Greece Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 2,002,527, a 2.23% decline from 2022.
  • Greece rural population for 2022 was 2,048,160, a 2.92% decline from 2021.
  • Greece rural population for 2021 was 2,109,825, a 2.78% decline from 2020.
  • Greece rural population for 2020 was 2,170,211, a 1.8% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 55,937,486
Germany 18,784,632
Italy 16,468,986
Poland 14,594,364
France 12,422,661
United Kingdom 10,497,193
Japan 9,907,790
South Korea 9,589,588
Spain 8,923,913
Canada 7,272,932
Saudi Arabia 5,560,527
Austria 3,695,875
Australia 3,565,036
Argentina 3,516,356
Portugal 3,378,005
Czech Republic 2,767,136
Hungary 2,602,308
Slovak Republic 2,494,835
Chile 2,353,195
Switzerland 2,283,085
Greece 2,002,527
Ireland 1,869,935
Croatia 1,596,188
Panama 1,362,230
Netherlands 1,219,560
Sweden 1,186,635
UAE 1,163,057
Slovenia 931,346
Lithuania 899,076
Norway 883,411
Finland 794,473
Trinidad and Tobago 714,682
Israel 697,214
Denmark 684,197
New Zealand 679,786
Latvia 589,533
Oman 538,749
Cyprus 416,009
Estonia 412,452
Belgium 214,107
Puerto Rico 204,074
Barbados 193,378
Bahrain 150,497
Uruguay 144,763
Channel Islands 120,710
French Polynesia 116,482
Brunei 94,356
New Caledonia 73,097
Antigua and Barbuda 71,353
Bahamas 67,567
Aruba 59,245
Luxembourg 52,967
Seychelles 49,323
Isle of Man 39,405
Liechtenstein 33,798
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,905
Faroe Islands 30,371
Malta 27,987
Iceland 23,451
Qatar 17,548
Curacao 16,231
British Virgin Islands 15,848
Andorra 9,792
Guam 8,360
Greenland 6,858
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 3,959
Northern Mariana Islands 3,946
Palau 3,177
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,650
San Marino 728
Greece Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 2,002,527 19.33 -2.25%
2022 2,048,160 19.64 -2.97%
2021 2,109,825 19.96 -2.82%
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 %