Urban population, female in Greece
Greece: Urban population, female was 39.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Greece, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Greece is 39.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Greece peaked at 39.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Urban population, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.6% | — |
| 1985 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.6% | 36.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 36.7% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 39.0% | 39.8% | 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 urban population, female in Greece?
- Urban population, female in Greece was 39.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for urban population, female?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.