Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece
Greece: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 30.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece stood at 30.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece peaked at 31.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1960.
Greece ranks 38th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.8% | — |
| 1961 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 23.5% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 25.4% | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 26.0% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 30.0% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 30.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 30.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 31.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.5% | 21.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.8% | 28.3% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.6% | 29.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 28.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.5% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 30.3% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Greece was 30.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1960.
- How does Greece rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.