Benin vs Greece: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Benin
7.91 million people
in 2025
Greece
7.87 million people
in 2025
Benin rank
77th
Greece rank
78th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Benin
- Greece
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.91 million people against 7.87 million people in Greece, a difference of 31,280 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Greece ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 184,646 people | 4.28 million people | 4.10 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 355,543 people | 5.08 million people | 4.73 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 768,264 people | 6.07 million people | 5.30 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 1.40 million people | 7.04 million people | 5.64 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.25 million people | 7.56 million people | 5.31 million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.35 million people | 8.13 million people | 4.78 million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 5.15 million people | 8.43 million people | 3.28 million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 7.17 million people | 8.12 million people | 952,695 people | 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, Benin or Greece?
- Benin, at 7.91 million people against 7.87 million people in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Benin and Greece?
- 31,280 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Greece rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Benin ranks 77th and Greece ranks 78th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.