Rural population, male in Greece
Greece: Rural population, male was 11.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, male in Greece, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.2% for rural population, male in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Greece peaked at 15.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 148th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.3% | — |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 13.0% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Greece?
- Rural population, male in Greece was 11.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for rural population, male?
- Greece ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.