Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Greece

Rural population share in Greece in 2025 — 20.8%. Ranked 155 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 23.4 pp.

2025 20.8% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 155of 217
Period maximum 44.2%1960
Period minimum 20.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Greece, 1960–20252030405019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.2%1962: 43%1964: 41.3%1966: 39.3%1968: 37.4%1970: 35.7%1972: 34.4%1974: 33.2%1976: 32.2%1978: 31.3%1980: 30.5%1982: 30%1984: 29.5%1986: 29.1%1988: 28.8%1990: 28.5%1992: 28.2%1994: 28%1996: 27.8%1998: 27.6%2000: 27.3%2002: 26.9%2004: 26.2%2006: 25.3%2008: 24.4%2010: 23.6%2012: 23.1%2014: 22.7%2016: 22.3%2018: 22%2020: 21.7%2022: 21.4%2024: 21%2025: 20.8%
Change over the period: −23.4 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 20.8%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
High-income countries computed 19.7%
Rural population share — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.8 −0.2 pp
2024 21 −0.2 pp
2023 21.2 −0.2 pp
2022 21.4 −0.2 pp
2021 21.6 −0.1 pp
2020 21.7 −0.1 pp
2019 21.8 −0.1 pp
2018 22 −0.2 pp
2017 22.1 −0.2 pp
2016 22.3 −0.2 pp
2015 22.5 −0.2 pp
2014 22.7 −0.2 pp
2013 22.9 −0.2 pp
2012 23.1 −0.2 pp
2011 23.4 −0.3 pp
2010 23.6 −0.3 pp
2009 24 −0.4 pp
2008 24.4 −0.4 pp
2007 24.8 −0.5 pp
2006 25.3 −0.5 pp
2005 25.7 −0.4 pp
2004 26.2 −0.4 pp
2003 26.6 −0.3 pp
2002 26.9 −0.3 pp
2001 27.2 −0.2 pp
2000 27.3 −0.1 pp
1999 27.5 −0.1 pp
1998 27.6 −0.1 pp
1997 27.7 −0.1 pp
1996 27.8 −0.1 pp
1995 27.9 −0.1 pp
1994 28 −0.1 pp
1993 28.1 −0.1 pp
1992 28.2 −0.1 pp
1991 28.4 −0.1 pp
1990 28.5 −0.1 pp
1989 28.7 −0.2 pp
1988 28.8 −0.2 pp
1987 29 −0.2 pp
1986 29.1 −0.2 pp
1985 29.3 −0.2 pp
1984 29.5 −0.2 pp
1983 29.7 −0.2 pp
1982 30 −0.3 pp
1981 30.2 −0.3 pp
1980 30.5 −0.3 pp
1979 30.9 −0.4 pp
1978 31.3 −0.4 pp
1977 31.7 −0.5 pp
1976 32.2 −0.5 pp
1975 32.7 −0.5 pp
1974 33.2 −0.6 pp
1973 33.8 −0.6 pp
1972 34.4 −0.6 pp
1971 35 −0.7 pp
1970 35.7 −0.8 pp
1969 36.5 −0.9 pp
1968 37.4 −1 pp
1967 38.3 −1 pp
1966 39.3 −1 pp
1965 40.3 −1 pp
1964 41.3 −0.9 pp
1963 42.2 −0.8 pp
1962 43 −0.6 pp
1961 43.6 −0.5 pp
1960 44.2

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.