Greece vs Low income: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Greece
30.3%
in 2025
Low income
12.2%
in 2025
Greece rank
38th
Low income rank
37th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Greece
- Low income
How they compare
Greece currently reports 30.3% against 12.2% in Low income, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Greece's figure about 2.5 times Low income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 38th and Low income ranks 37th of 121 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 4.9% | 19.6% | Greece |
| 1970s | 29.8% | 6.7% | 23.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 8.7% | 22.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 10.2% | 19.5% | Greece |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 10.8% | 18.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 11.1% | 17.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 11.9% | 18.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Greece or Low income?
- Greece, at 30.3% against 12.2% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Greece and Low income?
- 18.1%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Low income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Low income rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Greece ranks 38th and Low income ranks 37th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.