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 2022 was 2,075,584, a 2.29% decline from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Rural Population
United States 56,378,923
Germany 18,793,519
Italy 16,681,796
Poland 14,974,307
France 12,561,983
United Kingdom 10,448,880
Japan 10,066,305
South Korea 9,588,890
Spain 8,902,107
Canada 7,103,929
Saudi Arabia 5,559,991
Austria 3,684,288
Argentina 3,538,352
Australia 3,510,274
Portugal 3,385,528
Czech Republic 2,697,096
Hungary 2,657,928
Slovak Republic 2,503,549
Chile 2,369,699
Switzerland 2,272,064
Greece 2,075,584
Ireland 1,822,006
Croatia 1,610,240
Panama 1,360,444
Netherlands 1,259,398
Sweden 1,206,837
UAE 1,176,081
Slovenia 933,093
Lithuania 893,387
Norway 891,476
Finland 795,690
Trinidad and Tobago 714,385
Israel 691,177
Denmark 686,700
New Zealand 672,077
Latvia 592,511
Oman 560,597
Cyprus 414,105
Estonia 408,688
Belgium 215,535
Puerto Rico 205,872
Barbados 193,416
Bahrain 151,007
Uruguay 147,591
Channel Islands 119,980
French Polynesia 115,865
Brunei 94,946
New Caledonia 76,599
Antigua and Barbuda 70,935
Bahamas 67,680
Aruba 59,554
Luxembourg 52,836
Seychelles 41,629
Isle of Man 39,495
Liechtenstein 33,610
St. Kitts and Nevis 32,888
Faroe Islands 30,379
Malta 26,825
Iceland 22,945
Qatar 18,381
Curacao 16,462
British Virgin Islands 15,862
Andorra 9,730
Guam 8,432
Greenland 6,954
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 4,073
Northern Mariana Islands 3,973
Palau 3,258
Turks and Caicos Islands 2,721
San Marino 763
Kuwait 0
Bermuda 0
Cayman Islands 0
Monaco 0
Singapore 0
Hong Kong 0
Macao 0
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
Gibraltar 0
Greece Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 2,075,584 19.64 -2.32%
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 %