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NUTS 3 areas of Greece by natural change rate

Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos had the highest natural change rate of 52 areas in 2022, at 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Serres had the lowest, at -14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Greece was -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest0.3Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos
Lowest-14.9Serres
Median-7.452 areas
Greece-6.1History

All areas, 2022

Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsKalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …0.3Rethymni: 0.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsRethymni0.2Dytiki Attiki: -0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytiki Attiki-0.5Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: -1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAndros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…-1.1Irakleio: -1.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsIrakleio-1.6Chania: -2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChania-2.4Anatoliki Attiki: -2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnatoliki Attiki-2.6Xanthi: -2.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsXanthi-2.8Zakynthos: -3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsZakynthos-3.3Voreios Tomeas Athinon: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoreios Tomeas Athinon-3.9Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.7Thessaloniki: -4.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsThessaloniki-4.7Achaia: -5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsAchaia-5.3Notios Tomeas Athinon: -5.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsNotios Tomeas Athinon-5.4Lasithi: -5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsLasithi-5.6Ioannina: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIoannina-5.8Ithaki, Kefallinia: -5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIthaki, Kefallinia-5.8Lesvos, Limnos: -6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsLesvos, Limnos-6.1Chios: -6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChios-6.2Larisa: -6.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsLarisa-6.3Chalkidiki: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsChalkidiki-6.4Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon: -6.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKentrikos Tomeas Athinon-6.4Peiraias, Nisoi: -6.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPeiraias, Nisoi-6.6Lefkada: -6.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsLefkada-6.8Magnisia, Sporades: -6.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMagnisia, Sporades-6.9Ikaria, Samos: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsIkaria, Samos-7.2Rodopi: -7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRodopi-7.6Evvoia: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvvoia-7.8Voiotia: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsVoiotia-7.8Aitoloakarnania: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsAitoloakarnania-8.1Kerkyra: -8.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsKerkyra-8.1Lakonia, Messinia: -8.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsLakonia, Messinia-8.9Korinthia: -9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKorinthia-9Ileia: -9.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIleia-9.1Argolida, Arkadia: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsArgolida, Arkadia-9.3Grevena, Kozani: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGrevena, Kozani-9.3Pieria: -9.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPieria-9.3Evros: -9.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvros-9.4Fokida: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFokida-9.6Imathia: -9.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsImathia-9.6Florina: -9.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsFlorina-9.7Thesprotia: -9.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsThesprotia-9.8Evrytania: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsEvrytania-10Thasos, Kavala: -10 per 1,000 inhabitantsThasos, Kavala-10Drama: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDrama-10.1Fthiotida: -10.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsFthiotida-10.1Arta, Preveza: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsArta, Preveza-10.7Kastoria: -10.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsKastoria-10.7Karditsa, Trikala: -10.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsKarditsa, Trikala-10.9Pella: -11.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsPella-11.1Kilkis: -13.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsKilkis-13.4Serres: -14.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsSerres-14.9
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

RankAreas2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos0.3-0.5 pts
2Rethymni0.2-1.5 pts
3Dytiki Attiki-0.5+0.2 pts
4Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos-1.1-1.7 pts
5Irakleio-1.6-0.9 pts
6Chania-2.4-1.8 pts
7Anatoliki Attiki-2.6-0.8 pts
8Xanthi-2.8+0.4 pts
9Zakynthos-3.3-3 pts
10Voreios Tomeas Athinon-3.9-0.9 pts
11Dytikos Tomeas Athinon-4.7-0.4 pts
11Thessaloniki-4.7+0.3 pts
13Achaia-5.3-1.1 pts
14Notios Tomeas Athinon-5.4-1.3 pts
15Lasithi-5.6-1.9 pts
16Ioannina-5.8-0.6 pts
16Ithaki, Kefallinia-5.8-0.6 pts
18Lesvos, Limnos-6.1-3.1 pts
19Chios-6.2-2.7 pts
20Larisa-6.3-0.4 pts
21Chalkidiki-6.4-0.3 pts
21Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon-6.4-0.2 pts
23Peiraias, Nisoi-6.6-0.8 pts
24Lefkada-6.8-1.3 pts
25Magnisia, Sporades-6.9+1.6 pts
26Ikaria, Samos-7.2-2.6 pts
27Rodopi-7.6-0.8 pts
28Evvoia-7.8-1.3 pts
28Voiotia-7.8-0.2 pts
30Aitoloakarnania-8.10 pts
30Kerkyra-8.1-1.8 pts
32Lakonia, Messinia-8.9-1.3 pts
33Korinthia-9-1.3 pts
34Ileia-9.1-1 pts
35Argolida, Arkadia-9.3-1 pts
35Grevena, Kozani-9.3-0.7 pts
35Pieria-9.3-0.6 pts
38Evros-9.4-0.3 pts
39Fokida-9.6-1.3 pts
39Imathia-9.6-0.2 pts
41Florina-9.7+0.2 pts
42Thesprotia-9.8-1.2 pts
43Evrytania-10-0.2 pts
43Thasos, Kavala-10-0.8 pts
45Drama-10.1-0.1 pts
45Fthiotida-10.1+0.5 pts
47Arta, Preveza-10.7-1.4 pts
47Kastoria-10.7-0.7 pts
49Karditsa, Trikala-10.9+0.2 pts
50Pella-11.1+0.2 pts
51Kilkis-13.4+0.3 pts
52Serres-14.9+1.1 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?

Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos, with 0.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural change rate?

Serres, with -14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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