Greece vs Mali: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Greece
7.87 million people
in 2025
Mali
8.12 million people
in 2025
Greece rank
78th
Mali rank
76th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Greece
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 8.12 million people against 7.87 million people in Greece, a difference of 243,210 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 78th and Mali ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 million people | 274,256 people | 4.01 million people | Greece |
| 1960s | 5.08 million people | 504,205 people | 4.58 million people | Greece |
| 1970s | 6.07 million people | 839,932 people | 5.23 million people | Greece |
| 1980s | 7.04 million people | 1.27 million people | 5.77 million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 7.56 million people | 1.78 million people | 5.77 million people | Greece |
| 2000s | 8.13 million people | 2.79 million people | 5.34 million people | Greece |
| 2010s | 8.43 million people | 4.74 million people | 3.68 million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 8.12 million people | 7.20 million people | 923,472 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, Greece or Mali?
- Mali, at 8.12 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 Greece and Mali?
- 243,210 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mali?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Mali rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Greece ranks 78th and Mali ranks 76th 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.