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Population density in Greece

Greece: Population density was 48.69 in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
48.69
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
167th
of 235 countries
All-time high
86.3
in 2010
All-time low
6.98
in 1400
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Greece, 1000–2100

020406080100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 48.69 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 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.98, in 1400.

Greece ranks 167th of 235 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.

Population density in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 7.76 —
1100 8.38 +8.0%
1200 9.08 +8.3%
1300 9.7 +6.8%
1400 6.98 -28.0%
1500 7.76 +11.1%
1600 11.64 +50.0%
1700 11.64 +0.0%
1710 12.16 +4.5%
1720 12.69 +4.3%
1730 13.21 +4.1%
1740 13.74 +4.0%
1750 14.26 +3.8%
1760 14.79 +3.7%
1770 15.31 +3.5%
1780 15.84 +3.4%
1790 16.36 +3.3%
1800 17.46 +6.7%
1801 17.48 +0.1%
1802 17.5 +0.1%
1803 17.53 +0.1%
1804 17.55 +0.1%
1805 17.57 +0.1%
1806 17.6 +0.1%
1807 17.62 +0.1%
1808 17.65 +0.1%
1809 17.67 +0.1%
1810 17.69 +0.1%
1811 17.72 +0.1%
1812 17.74 +0.1%
1813 17.77 +0.1%
1814 17.79 +0.1%
1815 17.81 +0.1%
1816 17.84 +0.1%
1817 17.86 +0.1%
1818 17.89 +0.1%
1819 17.94 +0.3%
1820 18.02 +0.5%
1821 18.13 +0.6%
1822 18.27 +0.8%
1823 18.44 +0.9%
1824 18.61 +0.9%
1825 18.78 +0.9%
1826 18.95 +0.9%
1827 19.13 +0.9%
1828 19.3 +0.9%
1829 19.48 +0.9%
1830 19.66 +0.9%
1831 19.84 +0.9%
1832 20.02 +0.9%
1833 20.21 +0.9%
1834 20.39 +0.9%
1835 20.58 +0.9%
1836 20.77 +0.9%
1837 20.96 +0.9%
1838 21.15 +0.9%
1839 21.35 +0.9%
1840 21.55 +0.9%
1841 21.74 +0.9%
1842 21.94 +0.9%
1843 22.15 +0.9%
1844 22.35 +0.9%
1845 22.56 +0.9%
1846 22.77 +0.9%
1847 22.98 +0.9%
1848 23.19 +0.9%
1849 23.4 +0.9%
1850 23.62 +0.9%
1851 23.84 +0.9%
1852 24.06 +0.9%
1853 24.29 +0.9%
1854 24.51 +0.9%
1855 24.74 +0.9%
1856 24.97 +0.9%
1857 25.21 +0.9%
1858 25.44 +0.9%
1859 25.68 +0.9%
1860 25.92 +0.9%
1861 26.16 +0.9%
1862 26.41 +0.9%
1863 26.66 +0.9%
1864 26.91 +0.9%
1865 27.16 +0.9%
1866 27.42 +0.9%
1867 27.67 +0.9%
1868 27.93 +0.9%
1869 28.2 +1.0%
1870 28.48 +1.0%
1871 28.76 +1.0%
1872 29.05 +1.0%
1873 29.36 +1.0%
1874 29.66 +1.0%
1875 29.97 +1.0%
1876 30.28 +1.0%
1877 30.59 +1.0%
1878 30.91 +1.0%
1879 31.23 +1.0%
1880 31.56 +1.0%
1881 31.88 +1.0%
1882 32.21 +1.0%
1883 32.55 +1.0%
1884 32.89 +1.0%
1885 33.23 +1.0%
1886 33.57 +1.0%
1887 33.92 +1.0%
1888 34.27 +1.0%
1889 34.63 +1.0%
1890 34.98 +1.0%
1891 35.35 +1.0%
1892 35.71 +1.0%
1893 36.08 +1.0%
1894 36.46 +1.0%
1895 36.84 +1.0%
1896 37.22 +1.0%
1897 37.61 +1.0%
1898 38 +1.0%
1899 38.37 +1.0%
1900 38.71 +0.9%
1901 39.04 +0.8%
1902 39.34 +0.8%
1903 39.62 +0.7%
1904 39.91 +0.7%
1905 40.19 +0.7%
1906 40.48 +0.7%
1907 40.77 +0.7%
1908 41.06 +0.7%
1909 41.35 +0.7%
1910 41.65 +0.7%
1911 41.94 +0.7%
1912 42.24 +0.7%
1913 42.54 +0.7%
1914 42.84 +0.7%
1915 43.14 +0.7%
1916 43.45 +0.7%
1917 43.75 +0.7%
1918 44.06 +0.7%
1919 44.4 +0.8%
1920 44.78 +0.9%
1921 45.19 +0.9%
1922 45.65 +1.0%
1923 46.15 +1.1%
1924 46.65 +1.1%
1925 47.15 +1.1%
1926 47.67 +1.1%
1927 48.18 +1.1%
1928 48.71 +1.1%
1929 49.27 +1.1%
1930 49.86 +1.2%
1931 50.49 +1.3%
1932 51.16 +1.3%
1933 51.86 +1.4%
1934 52.57 +1.4%
1935 53.29 +1.4%
1936 54.03 +1.4%
1937 54.77 +1.4%
1938 55.52 +1.4%
1939 56.17 +1.2%
1940 56.72 +1.0%
1941 57.16 +0.8%
1942 57.49 +0.6%
1943 57.71 +0.4%
1944 57.94 +0.4%
