Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece
Greece: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7561 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.7561 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.7846 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.562 people per person, in 1960.
That places Greece 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.562 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5669 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.5718 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5786 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5865 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5946 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6043 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6146 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.6247 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6335 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6399 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6467 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6531 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6593 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6652 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6709 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6762 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6811 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6845 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6897 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6955 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6995 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7036 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7072 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7106 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.714 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.7172 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7198 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7218 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7225 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7193 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7155 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.715 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7156 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7167 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7179 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7192 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7202 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7209 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7229 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7251 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7272 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7302 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7337 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7377 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7422 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7469 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7516 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7561 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7602 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7639 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7666 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7689 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7711 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7732 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7752 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7771 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7788 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7803 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7817 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7831 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7846 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7836 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7753 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7628 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7561 people per person | -0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.7561 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.7561 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5937 people per person | 0.562 people per person | 0.6335 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6666 people per person | 0.6399 people per person | 0.6897 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7112 people per person | 0.6955 people per person | 0.7225 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7183 people per person | 0.715 people per person | 0.7229 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7411 people per person | 0.7251 people per person | 0.7602 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7737 people per person | 0.7639 people per person | 0.7817 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7743 people per person | 0.7561 people per person | 0.7846 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 69 Cuba 0.7723 people per person compare
- 70 France 0.7647 people per person compare
- 71 Algeria 0.7582 people per person compare
- 73 El Salvador 0.7552 people per person compare
- 74 Russian Federation 0.755 people per person compare
- 75 Brunei Darussalam 0.7501 people per person compare
More population data for Greece
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,145 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Greece was 0.7561 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7846 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.562 people per person in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.