Greece vs Turkey: Rural population growth
Greece
-1.0%
in 2025
Turkey
-1.0%
in 2025
Greece rank
169th
Turkey rank
168th
Rural population growth over time
- Greece
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -1.0% against -1.0% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Greece ranks 169th and Turkey ranks 168th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6% | 1.7% | 3.3% | Turkey |
| 1970s | -0.8% | 0.7% | 1.5% | Turkey |
| 1980s | -0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.6% | 0.5% | Greece |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -9.1% | 7.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -0.6% | 0.7% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Greece or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -1.0% against -1.0% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Greece and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Turkey rank globally for rural population growth?
- Greece ranks 169th and Turkey ranks 168th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.