1945 58.16 +0.4%
1946 58.38 +0.4%
1947 58.61 +0.4%
1948 58.84 +0.4%
1949 59.13 +0.5%
1950 59.36 +0.4%
1951 59.84 +0.8%
1952 60.32 +0.8%
1953 60.83 +0.8%
1954 61.37 +0.9%
1955 61.95 +0.9%
1956 62.54 +1.0%
1957 63.13 +0.9%
1958 63.73 +1.0%
1959 64.37 +1.0%
1960 65.05 +1.0%
1961 65.53 +0.7%
1962 65.74 +0.3%
1963 65.85 +0.2%
1964 65.97 +0.2%
1965 66.11 +0.2%
1966 66.56 +0.7%
1967 67.15 +0.9%
1968 67.63 +0.7%
1969 67.86 +0.3%
1970 67.86 +0.0%
1971 68.17 +0.4%
1972 68.65 +0.7%
1973 68.99 +0.5%
1974 69.27 +0.4%
1975 69.95 +1.0%
1976 71.06 +1.6%
1977 72.01 +1.3%
1978 72.85 +1.2%
1979 73.9 +1.4%
1980 74.89 +1.3%
1981 75.67 +1.0%
1982 76.32 +0.9%
1983 76.89 +0.8%
1984 77.41 +0.7%
1985 77.87 +0.6%
1986 78.27 +0.5%
1987 78.62 +0.5%
1988 78.95 +0.4%
1989 79.27 +0.4%
1990 79.58 +0.4%
1991 79.96 +0.5%
1992 80.37 +0.5%
1993 80.78 +0.5%
1994 81.2 +0.5%
1995 81.61 +0.5%
1996 82 +0.5%
1997 82.41 +0.5%
1998 82.82 +0.5%
1999 83.23 +0.5%
2000 83.65 +0.5%
2001 84.12 +0.6%
2002 84.49 +0.4%
2003 84.7 +0.3%
2004 84.93 +0.3%
2005 85.19 +0.3%
2006 85.46 +0.3%
2007 85.69 +0.3%
2008 85.93 +0.3%
2009 86.18 +0.3%
2010 86.3 +0.1%
2011 86.18 -0.1%
2012 85.71 -0.5%
2013 85.09 -0.7%
2014 84.51 -0.7%
2015 83.95 -0.7%
2016 83.6 -0.4%
2017 83.43 -0.2%
2018 83.25 -0.2%
2019 83.15 -0.1%
2020 83.01 -0.2%
2021 82.08 -1.1%
2022 80.78 -1.6%
2023 79.46 -1.6%
2024 77.95 -1.9%
2025 77.11 -1.1%
2026 76.78 -0.4%
2027 76.45 -0.4%
2028 76.11 -0.4%
2029 75.77 -0.4%
2030 75.42 -0.5%
2031 75.08 -0.5%
2032 74.73 -0.5%
2033 74.37 -0.5%
2034 74.02 -0.5%
2035 73.67 -0.5%
2036 73.33 -0.5%
2037 72.98 -0.5%
2038 72.64 -0.5%
2039 72.3 -0.5%
2040 71.96 -0.5%
2041 71.62 -0.5%
2042 71.29 -0.5%
2043 70.96 -0.5%
2044 70.62 -0.5%
2045 70.27 -0.5%
2046 69.92 -0.5%
2047 69.56 -0.5%
2048 69.17 -0.6%
2049 68.77 -0.6%
2050 68.36 -0.6%
2051 67.94 -0.6%
2052 67.51 -0.6%
2053 67.07 -0.7%
2054 66.62 -0.7%
2055 66.14 -0.7%
2056 65.66 -0.7%
2057 65.16 -0.8%
2058 64.66 -0.8%
2059 64.15 -0.8%
2060 63.64 -0.8%
2061 63.13 -0.8%
2062 62.61 -0.8%
2063 62.09 -0.8%
2064 61.58 -0.8%
2065 61.07 -0.8%
2066 60.57 -0.8%
2067 60.06 -0.8%
2068 59.56 -0.8%
2069 59.06 -0.8%
2070 58.58 -0.8%
2071 58.11 -0.8%
2072 57.66 -0.8%
2073 57.22 -0.8%
2074 56.8 -0.7%
2075 56.41 -0.7%
2076 56.02 -0.7%
2077 55.65 -0.7%
2078 55.29 -0.6%
2079 54.95 -0.6%
2080 54.62 -0.6%
2081 54.3 -0.6%
2082 54 -0.6%
2083 53.7 -0.5%
2084 53.42 -0.5%
2085 53.13 -0.5%
2086 52.84 -0.5%
2087 52.57 -0.5%
2088 52.29 -0.5%
2089 52.01 -0.5%
2090 51.72 -0.5%
2091 51.44 -0.5%
2092 51.15 -0.6%
2093 50.86 -0.6%
2094 50.57 -0.6%
2095 50.26 -0.6%
2096 49.95 -0.6%
2097 49.64 -0.6%
2098 49.32 -0.6%
2099 49.01 -0.6%
2100 48.69 -0.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 48.69 is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6, 46% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 48.69 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1600 +50.0% 7.76 11.64
1400 -28.0% 9.7 6.98

Averages by decade

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

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  5. 169 Romania 46.8 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Greece?
Population density in Greece was 48.69 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 86.3 in 2010.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 6.98 in 1400.
How does Greece rank for population density?
Greece ranks 167th out of 235 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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