France vs Greece: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
France
78.8%
in 2025
Greece
79.2%
in 2025
France rank
79th
Greece rank
76th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- France
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 79.2% against 78.8% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Greece ahead.
France ranks 79th and Greece ranks 76th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, France averaged higher in 32 and Greece in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% | Greece |
| 1100s | 4.9% | 5.5% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 1200s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1300s | 5.5% | 6.4% | 0.9% | Greece |
| 1400s | 6.1% | 6.8% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 1500s | 6.7% | 7.2% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 1600s | 6.8% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Greece |
| 1700s | 7.0% | 8.0% | 1.0% | Greece |
| 1710s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 0.9% | France |
| 1720s | 10.9% | 8.0% | 2.9% | France |
| 1730s | 12.8% | 8.0% | 4.8% | France |
| 1740s | 14.7% | 8.0% | 6.7% | France |
| 1750s | 16.6% | 8.0% | 8.6% | France |
| 1760s | 18.6% | 8.0% | 10.6% | France |
| 1770s | 20.5% | 8.0% | 12.5% | France |
| 1780s | 22.4% | 8.0% | 14.4% | France |
| 1790s | 24.3% | 8.0% | 16.3% | France |
| 1800s | 26.3% | 8.0% | 18.3% | France |
| 1810s | 28.2% | 8.0% | 20.2% | France |
| 1820s | 30.1% | 8.0% | 22.1% | France |
| 1830s | 32.0% | 8.0% | 24.0% | France |
| 1840s | 34.0% | 8.0% | 26.0% | France |
| 1850s | 35.9% | 8.0% | 27.9% | France |
| 1860s | 37.8% | 8.0% | 29.8% | France |
| 1870s | 39.8% | 8.0% | 31.8% | France |
| 1880s | 41.7% | 8.0% | 33.7% | France |
| 1890s | 43.6% | 8.0% | 35.6% | France |
| 1900s | 45.5% | 8.0% | 37.5% | France |
| 1910s | 47.5% | 8.1% | 39.4% | France |
| 1920s | 49.4% | 12.5% | 36.9% | France |
| 1930s | 51.3% | 15.0% | 36.3% | France |
| 1940s | 53.2% | 20.0% | 33.2% | France |
| 1950s | 57.7% | 53.8% | 3.9% | France |
| 1960s | 66.4% | 59.4% | 7.0% | France |
| 1970s | 72.7% | 66.9% | 5.8% | France |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 70.5% | 3.0% | France |
| 1990s | 75.0% | 72.0% | 3.0% | France |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 74.2% | 3.0% | France |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 77.4% | 0.5% | France |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.7% | 0.1% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, France or Greece?
- Greece, at 79.2% against 78.8% in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between France and Greece?
- 0.4%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do France and Greece rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- France ranks 79th and Greece ranks 76th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.