Greece Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Greece rural population for 2021 was 2,124,201, a 2.12% decline from 2020.
  • Greece rural population for 2020 was 2,170,211, a 1.8% decline from 2019.
  • Greece rural population for 2019 was 2,209,932, a 1.68% decline from 2018.
  • Greece rural population for 2018 was 2,247,680, a 1.77% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,843,442
Germany 18,682,511
Italy 16,937,284
Poland 15,070,539
France 12,708,476
United Kingdom 10,669,915
Japan 10,221,684
South Korea 9,617,303
Spain 8,982,440
Canada 7,017,013
Saudi Arabia 5,569,435
Austria 3,672,325
Argentina 3,559,798
Australia 3,503,340
Portugal 3,422,889
Czech Republic 2,709,018
Hungary 2,694,980
Slovak Republic 2,515,539
Chile 2,374,855
Switzerland 2,263,233
Greece 2,124,201
Ireland 1,816,369
Croatia 1,642,337
Panama 1,358,683
Netherlands 1,302,355
Sweden 1,225,108
UAE 1,189,467
Slovenia 939,634
Norway 901,946
Lithuania 889,294
Finland 798,128
Trinidad and Tobago 713,019
Denmark 688,752
Israel 686,007
New Zealand 676,747
Latvia 595,103
Oman 585,672
Cyprus 412,374
Estonia 407,066
Belgium 218,295
Puerto Rico 209,130
Barbados 193,336
Bahrain 151,858
Uruguay 150,653
Channel Islands 119,131
French Polynesia 115,331
Brunei 95,515
New Caledonia 76,092
Antigua and Barbuda 70,492
Bahamas 67,855
Aruba 59,803
Luxembourg 53,305
Seychelles 41,716
Isle of Man 39,540
Liechtenstein 33,390
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,893
Faroe Islands 30,367
Malta 26,912
Iceland 22,560
Qatar 19,409
Curacao 16,703
British Virgin Islands 15,897
Andorra 9,596
Guam 8,501
Greenland 7,078
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,192
Northern Mariana Islands 4,013
Palau 3,338
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,782
San Marino 803
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Gibraltar 0
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Greece Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 2,124,201 19.96 -2.14%
2020 2,170,211 20.29 -1.81%
2019 2,209,932 20.61 -1.69%
2018 2,247,680 20.94 -1.79%
2017 2,288,166 21.28 -1.77%
2016 2,329,011 21.61 -1.98%
2015 2,375,617 21.95 -2.21%
2014 2,428,790 22.30 -2.21%
2013 2,483,072 22.65 -2.26%
2012 2,539,911 23.00 -2.07%
2011 2,593,105 23.35 -1.67%
2010 2,636,648 23.71 -1.38%
2009 2,673,237 24.07 -1.24%
2008 2,706,538 24.43 -1.23%
2007 2,740,132 24.80 -1.23%
2006 2,774,156 25.17 -1.18%
2005 2,807,039 25.55 -1.18%
2004 2,840,339 25.93 -1.22%
2003 2,875,284 26.31 -1.22%
2002 2,910,513 26.70 -1.08%
2001 2,942,226 27.09 -0.20%
2000 2,948,257 27.28 -0.03%
1999 2,949,028 27.40 -0.05%
1998 2,950,498 27.52 0.12%
1997 2,946,985 27.64 0.06%
1996 2,945,109 27.76 0.01%
1995 2,944,834 27.88 0.03%
1994 2,943,828 28.00 0.07%
1993 2,941,678 28.12 0.16%
1992 2,937,007 28.24 0.33%
1991 2,927,247 28.37 0.61%
1990 2,909,451 28.53 0.40%
1989 2,897,805 28.72 -0.13%
1988 2,901,692 28.91 -0.29%
1987 2,910,173 29.10 -0.32%
1986 2,919,496 29.29 -0.32%
1985 2,928,830 29.48 -0.26%
1984 2,936,381 29.67 -0.15%
1983 2,940,794 29.87 -0.07%
1982 2,942,728 30.06 -0.03%
1981 2,943,518 30.25 -0.43%
1980 2,956,103 30.66 -0.55%
1979 2,972,373 31.13 -0.27%
1978 2,980,527 31.61 -0.21%
1977 2,986,905 32.09 -0.19%
1976 2,992,672 32.57 0.06%
1975 2,990,786 33.06 -0.54%
1974 3,006,938 33.55 -1.10%
1973 3,040,175 34.05 -1.00%
1972 3,070,665 34.55 -0.80%
1971 3,095,190 35.05 -1.63%
1970 3,146,066 35.78 -2.08%
1969 3,212,148 36.62 -1.91%
1968 3,274,028 37.46 -1.60%
1967 3,326,787 38.31 -1.40%
1966 3,373,709 39.17 -1.44%
1965 3,422,784 40.03 -1.68%
1964 3,480,851 40.90 -1.76%
1963 3,542,618 41.78 -1.72%
1962 3,604,016 42.66 -1.46%
1961 3,657,099 43.55 -0.39%
1960 3,671,291 44.06 %