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NUTS 3 areas of Greece by natural change rate, 2024

Rethymni had the highest natural change rate of 52 areas in 2024, at 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Serres had the lowest, at -12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Greece was -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.1Rethymni
Lowest-12.9Serres
Median-6.852 areas
Greece-5.5History

All areas, 2024

Rethymni: 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRethymni0.1Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: -0.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …-0.1Dytiki Attiki: -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytiki Attiki-0.2Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…-1.2Zakynthos: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsZakynthos-1.8Irakleio: -2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIrakleio-2.1Chania: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChania-2.4Anatoliki Attiki: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnatoliki Attiki-3Xanthi: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsXanthi-3.7Voreios Tomeas Athinon: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoreios Tomeas Athinon-4.1Thessaloniki: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThessaloniki-4.2Achaia: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchaia-4.3Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: -4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.5Chios: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsChios-4.6Lesvos, Limnos: -4.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLesvos, Limnos-4.8Notios Tomeas Athinon: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsNotios Tomeas Athinon-5.2Larisa: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLarisa-5.3Chalkidiki: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsChalkidiki-5.5Ioannina: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsIoannina-5.5Lasithi: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLasithi-5.5Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon: -5.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKentrikos Tomeas Athinon-5.7Magnisia, Sporades: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsMagnisia, Sporades-5.8Ithaki, Kefallinia: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsIthaki, Kefallinia-5.9Ikaria, Samos: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIkaria, Samos-6Peiraias, Nisoi: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsPeiraias, Nisoi-6.2Voiotia: -6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoiotia-6.7Kerkyra: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKerkyra-6.8Fokida: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFokida-7Pieria: -7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPieria-7Imathia: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsImathia-7.2Korinthia: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKorinthia-7.2Aitoloakarnania: -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsAitoloakarnania-7.4Evvoia: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvvoia-7.5Rodopi: -7.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsRodopi-7.5Lefkada: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLefkada-7.6Ileia: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIleia-7.8Kastoria: -8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKastoria-8Lakonia, Messinia: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsLakonia, Messinia-8.4Pella: -8.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPella-8.4Argolida, Arkadia: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgolida, Arkadia-8.5Grevena, Kozani: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrevena, Kozani-8.5Thasos, Kavala: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsThasos, Kavala-8.5Thesprotia: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsThesprotia-8.5Florina: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlorina-8.7Evros: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvros-8.9Evrytania: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvrytania-8.9Drama: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrama-9.2Fthiotida: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFthiotida-9.3Arta, Preveza: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsArta, Preveza-9.9Karditsa, Trikala: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarditsa, Trikala-10.1Kilkis: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKilkis-11.1Serres: -12.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSerres-12.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Rethymni0.1+1 pts
2Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos-0.10 pts
3Dytiki Attiki-0.2-0.9 pts
4Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos-1.2-0.5 pts
5Zakynthos-1.8+1.6 pts
6Irakleio-2.1-0.8 pts
7Chania-2.4-0.5 pts
8Anatoliki Attiki-3-0.3 pts
9Xanthi-3.7-0.7 pts
10Voreios Tomeas Athinon-4.1-0.6 pts
11Thessaloniki-4.2-0.3 pts
12Achaia-4.3-0.6 pts
13Dytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.5-0.2 pts
14Chios-4.6-0.9 pts
15Lesvos, Limnos-4.8-0.9 pts
16Notios Tomeas Athinon-5.20 pts
17Larisa-5.3+0.3 pts
18Chalkidiki-5.5-0.2 pts
18Ioannina-5.5-0.9 pts
18Lasithi-5.5-0.3 pts
21Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon-5.7-0.1 pts
22Magnisia, Sporades-5.8+0.8 pts
23Ithaki, Kefallinia-5.90 pts
24Ikaria, Samos-6-1.7 pts
25Peiraias, Nisoi-6.2-0.3 pts
26Voiotia-6.7-0.2 pts
27Kerkyra-6.8-0.3 pts
28Fokida-7+2.1 pts
28Pieria-7-0.4 pts
30Imathia-7.2+0.4 pts
30Korinthia-7.2+0.1 pts
32Aitoloakarnania-7.40 pts
33Evvoia-7.5-0.5 pts
33Rodopi-7.5-0.6 pts
35Lefkada-7.6-1.7 pts
36Ileia-7.8-0.3 pts
37Kastoria-8+2 pts
38Lakonia, Messinia-8.4+0.3 pts
38Pella-8.4+0.1 pts
40Argolida, Arkadia-8.5+0.1 pts
40Grevena, Kozani-8.5-0.6 pts
40Thasos, Kavala-8.5-0.4 pts
40Thesprotia-8.5-0.2 pts
44Florina-8.7-0.4 pts
45Evros-8.9-0.2 pts
45Evrytania-8.9-0.1 pts
47Drama-9.2-0.1 pts
48Fthiotida-9.3+1.5 pts
49Arta, Preveza-9.9+0.8 pts
50Karditsa, Trikala-10.1+0.1 pts
51Kilkis-11.1+0.1 pts
52Serres-12.9+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Live births minus deaths during the year per 1,000 average residents (Eurostat crude rate of natural change).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural change rate?

Rethymni, with 0.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Serres, with -12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, crude rate of natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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