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🇬🇷 Population Density of Greece

The current population density of Greece is 76.8064 people per square kilometer. A -1.9% decrease from 2023, when the population density was 78.2977 people/km². In the future, Greece's population density is projected to decrease to 47.9711 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Greece by -37.54% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Greece (1950-2024)

Greece has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 58.4855 people/km² to 76.8064 people/km², an increase of 31.33% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 58.4855 7,651,079
1951 58.9579 7,712,870
1952 59.437 7,775,542
1953 59.9394 7,841,270
1954 60.4714 7,910,867
1955 61.0359 7,984,710
1956 61.6189 8,060,988
1957 62.1998 8,136,974
1958 62.7962 8,214,995
1959 63.4285 8,297,709
1960 64.0918 8,384,492
1961 64.5697 8,447,002
1962 64.7713 8,473,376
1963 64.8859 8,488,375
1964 65.0054 8,504,002
1965 65.1381 8,521,363
1966 65.5862 8,579,992
1967 66.1608 8,655,156
1968 66.6406 8,717,917
1969 66.8634 8,747,072
1970 66.8688 8,747,776
1971 67.1689 8,787,038
1972 67.6455 8,849,378
1973 67.982 8,893,400
1974 68.255 8,929,114
1975 68.9265 9,016,966
1976 70.0215 9,160,209
1977 70.9526 9,282,021
1978 71.7778 9,389,966
1979 72.8176 9,526,004
1980 73.7916 9,653,414
1981 74.5635 9,754,402
1982 75.1985 9,837,470
1983 75.7644 9,911,493
1984 76.2787 9,978,782
1985 76.724 10,037,037
1986 77.1194 10,088,762
1987 77.4693 10,134,534
1988 77.794 10,177,006
1989 78.1076 10,218,039
1990 78.4168 10,258,487
1991 78.7849 10,306,644
1992 79.192 10,359,894
1993 79.596 10,412,750
1994 80.005 10,466,260
1995 80.41 10,519,234
1996 80.7987 10,570,080
1997 81.198 10,622,325
1998 81.6038 10,675,409
1999 82.0054 10,727,951
2000 82.4234 10,782,635
2001 82.8861 10,843,164
2002 83.2463 10,890,286
2003 83.4618 10,918,471
2004 83.6827 10,947,366
2005 83.9423 10,981,334
2006 84.2081 11,016,104
2007 84.4346 11,045,737
2008 84.6726 11,076,872
2009 84.9111 11,108,069
2010 85.038 11,124,670
2011 84.917 11,108,844
2012 84.4542 11,048,298
2013 83.8369 10,967,540
2014 83.2684 10,893,166
2015 82.716 10,820,902
2016 82.3689 10,775,504
2017 82.201 10,753,534
2018 82.0275 10,730,844
2019 81.9338 10,718,576
2020 81.787 10,699,369
2021 80.8711 10,579,561
2022 79.5939 10,412,480
2023 78.2977 10,242,908
2024 76.8064 10,047,817

Future Population Density of Greece (2024-2100)

Greece's positive trend in population density is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 76.8064 people/km² to 47.9711 people/km². An additional increase decrease of -37.54% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 76.8064 10,047,817
2025 75.9734 9,938,844
2026 75.6545 9,897,116
2027 75.3247 9,853,974
2028 74.9906 9,810,276
2029 74.6535 9,766,171
2030 74.3157 9,721,984
2031 73.9766 9,677,618
2032 73.6291 9,632,155
2033 73.2796 9,586,436
2034 72.9363 9,541,530
2035 72.5921 9,496,499
2036 72.2494 9,451,670
2037 71.9099 9,407,248
2038 71.5708 9,362,891
2039 71.2358 9,319,062
2040 70.9036 9,275,613
2041 70.5727 9,232,316
2042 70.2469 9,189,701
2043 69.9203 9,146,979
2044 69.5843 9,103,014
2045 69.2427 9,058,324
2046 68.8973 9,013,150
2047 68.5346 8,965,702
2048 68.1556 8,916,114
2049 67.7635 8,864,825
2050 67.3603 8,812,070
2051 66.9473 8,758,041
2052 66.5203 8,702,191
2053 66.0854 8,645,289
2054 65.6375 8,586,704
2055 65.1724 8,525,854
2056 64.6953 8,463,444
2057 64.2083 8,399,726
2058 63.7124 8,334,856
2059 63.2097 8,269,088
2060 62.7058 8,203,170
2061 62.2005 8,137,064
2062 61.6917 8,070,504
2063 61.1833 8,003,997
2064 60.6772 7,937,788
2065 60.1774 7,872,406
2066 59.6796 7,807,286
2067 59.1806 7,742,011
2068 58.6835 7,676,982
2069 58.1944 7,612,995
2070 57.7198 7,550,900
2071 57.2616 7,490,956
2072 56.8165 7,432,740
2073 56.3847 7,376,240
2074 55.9713 7,322,166
2075 55.5778 7,270,682
2076 55.2 7,221,258
2077 54.8324 7,173,180
2078 54.4793 7,126,986
2079 54.1429 7,082,979
2080 53.8177 7,040,432
2081 53.5054 6,999,572
2082 53.2047 6,960,242
2083 52.915 6,922,342
2084 52.6321 6,885,327
2085 52.3486 6,848,239
2086 52.0682 6,811,560
2087 51.7943 6,775,730
2088 51.5211 6,739,996
2089 51.2421 6,703,488
2090 50.9616 6,666,803
2091 50.684 6,630,482
2092 50.4038 6,593,820
2093 50.1176 6,556,382
2094 49.8253 6,518,143
2095 49.5265 6,479,056
2096 49.2215 6,439,150
2097 48.9112 6,398,565
2098 48.5992 6,357,749
2099 48.2862 6,316,794
2100 47.9711 6,275,576

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Greece.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Greece's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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