Which has higher rural population, Greece or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Greece as of 2025.

What is the difference in rural population between Greece and Marshall Islands?

0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Marshall Islands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Marshall Islands: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Greece

20.8%

in 2025

Marshall Islands

20.9%

in 2025

Greece rank

156th

Marshall Islands rank

155th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Greece
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 20.9% against 20.8% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 156th and Marshall Islands ranks 155th of 218 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	40.6%	58.2%	17.6%	Marshall Islands
1970s	33.1%	40.3%	7.2%	Marshall Islands
1980s	29.5%	36.7%	7.2%	Marshall Islands
1990s	28.0%	32.5%	4.5%	Marshall Islands
2000s	25.8%	29.6%	3.7%	Marshall Islands
2010s	22.6%	24.8%	2.1%	Marshall Islands
2020s	21.3%	21.8%	0.5%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Greece or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 20.9% against 20.8% in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Greece and Marshall Islands?: 0.1%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Marshall Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Greece and Marshall Islands rank globally for rural population?: Greece ranks 156th and Marshall Islands ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.