Australia vs Greece: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Australia
29.5%
in 2020
Greece
30.6%
in 2020
Australia rank
39th
Greece rank
37th
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 30.6% against 29.5% in Australia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Greece ranks 37th of 180 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.6% | 24.3% | 3.7% | Greece |
| 1960s | 26.7% | 27.9% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 1970s | 28.1% | 32.4% | 4.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 33.6% | 5.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 31.4% | 3.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 27.1% | 30.5% | 3.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 30.6% | 2.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 30.6% | 1.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Australia or Greece?
- Greece, at 30.6% against 29.5% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Australia and Greece?
- 1.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Australia ranks 39th and Greece ranks 37th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.