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NUTS 3 areas of Greece by natural change rate

Rethymni had the highest natural change rate of 52 areas in 2021, at 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Serres had the lowest, at -16 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Greece was -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1.7Rethymni
Lowest-16Serres
Median-6.452 areas
Greece-5.6History

All areas, 2021

Rethymni: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsRethymni1.7Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …0.8Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…0.6Zakynthos: -0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZakynthos-0.3Chania: -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsChania-0.6Dytiki Attiki: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytiki Attiki-0.7Irakleio: -0.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsIrakleio-0.7Anatoliki Attiki: -1.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnatoliki Attiki-1.8Lesvos, Limnos: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLesvos, Limnos-3Voreios Tomeas Athinon: -3 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoreios Tomeas Athinon-3Xanthi: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsXanthi-3.2Chios: -3.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsChios-3.5Lasithi: -3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLasithi-3.7Notios Tomeas Athinon: -4.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsNotios Tomeas Athinon-4.1Achaia: -4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchaia-4.2Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: -4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.3Ikaria, Samos: -4.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIkaria, Samos-4.6Thessaloniki: -5 per 1,000 inhabitantsThessaloniki-5Ioannina: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIoannina-5.2Ithaki, Kefallinia: -5.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIthaki, Kefallinia-5.2Lefkada: -5.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLefkada-5.5Peiraias, Nisoi: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPeiraias, Nisoi-5.8Larisa: -5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLarisa-5.9Chalkidiki: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsChalkidiki-6.1Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsKentrikos Tomeas Athinon-6.2Kerkyra: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKerkyra-6.3Evvoia: -6.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvvoia-6.5Rodopi: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsRodopi-6.8Lakonia, Messinia: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLakonia, Messinia-7.6Voiotia: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoiotia-7.6Korinthia: -7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKorinthia-7.7Aitoloakarnania: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAitoloakarnania-8.1Ileia: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIleia-8.1Argolida, Arkadia: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgolida, Arkadia-8.3Fokida: -8.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsFokida-8.3Magnisia, Sporades: -8.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsMagnisia, Sporades-8.5Grevena, Kozani: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrevena, Kozani-8.6Thesprotia: -8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsThesprotia-8.6Pieria: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsPieria-8.7Evros: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvros-9.1Thasos, Kavala: -9.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsThasos, Kavala-9.2Arta, Preveza: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArta, Preveza-9.3Imathia: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsImathia-9.4Evrytania: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvrytania-9.8Florina: -9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlorina-9.9Drama: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrama-10Kastoria: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsKastoria-10Fthiotida: -10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFthiotida-10.6Karditsa, Trikala: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarditsa, Trikala-11.1Pella: -11.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPella-11.3Kilkis: -13.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKilkis-13.7Serres: -16 per 1,000 inhabitantsSerres-16
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

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Rethymni1.7+0.2 pts
2Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos0.8-1.3 pts
3Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos0.6+0.5 pts
4Zakynthos-0.3+0.4 pts
5Chania-0.6-0.1 pts
6Dytiki Attiki-0.7-1.8 pts
6Irakleio-0.7-0.8 pts
8Anatoliki Attiki-1.8-1 pts
9Lesvos, Limnos-3-2.2 pts
9Voreios Tomeas Athinon-3-0.7 pts
11Xanthi-3.2-0.1 pts
12Chios-3.5-2.9 pts
13Lasithi-3.7-0.4 pts
14Notios Tomeas Athinon-4.1-0.9 pts
15Achaia-4.2-1.6 pts
16Dytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.3-1.8 pts
17Ikaria, Samos-4.6-4.7 pts
18Thessaloniki-5-1.3 pts
19Ioannina-5.2-1.1 pts
19Ithaki, Kefallinia-5.2-0.9 pts
21Lefkada-5.5+0.7 pts
22Peiraias, Nisoi-5.8-1.2 pts
23Larisa-5.9-1.6 pts
24Chalkidiki-6.10 pts
25Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon-6.2-1.8 pts
26Kerkyra-6.3-0.6 pts
27Evvoia-6.5-2.2 pts
28Rodopi-6.8+0.6 pts
29Lakonia, Messinia-7.6-1 pts
29Voiotia-7.6-2.8 pts
31Korinthia-7.7-2.2 pts
32Aitoloakarnania-8.1-2.1 pts
32Ileia-8.1-1.2 pts
34Argolida, Arkadia-8.3-1 pts
34Fokida-8.3+0.4 pts
36Magnisia, Sporades-8.5-2 pts
37Grevena, Kozani-8.6-1 pts
37Thesprotia-8.6-0.6 pts
39Pieria-8.70 pts
40Evros-9.1-1.6 pts
41Thasos, Kavala-9.2-0.5 pts
42Arta, Preveza-9.3-0.8 pts
43Imathia-9.4-1.2 pts
44Evrytania-9.8-0.7 pts
45Florina-9.9-2.3 pts
46Drama-10+3.6 pts
46Kastoria-10-1.8 pts
48Fthiotida-10.6-2.3 pts
49Karditsa, Trikala-11.1-1.8 pts
50Pella-11.3-0.6 pts
51Kilkis-13.7-2 pts
52Serres-16-1.2 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 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Serres, with -16 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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