NUTS 3 areas of Greece by natural population change, 2024

Rethymni had the highest natural population change of 52 areas in 2024, at 5. Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon had the lowest, at -5,570. The median was -868 and the figure for Greece was -57,564. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5Rethymni
Median-86852 areas
Greece-57,564History

All areas, 2024

Rethymni: 5 personsRethymni5Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: -14 personsKalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …-14Dytiki Attiki: -25 personsDytiki Attiki-25Zakynthos: -73 personsZakynthos-73Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: -136 personsAndros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…-136Evrytania: -156 personsEvrytania-156Lefkada: -168 personsLefkada-168Ithaki, Kefallinia: -227 personsIthaki, Kefallinia-227Chios: -240 personsChios-240Ikaria, Samos: -256 personsIkaria, Samos-256Fokida: -260 personsFokida-260Thesprotia: -340 personsThesprotia-340Kastoria: -354 personsKastoria-354Chania: -372 personsChania-372Florina: -376 personsFlorina-376Xanthi: -404 personsXanthi-404Lasithi: -428 personsLasithi-428Lesvos, Limnos: -524 personsLesvos, Limnos-524Chalkidiki: -558 personsChalkidiki-558Irakleio: -636 personsIrakleio-636Kerkyra: -667 personsKerkyra-667Voiotia: -719 personsVoiotia-719Kilkis: -774 personsKilkis-774Rodopi: -793 personsRodopi-793Pieria: -811 personsPieria-811Drama: -815 personsDrama-815Ioannina: -921 personsIoannina-921Imathia: -934 personsImathia-934Korinthia: -978 personsKorinthia-978Pella: -1,025 personsPella-1,025Thasos, Kavala: -1,072 personsThasos, Kavala-1,072Magnisia, Sporades: -1,097 personsMagnisia, Sporades-1,097Arta, Preveza: -1,141 personsArta, Preveza-1,141Ileia: -1,186 personsIleia-1,186Evros: -1,199 personsEvros-1,199Fthiotida: -1,238 personsFthiotida-1,238Achaia: -1,304 personsAchaia-1,304Grevena, Kozani: -1,336 personsGrevena, Kozani-1,336Aitoloakarnania: -1,371 personsAitoloakarnania-1,371Argolida, Arkadia: -1,413 personsArgolida, Arkadia-1,413Larisa: -1,416 personsLarisa-1,416Anatoliki Attiki: -1,578 personsAnatoliki Attiki-1,578Evvoia: -1,578 personsEvvoia-1,578Lakonia, Messinia: -1,898 personsLakonia, Messinia-1,898Serres: -1,984 personsSerres-1,984Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: -2,085 personsDytikos Tomeas Athinon-2,085Karditsa, Trikala: -2,256 personsKarditsa, Trikala-2,256Voreios Tomeas Athinon: -2,439 personsVoreios Tomeas Athinon-2,439Notios Tomeas Athinon: -2,721 personsNotios Tomeas Athinon-2,721Peiraias, Nisoi: -3,177 personsPeiraias, Nisoi-3,177Thessaloniki: -4,526 personsThessaloniki-4,526Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon: -5,570 personsKentrikos Tomeas Athinon-5,570
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2024
persons
Change on 2023
1Rethymni5+106.8%
2Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos-14-16.7%
3Dytiki Attiki-25-122.3%
4Zakynthos-73+46.7%
5Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos-136-54.5%
6Evrytania-156-2%
7Lefkada-168-27.3%
8Ithaki, Kefallinia-227+0.9%
9Chios-240-25%
10Ikaria, Samos-256-40.7%
11Fokida-260+22.2%
12Thesprotia-340-1.2%
13Kastoria-354+21%
14Chania-372-25.3%
15Florina-376-3%
16Xanthi-404-25.9%
17Lasithi-428-6.5%
18Lesvos, Limnos-524-29.4%
19Chalkidiki-558-2.8%
20Irakleio-636-58.6%
21Kerkyra-667-3.3%
22Voiotia-719-3.6%
23Kilkis-774+0.5%
24Rodopi-793-8.5%
25Pieria-811-5.1%
26Drama-815-3.3%
27Ioannina-921-23.5%
28Imathia-934+5%
29Korinthia-978+2.5%
30Pella-1,025+2.3%
31Thasos, Kavala-1,072-4%
32Magnisia, Sporades-1,097+11.6%
33Arta, Preveza-1,141+8.3%
34Ileia-1,186-5.5%
35Evros-1,199-3%
36Fthiotida-1,238+14.9%
37Achaia-1,304-15.5%
38Grevena, Kozani-1,336-5.5%
39Aitoloakarnania-1,371+0.7%
40Argolida, Arkadia-1,413+1.7%
41Larisa-1,416+4.3%
42Anatoliki Attiki-1,578-9.6%
42Evvoia-1,578-7.4%
44Lakonia, Messinia-1,898+4%
45Serres-1,984+0.8%
46Dytikos Tomeas Athinon-2,085-4.1%
47Karditsa, Trikala-2,256+1.8%
48Voreios Tomeas Athinon-2,439-17.7%
49Notios Tomeas Athinon-2,721-1%
50Peiraias, Nisoi-3,177-4.3%
51Thessaloniki-4,526-5.7%
52Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon-5,570-0.2%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

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, 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 population change?

Rethymni, with 5 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon, with -5,570 in 2024.

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

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