Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population was 28.3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
28.3
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
10th
of 37 countries
All-time high
31.6
in 2003
All-time low
25
in 2009
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 28.3 for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece peaked at 31.6 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2009.
That places Greece 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.6 | — |
| 2004 | 29.2 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 29.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.3 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.2 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 25 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 25.9 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 26.5 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.4 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.1 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 28.7 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.2 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.7 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 29 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 28.5 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 28 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 26.9 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 27 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 28.3 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6 | 25 | 31.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.63 | 25.5 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.95 | 26.9 | 29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- 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)
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.658 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.4089 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 116,450 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population in Greece was 28.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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