Population density in Greece

Greece had 80.7 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1992.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Greece, 2024 80.7 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 80.7 people per km²
European Union, 2023 112.6 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Greece (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 111.2 people per km² Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 121st of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Greece over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2024 80.7 people per km² –
2023 80.7 people per km² 112.6 people per km²
2022 81.0 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2021 82.0 people per km² 111.9 people per km²
2020 83.0 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2019 83.2 people per km² 112.1 people per km²
2018 83.3 people per km² 111.8 people per km²
2017 83.4 people per km² 111.7 people per km²
2016 83.6 people per km² 111.5 people per km²
2015 83.9 people per km² 111.3 people per km²
2014 84.5 people per km² 111.0 people per km²
2013 85.1 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2012 85.7 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2011 86.2 people per km² 110.7 people per km²
2010 86.3 people per km² 110.9 people per km²
2009 86.2 people per km² 110.8 people per km²
2008 85.9 people per km² 110.5 people per km²
2007 85.7 people per km² 110.1 people per km²
2006 85.5 people per km² 109.7 people per km²
2005 85.2 people per km² 109.3 people per km²
2004 85.0 people per km² 108.9 people per km²
2003 84.8 people per km² 108.5 people per km²
2002 84.6 people per km² 108.1 people per km²
2001 84.3 people per km² 107.8 people per km²
2000 83.8 people per km² 107.7 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0% from 80.7 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 84.5 people per km², the figure has changed by −4.5%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 121st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Greece
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates