Urban Development in Greece

70 indicators covering urban development for Greece.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population in the largest city 38.2% 2025 up 1.5% 45th
Population density 80.74 people per sq. km of land area 2023 down 5.1% 123rd
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 14.12 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 6.7% 125th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 3.16 million 2025 down 0.2% 72nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.303 units per person 2025 up 3.7% 38th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.0231 % change on previous year 2025 up 139.6% 115th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.8% 93rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 24.47 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.3% 46th
Population in largest city 3.16 million 2025 down 0.2% 62nd
Crude steelmaking capacity 3.9 Tonnes 2025 up 5.4% 39th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 155.14 Hectares 2020 up 23.5% 49th
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 29,209 Number 2025 down 16.8% 9th
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO 100.0% 2017 down 0.0% 1st
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 152.94 million Number 2024 up 51.8% 7th
Housing cost overburden rate by NUTS 2 region 26.4% 2025 1st
Expenditure on housing function by type of benefit and means-testing 334.9 Million euro 2024 up 20,831.2% 21st
Wagons and their load capacity by type of wagons 710 Number 2024 down 79.8% 44th
Road freight transport by load capacity (LC) of vehicle and type of 20,173 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 2.1% 25th
Housing cost overburden rate by age, sex and poverty status 26.4% 2025 down 42.0% 1st
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by age and sex 41.8% 2025 down 15.2% 1st
Average number of rooms per person by tenure status and dwelling type 1.3 Average 2025 up 8.3% 33rd
Total housing costs in pps 675.3 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 4.8% 10th
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by age, sex and 29.7% 2025 down 20.8% 1st
Self-reported unmet needs for dental examination by sex, age, main 3.6% 2025 down 70.7% 5th
At-risk-of-poverty rate by degree of urbanisation 685 Thousand persons 2025 down 5.0% 15th
Seat capacity of passenger railway vehicles by type of vehicles 20.61 Thousand 2024 down 43.5% 34th
Seat/berth capacity of passenger railway vehicles 20.61 Thousand 2024 down 43.5% 34th
Severe material deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 695 Thousand persons 2025 down 23.3% 9th
Average number of rooms per person by degree of urbanization 1.3 Average 2025 up 8.3% 33rd
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 1,102 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.2% 13th
At-risk-of-poverty rate after deducting housing costs by degree of 41.8% 2025 down 15.2% 1st
Median of the housing cost burden distribution by degree of 30.3% 2025 down 23.1% 1st
Housing cost overburden rate by tenure status 26.4% 2025 down 42.0% 1st
Housing cost overburden rate by level of disability (activity) 27.8% 2025 down 44.4% 2nd
Subjective poverty by degree of urbanization 63.4% 2025 down 16.6% 1st
Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 29,209 Number 2025 down 16.8% 9th
Lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross weight 1.18 million Number 2024 up 13.6% 11th
Severe housing deprivation rate by age, sex and poverty status 6.9% 2023 down 1.4% 9th
Children (aged 0 to 17) living in a dwelling with a leaking roof 16.3% 2023 up 13.2% 24th
Financial burden of the total housing cost 48.8% 2023 up 7.5% 4th
Material deprivation for the 'Housing' dimension, by age, sex and by 82.1% 2023 up 0.4% 27th
Prison capacity and number of persons held 10,775 Number 2024 up 9.0% 18th
New lorries and their load capacity by permissible maximum gross 11,613 Number 2025 up 91.8% 24th
Children (aged 0 to 17) having neither a bath, nor a shower in their 0.4% 2023 down 50.0% 22nd
Noise from neighbours or from the street by degree of urbanisation 32.0% 2023 down 6.7% 6th
Crime, violence or vandalism in the area by degree of urbanisation 26.9% 2023 down 5.3% 3rd
Severe housing deprivation rate by tenure status 7.5% 2023 up 102.7% 3rd
Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by degree of 152.94 million Number 2024 up 51.8% 7th
Severe housing deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 8.0% 2023 up 23.1% 6th
Material and social deprivation rate by degree of urbanisation 30.1% 2025 down 20.8% 2nd
Child well-being — Children experiencing severe housing deprivation 8.9 2020 up 12.7% 4th
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by degree of 1,070 Thousand persons 2025 down 13.6% 9th
Persons who cannot afford a personal car by sex, age and degree of 7.3% 2025 down 29.1% 13th
Severe material and social deprivation by degree of urbanization 14.9% 2025 down 15.3% 4th
Persons living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors 16.1% 2023 up 10.3% 22nd
Persons considering their dwelling as too dark by level of disability 7.9% 2023 up 21.5% 9th
Severe housing deprivation rate by level of disability (activity) 9.9% 2020 down 15.4% 10th
Persons with no bath or shower in their dwelling by level of 0.2% 2023 down 86.7% 32nd
Trainsets and capacity by type of speed 68 Number 2024 down 48.5% 13th
Adjusted rural to urban parity index for achieving a minimum 0.7074 2018 down 30.3% 27th