Urban population growth in Greece
The urban population of Greece changed by 0.37% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2010.
Greece, 2025
0.37%
Change from 2024
+0.11percentage points
European Union, 2025
0.39%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
0.50%
Position in 2025
164th of 217
Urban population growth in Greece over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| 2024 | 0.26% | 0.48% |
| 2023 | -0.01% | 0.55% |
| 2022 | -1.05% | 0.38% |
| 2021 | -1.10% | -0.01% |
| 2020 | -0.06% | 0.11% |
| 2019 | 0.07% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 0.00% | 0.35% |
| 2017 | 0.03% | 0.29% |
| 2016 | -0.17% | 0.49% |
| 2015 | -0.39% | 0.44% |
| 2014 | -0.38% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | -0.43% | 0.33% |
| 2012 | -0.24% | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 0.21% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 0.58% | 0.38% |
| 2009 | 0.79% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 0.85% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 0.87% | 0.52% |
| 2006 | 0.91% | 0.56% |
| 2005 | 0.88% | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 0.78% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 0.70% | 0.57% |
| 2002 | 0.71% | 0.50% |
| 2001 | 0.77% | 0.46% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.11 percentage points from 0.26% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -0.39%, the figure has changed by +0.77 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 0.39%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Urban population share
79.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.08%
2025 · World Bank
Population on 1 January
10,372,335 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
10,372,335 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
6.3ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
11.7ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat