Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece
Greece: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 28.7 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Latest (2025)
28.7
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
12th
of 36 countries
All-time high
36.2
in 2003
All-time low
27.6
in 2011
Years of data
23
2003β2025
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece, 2003β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece stood at 28.7.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece peaked at 36.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.6, in 2011.
Greece ranks 12th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.34 | 29 | 36.2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.95 | 27.6 | 31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.13 | 28 | 30.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.658 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,145 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.4089 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.24 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 116,450 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece?
- Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Greece was 28.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6 in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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