 people per km² | 5.49 people per km² | 27.58 people per km² | Greece |
| 1890s | 36.66 people per km² | 5.89 people per km² | 30.77 people per km² | Greece |
| 1900s | 40.05 people per km² | 6.52 people per km² | 33.53 people per km² | Greece |
| 1910s | 43 people per km² | 6.3 people per km² | 36.7 people per km² | Greece |
| 1920s | 46.94 people per km² | 6.62 people per km² | 40.32 people per km² | Greece |
| 1930s | 52.97 people per km² | 8.54 people per km² | 44.43 people per km² | Greece |
| 1940s | 58.01 people per km² | 9.78 people per km² | 48.23 people per km² | Greece |
| 1950s | 61.74 people per km² | 11.43 people per km² | 50.31 people per km² | Greece |
| 1960s | 66.35 people per km² | 15.25 people per km² | 51.1 people per km² | Greece |
| 1970s | 70.27 people per km² | 20.64 people per km² | 49.63 people per km² | Greece |
| 1980s | 77.42 people per km² | 29.96 people per km² | 47.46 people per km² | Greece |
| 1990s | 81.4 people per km² | 38.28 people per km² | 43.11 people per km² | Greece |
| 2000s | 85.03 people per km² | 43.93 people per km² | 41.11 people per km² | Greece |
| 2010s | 84.52 people per km² | 50.65 people per km² | 33.87 people per km² | Greece |
| 2020s | 78.55 people per km² | 56.5 people per km² | 22.05 people per km² | Greece |
| 2030s | 73.85 people per km² | 60.04 people per km² | 13.81 people per km² | Greece |
| 2040s | 70.42 people per km² | 62.11 people per km² | 8.31 people per km² | Greece |
| 2050s | 66.33 people per km² | 62.73 people per km² | 3.6 people per km² | Greece |
| 2060s | 61.34 people per km² | 61.18 people per km² | 0.1549 people per km² | Greece |
| 2070s | 56.67 people per km² | 58 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | Iran |
| 2080s | 53.29 people per km² | 54.4 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | Iran |
| 2090s | 50.39 people per km² | 51.11 people per km² | 0.7129 people per km² | Iran |
| 2100s | 48.69 people per km² | 49.33 people per km² | 0.6489 people per km² | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Greece or Iran?
- Iran, at 49.33 people per km² against 48.69 people per km² in Greece as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Greece and Iran?
- 0.64 people per km², with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iran?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Greece and Iran rank globally for population density?
- Greece ranks 167th and Iran ranks 165th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.