Greece vs Marshall Islands: Do more people live in urban or rural areas?

Greece
79.2%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
79.1%
in 2025
Greece rank
76th
Marshall Islands rank
77th

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? over time

  • Greece
  • Marshall Islands
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 79.2% against 79.1% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 76th and Marshall Islands ranks 77th of 238 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 53.8% 29.5% 24.3% Greece
1960s 59.4% 41.8% 17.6% Greece
1970s 66.9% 59.7% 7.2% Greece
1980s 70.5% 63.3% 7.2% Greece
1990s 72.0% 67.5% 4.5% Greece
2000s 74.2% 70.4% 3.7% Greece
2010s 77.4% 75.2% 2.1% Greece
2020s 78.7% 78.2% 0.5% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher do more people live in urban or rural areas?, Greece or Marshall Islands?
Greece, at 79.2% against 79.1% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in do more people live in urban or rural areas? between Greece and Marshall Islands?
0.1%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Marshall Islands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Greece and Marshall Islands rank globally for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Greece ranks 76th and Marshall Islands ranks 77th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.