Urban population, total in Greece
Greece: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Urban population, total in Greece, 2004–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, total in Greece is 0.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Greece 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, total in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +29.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Greece?
- Urban population, total in Greece was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Greece rank for urban population, total?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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