What is population density in Greece?

Population density in Greece was 48.69 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population density recorded in Greece?

The highest recorded value was 86.3 people per km² in 2010.

What is the lowest population density recorded in Greece?

The lowest recorded value was 6.98 people per km² in 1400.

How does Greece rank for population density?

Greece ranks 167th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.

Is population density rising or falling in Greece?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Greece data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population density in Greece

Name: Population density in Greece
Creator: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Greece: Population density was 48.69 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

48.69 people per km²

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

167th

of 234 countries

All-time high

86.3 people per km²

in 2010

All-time low

6.98 people per km²

in 1400

Years of data

318

1000–2100

Population density in Greece, 1000–2100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Greece recorded 48.69 people per km² for population density in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Greece peaked at 86.3 people per km² in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.98 people per km², in 1400.

Greece ranks 167th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	7.76 people per km²	7.76 people per km²	7.76 people per km²	1
1100s	8.38 people per km²	8.38 people per km²	8.38 people per km²	1
1200s	9.08 people per km²	9.08 people per km²	9.08 people per km²	1
1300s	9.7 people per km²	9.7 people per km²	9.7 people per km²	1
1400s	6.98 people per km²	6.98 people per km²	6.98 people per km²	1
1500s	7.76 people per km²	7.76 people per km²	7.76 people per km²	1
1600s	11.64 people per km²	11.64 people per km²	11.64 people per km²	1
1700s	11.64 people per km²	11.64 people per km²	11.64 people per km²	1
1710s	12.16 people per km²	12.16 people per km²	12.16 people per km²	1
1720s	12.69 people per km²	12.69 people per km²	12.69 people per km²	1
1730s	13.21 people per km²	13.21 people per km²	13.21 people per km²	1
1740s	13.74 people per km²	13.74 people per km²	13.74 people per km²	1
1750s	14.26 people per km²	14.26 people per km²	14.26 people per km²	1
1760s	14.79 people per km²	14.79 people per km²	14.79 people per km²	1
1770s	15.31 people per km²	15.31 people per km²	15.31 people per km²	1
1780s	15.84 people per km²	15.84 people per km²	15.84 people per km²	1
1790s	16.36 people per km²	16.36 people per km²	16.36 people per km²	1
1800s	17.56 people per km²	17.46 people per km²	17.67 people per km²	10
1810s	17.81 people per km²	17.69 people per km²	17.94 people per km²	10
1820s	18.71 people per km²	18.02 people per km²	19.48 people per km²	10
1830s	20.49 people per km²	19.66 people per km²	21.35 people per km²	10
1840s	22.46 people per km²	21.55 people per km²	23.4 people per km²	10
1850s	24.64 people per km²	23.62 people per km²	25.68 people per km²	10
1860s	27.04 people per km²	25.92 people per km²	28.2 people per km²	10
1870s	29.83 people per km²	28.48 people per km²	31.23 people per km²	10
1880s	33.07 people per km²	31.56 people per km²	34.63 people per km²	10
1890s	36.66 people per km²	34.98 people per km²	38.37 people per km²	10
1900s	40.05 people per km²	38.71 people per km²	41.35 people per km²	10
1910s	43 people per km²	41.65 people per km²	44.4 people per km²	10
1920s	46.94 people per km²	44.78 people per km²	49.27 people per km²	10
1930s	52.97 people per km²	49.86 people per km²	56.17 people per km²	10
1940s	58.01 people per km²	56.72 people per km²	59.13 people per km²	10
1950s	61.74 people per km²	59.36 people per km²	64.37 people per km²	10
1960s	66.35 people per km²	65.05 people per km²	67.86 people per km²	10
1970s	70.27 people per km²	67.86 people per km²	73.9 people per km²	10
1980s	77.42 people per km²	74.89 people per km²	79.27 people per km²	10
1990s	81.4 people per km²	79.58 people per km²	83.23 people per km²	10
2000s	85.03 people per km²	83.65 people per km²	86.18 people per km²	10
2010s	84.52 people per km²	83.15 people per km²	86.3 people per km²	10
2020s	78.55 people per km²	75.77 people per km²	83.01 people per km²	10
2030s	73.85 people per km²	72.3 people per km²	75.42 people per km²	10
2040s	70.42 people per km²	68.77 people per km²	71.96 people per km²	10
2050s	66.33 people per km²	64.15 people per km²	68.36 people per km²	10
2060s	61.34 people per km²	59.06 people per km²	63.64 people per km²	10
2070s	56.67 people per km²	54.95 people per km²	58.58 people per km²	10
2080s	53.29 people per km²	52.01 people per km²	54.62 people per km²	10
2090s	50.39 people per km²	49.01 people per km²	51.72 people per km²	10
2100s	48.69 people per km²	48.69 people per km²	48.69 people per km²	1

Countries ranked near Greece

164 Cuba 53.73 people per km² compare
165 Iran 49.33 people per km² compare
166 Wallis and Futuna 49.26 people per km² compare
168 Fiji 48.13 people per km² compare
169 Romania 46.8 people per km² compare
170 Faroe Islands 46.18 people per km² compare

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More population data for Greece

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 223,897 people (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 116,450 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.24 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.33 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Greece?: Population density in Greece was 48.69 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Greece?: The highest recorded value was 86.3 people per km² in 2010.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 6.98 people per km² in 1400.
How does Greece rank for population density?: Greece ranks 167th out of 234 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Greece?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.