Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece
Greece: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 30.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece is 30.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece peaked at 34.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1950.
That places Greece 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.3% | 23.4% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 27.9% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.4% | 31.6% | 33.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.3% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Greece was 30.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1950.
- How does Greece rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.