Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 79.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Greece stood at 79.2%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 79.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1950.
That places Greece 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.8% | 52.2% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 59.4% | 55.8% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.9% | 64.3% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 69.5% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.0% | 71.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 72.7% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 78.3% | 79.2% | 6 |
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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)
- Population density 48.69 people per km² (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 79.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.