Which has higher rural population, Chile or Greece?

Greece, at 2.16 million against 2.15 million in Chile as of 2025.

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

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Greece: Rural population

Chile

2.15 million

in 2025

Greece

2.16 million

in 2025

Chile rank

103rd

Greece rank

102nd

Rural population over time

Chile
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 2.16 million against 2.15 million in Chile, a difference of 14,160.

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

Chile ranks 103rd and Greece ranks 102nd of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.55 million	3.47 million	922,316	Greece
1970s	2.28 million	3.00 million	723,569	Greece
1980s	2.15 million	2.92 million	767,400	Greece
1990s	2.24 million	2.94 million	698,866	Greece
2000s	2.16 million	2.83 million	670,799	Greece
2010s	2.26 million	2.47 million	203,680	Greece
2020s	2.21 million	2.23 million	24,378	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Chile or Greece?: Greece, at 2.16 million against 2.15 million in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Chile and Greece?: 14,160, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Greece?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Greece rank globally for rural population?: Chile ranks 103rd and Greece ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.