NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population aged 15 to 64

Thessaloniki had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 52 areas in 2021, at 723,160. Evrytania had the lowest, at 9,778. The median was 80,870 and the figure for Greece was 6.74 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest723,160Thessaloniki
Lowest9,778Evrytania
Median80,87052 areas
Greece6,738,314History

All areas, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

ThessalonikiThessaloniki: 723,160 persons723,160Kentrikos Tomeas AthinonKentrikos Tomeas Athinon: 680,591 persons680,591Voreios Tomeas AthinonVoreios Tomeas Athinon: 381,179 persons381,179Notios Tomeas AthinonNotios Tomeas Athinon: 345,759 persons345,759Peiraias, NisoiPeiraias, Nisoi: 338,705 persons338,705Anatoliki AttikiAnatoliki Attiki: 338,101 persons338,101Dytikos Tomeas AthinonDytikos Tomeas Athinon: 325,461 persons325,461AchaiaAchaia: 198,934 persons198,934IrakleioIrakleio: 197,166 persons197,166LarisaLarisa: 168,813 persons168,813Lakonia, MessiniaLakonia, Messinia: 142,422 persons142,422Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: 135,860 persons135,860Karditsa, TrikalaKarditsa, Trikala: 135,631 persons135,631EvvoiaEvvoia: 131,796 persons131,796Magnisia, SporadesMagnisia, Sporades: 121,773 persons121,773AitoloakarnaniaAitoloakarnania: 119,369 persons119,369Dytiki AttikiDytiki Attiki: 111,543 persons111,543Argolida, ArkadiaArgolida, Arkadia: 105,266 persons105,266Grevena, KozaniGrevena, Kozani: 103,255 persons103,255ChaniaChania: 101,194 persons101,194IoanninaIoannina: 99,236 persons99,236IleiaIleia: 94,327 persons94,327SerresSerres: 89,514 persons89,514KorinthiaKorinthia: 85,784 persons85,784FthiotidaFthiotida: 85,424 persons85,424ImathiaImathia: 80,913 persons80,913EvrosEvros: 80,826 persons80,826Thasos, KavalaThasos, Kavala: 80,030 persons80,030PellaPella: 79,366 persons79,366Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: 78,287 persons78,287PieriaPieria: 75,209 persons75,209XanthiXanthi: 71,526 persons71,526Arta, PrevezaArta, Preveza: 68,724 persons68,724VoiotiaVoiotia: 67,661 persons67,661RodopiRodopi: 66,562 persons66,562ChalkidikiChalkidiki: 65,658 persons65,658KerkyraKerkyra: 64,263 persons64,263Lesvos, LimnosLesvos, Limnos: 62,610 persons62,610RethymniRethymni: 55,142 persons55,142DramaDrama: 53,036 persons53,036LasithiLasithi: 47,465 persons47,465KilkisKilkis: 42,872 persons42,872ChiosChios: 32,765 persons32,765KastoriaKastoria: 29,024 persons29,024FlorinaFlorina: 28,830 persons28,830ZakynthosZakynthos: 26,886 persons26,886Ikaria, SamosIkaria, Samos: 26,852 persons26,852ThesprotiaThesprotia: 24,160 persons24,160Ithaki, KefalliniaIthaki, Kefallinia: 24,105 persons24,105FokidaFokida: 21,417 persons21,417LefkadaLefkada: 14,084 persons14,084EvrytaniaEvrytania: 9,778 persons9,778
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
persons
Change on 2020
1Thessaloniki723,160-0.8%
2Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon680,591+0.2%
3Voreios Tomeas Athinon381,179-0.6%
4Notios Tomeas Athinon345,759-0.9%
5Peiraias, Nisoi338,705-0.8%
6Anatoliki Attiki338,101-0.1%
7Dytikos Tomeas Athinon325,461+0.2%
8Achaia198,934-0.6%
9Irakleio197,166-0.3%
10Larisa168,813-0.9%
11Lakonia, Messinia142,422-1.3%
12Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos135,860-0.9%
13Karditsa, Trikala135,631-1.1%
14Evvoia131,796-1%
15Magnisia, Sporades121,773-1.1%
16Aitoloakarnania119,369-1.1%
17Dytiki Attiki111,543+2.3%
18Argolida, Arkadia105,266-1.3%
19Grevena, Kozani103,255-1.4%
20Chania101,194-0.4%
21Ioannina99,236-1.4%
22Ileia94,327-1%
23Serres89,514-1.9%
24Korinthia85,784-1.2%
25Fthiotida85,424-2.2%
26Imathia80,913-1.2%
27Evros80,826-1.4%
28Thasos, Kavala80,030-0.9%
29Pella79,366-1.2%
30Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos78,287-0.6%
31Pieria75,209-1.2%
32Xanthi71,526-0.5%
33Arta, Preveza68,724-1.3%
34Voiotia67,661-2.2%
35Rodopi66,562-1.1%
36Chalkidiki65,658-0.6%
37Kerkyra64,263-0.5%
38Lesvos, Limnos62,610-2%
39Rethymni55,142-0.3%
40Drama53,036-1.5%
41Lasithi47,465-0.2%
42Kilkis42,872-1.8%
43Chios32,765-1.9%
44Kastoria29,024-1.5%
45Florina28,830-1.7%
46Zakynthos26,886+0.3%
47Ikaria, Samos26,852-2.2%
48Thesprotia24,160-1.7%
49Ithaki, Kefallinia24,105-0.4%
50Fokida21,417-2.5%
51Lefkada14,084-0.9%
52Evrytania9,778-2.2%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Thessaloniki, with 723,160 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Evrytania, with 9,778 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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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