Greece vs Romania: Population density
Greece
48.69 people per km²
in 2100
Romania
46.8 people per km²
in 2100
Greece rank
167th
Romania rank
169th
Population density over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 48.69 people per km² against 46.8 people per km² in Romania, a difference of 1.89 people per km².
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 167th and Romania ranks 169th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 11 and Romania in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.76 people per km² | 3.48 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | Greece |
| 1100s | 8.38 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | 4.47 people per km² | Greece |
| 1200s | 9.08 people per km² | 4.35 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Greece |
| 1300s | 9.7 people per km² | 6.52 people per km² | 3.18 people per km² | Greece |
| 1400s | 6.98 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | 1.55 people per km² | Greece |
| 1500s | 7.76 people per km² | 8.69 people per km² | 0.9347 people per km² | Romania |
| 1600s | 11.64 people per km² | 8.69 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | Greece |
| 1700s | 11.64 people per km² | 10.87 people per km² | 0.7711 people per km² | Greece |
| 1710s | 12.16 people per km² | 13 people per km² | 0.8386 people per km² | Romania |
| 1720s | 12.69 people per km² | 13.93 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | Romania |
| 1730s | 13.21 people per km² | 14.92 people per km² | 1.71 people per km² | Romania |
| 1740s | 13.74 people per km² | 15.99 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | Romania |
| 1750s | 14.26 people per km² | 17.13 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | Romania |
| 1760s | 14.79 people per km² | 18.36 people per km² | 3.57 people per km² | Romania |
| 1770s | 15.31 people per km² | 19.67 people per km² | 4.36 people per km² | Romania |
| 1780s | 15.84 people per km² | 21.07 people per km² | 5.24 people per km² | Romania |
| 1790s | 16.36 people per km² | 22.58 people per km² | 6.22 people per km² | Romania |
| 1800s | 17.56 people per km² | 24.73 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | Romania |
| 1810s | 17.81 people per km² | 26.66 people per km² | 8.85 people per km² | Romania |
| 1820s | 18.71 people per km² | 28.73 people per km² | 10.02 people per km² | Romania |
| 1830s | 20.49 people per km² | 30.97 people per km² | 10.47 people per km² | Romania |
| 1840s | 22.46 people per km² | 33.38 people per km² | 10.91 people per km² | Romania |
| 1850s | 24.64 people per km² | 35.87 people per km² | 11.23 people per km² | Romania |
| 1860s | 27.04 people per km² | 38.42 people per km² | 11.37 people per km² | Romania |
| 1870s | 29.83 people per km² | 41 people per km² | 11.17 people per km² | Romania |
| 1880s | 33.07 people per km² | 43.58 people per km² | 10.51 people per km² | Romania |
| 1890s | 36.66 people per km² | 46.28 people per km² | 9.61 people per km² | Romania |
| 1900s | 40.05 people per km² | 49.45 people per km² | 9.41 people per km² | Romania |
| 1910s | 43 people per km² | 52.45 people per km² | 9.45 people per km² | Romania |
| 1920s | 46.94 people per km² | 57.07 people per km² | 10.13 people per km² | Romania |
| 1930s | 52.97 people per km² | 64.78 people per km² | 11.81 people per km² | Romania |
| 1940s | 58.01 people per km² | 69.83 people per km² | 11.82 people per km² | Romania |
| 1950s | 61.74 people per km² | 75.4 people per km² | 13.66 people per km² | Romania |
| 1960s | 66.35 people per km² | 81.73 people per km² | 15.38 people per km² | Romania |
| 1970s | 70.27 people per km² | 91.73 people per km² | 21.45 people per km² | Romania |
| 1980s | 77.42 people per km² | 98.02 people per km² | 20.6 people per km² | Romania |
| 1990s | 81.4 people per km² | 98.43 people per km² | 17.03 people per km² | Romania |
| 2000s | 85.03 people per km² | 92.64 people per km² | 7.61 people per km² | Romania |
| 2010s | 84.52 people per km² | 86.64 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | Romania |
| 2020s | 78.55 people per km² | 82.32 people per km² | 3.77 people per km² | Romania |
| 2030s | 73.85 people per km² | 77.57 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | Romania |
| 2040s | 70.42 people per km² | 72.49 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Romania |
| 2050s | 66.33 people per km² | 67.25 people per km² | 0.9195 people per km² | Romania |
| 2060s | 61.34 people per km² | 61.64 people per km² | 0.3065 people per km² | Romania |
| 2070s | 56.67 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² | 0.0701 people per km² | Greece |
| 2080s | 53.29 people per km² | 52.45 people per km² | 0.8347 people per km² | Greece |
| 2090s | 50.39 people per km² | 48.79 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | Greece |
| 2100s | 48.69 people per km² | 46.8 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Greece or Romania?
- Greece, at 48.69 people per km² against 46.8 people per km² in Romania as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Greece and Romania?
- 1.89 people per km², with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for population density?
- Greece ranks 167th and Romania ranks 169th 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.