Urban population, male in Greece
Greece: Urban population, male was 38.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Greece, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, male in Greece stood at 38.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Greece peaked at 38.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.8% | — |
| 1985 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 34.8% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.1% | 33.8% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 34.8% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 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, male in Greece?
- Urban population, male in Greece was 38.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for urban population, male?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.