NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population density

Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon had the highest population density of 52 areas in 2021, at 10,430.2 inhabitants per km². Evrytania had the lowest, at 10.1 inhabitants per km². The median was 55.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Greece was 82.3 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Lowest10.1Evrytania
Median55.652 areas
Greece82.3History

All areas, 2021

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Kentrikos Tomeas AthinonKentrikos Tomeas Athinon: 10,430.2 inhabitants per km²10,430.2Notios Tomeas AthinonNotios Tomeas Athinon: 7,378.4 inhabitants per km²7,378.4Dytikos Tomeas AthinonDytikos Tomeas Athinon: 7,152.5 inhabitants per km²7,152.5Voreios Tomeas AthinonVoreios Tomeas Athinon: 4,251.9 inhabitants per km²4,251.9Peiraias, NisoiPeiraias, Nisoi: 532.6 inhabitants per km²532.6Anatoliki AttikiAnatoliki Attiki: 380.4 inhabitants per km²380.4ThessalonikiThessaloniki: 309.5 inhabitants per km²309.5Dytiki AttikiDytiki Attiki: 184.9 inhabitants per km²184.9KerkyraKerkyra: 161.4 inhabitants per km²161.4IrakleioIrakleio: 119.7 inhabitants per km²119.7ZakynthosZakynthos: 97.8 inhabitants per km²97.8AchaiaAchaia: 90.7 inhabitants per km²90.7PieriaPieria: 86.8 inhabitants per km²86.8ImathiaImathia: 84.2 inhabitants per km²84.2Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: 82.7 inhabitants per km²82.7Magnisia, SporadesMagnisia, Sporades: 77.8 inhabitants per km²77.8LefkadaLefkada: 67.9 inhabitants per km²67.9ChaniaChania: 67.6 inhabitants per km²67.6ChiosChios: 66.1 inhabitants per km²66.1Ikaria, SamosIkaria, Samos: 64.8 inhabitants per km²64.8KorinthiaKorinthia: 64.3 inhabitants per km²64.3Thasos, KavalaThasos, Kavala: 63.2 inhabitants per km²63.2XanthiXanthi: 63 inhabitants per km²63IleiaIleia: 59.9 inhabitants per km²59.9RethymniRethymni: 58.9 inhabitants per km²58.9Lesvos, LimnosLesvos, Limnos: 56.3 inhabitants per km²56.3PellaPella: 54.9 inhabitants per km²54.9LarisaLarisa: 52.1 inhabitants per km²52.1EvvoiaEvvoia: 51.4 inhabitants per km²51.4Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: 49.5 inhabitants per km²49.5Arta, PrevezaArta, Preveza: 45.9 inhabitants per km²45.9RodopiRodopi: 43.7 inhabitants per km²43.7Ithaki, KefalliniaIthaki, Kefallinia: 43 inhabitants per km²43SerresSerres: 42.8 inhabitants per km²42.8VoiotiaVoiotia: 42 inhabitants per km²42LasithiLasithi: 40.6 inhabitants per km²40.6Karditsa, TrikalaKarditsa, Trikala: 38.7 inhabitants per km²38.7AitoloakarnaniaAitoloakarnania: 38.2 inhabitants per km²38.2ChalkidikiChalkidiki: 37.9 inhabitants per km²37.9Lakonia, MessiniaLakonia, Messinia: 37.4 inhabitants per km²37.4FthiotidaFthiotida: 35.8 inhabitants per km²35.8EvrosEvros: 35.1 inhabitants per km²35.1IoanninaIoannina: 33.8 inhabitants per km²33.8KilkisKilkis: 32 inhabitants per km²32ThesprotiaThesprotia: 29.8 inhabitants per km²29.8Grevena, KozaniGrevena, Kozani: 29.4 inhabitants per km²29.4DramaDrama: 28.1 inhabitants per km²28.1FlorinaFlorina: 27.2 inhabitants per km²27.2KastoriaKastoria: 27 inhabitants per km²27Argolida, ArkadiaArgolida, Arkadia: 26.9 inhabitants per km²26.9FokidaFokida: 20.1 inhabitants per km²20.1EvrytaniaEvrytania: 10.1 inhabitants per km²10.1
inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
inhabitants per km²
Change on 2020
1Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon10,430.2-0.2%
2Notios Tomeas Athinon7,378.4-0.8%
3Dytikos Tomeas Athinon7,152.5+0.4%
4Voreios Tomeas Athinon4,251.9-0.8%
5Peiraias, Nisoi532.6-1%
6Anatoliki Attiki380.4+1%
7Thessaloniki309.5-0.4%
8Dytiki Attiki184.9+2.4%
9Kerkyra161.4-0.5%
10Irakleio119.7+0.3%
11Zakynthos97.8-0.2%
12Achaia90.7-0.7%
13Pieria86.8-0.2%
14Imathia84.2-0.2%
15Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos82.7+1%
16Magnisia, Sporades77.8-0.5%
17Lefkada67.9-0.3%
18Chania67.6+0.1%
19Chios66.1+1.2%
20Ikaria, Samos64.8+1.6%
21Korinthia64.3-0.3%
22Thasos, Kavala63.2-0.6%
23Xanthi63-0.3%
24Ileia59.9-0.3%
25Rethymni58.9+0.2%
26Lesvos, Limnos56.3+2.2%
27Pella54.9-0.7%
28Larisa52.1-0.4%
29Evvoia51.4-0.2%
30Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos49.5-0.2%
31Arta, Preveza45.9-0.9%
32Rodopi43.7-0.7%
33Ithaki, Kefallinia43-0.2%
34Serres42.8-0.9%
35Voiotia42+0.2%
36Lasithi40.6-0.2%
37Karditsa, Trikala38.7-0.8%
38Aitoloakarnania38.2-0.8%
39Chalkidiki37.9-0.3%
40Lakonia, Messinia37.4-0.3%
41Fthiotida35.8-0.3%
42Evros35.1-0.3%
43Ioannina33.80%
44Kilkis32-0.6%
45Thesprotia29.8-0.3%
46Grevena, Kozani29.4-1%
47Drama28.1-0.4%
48Florina27.2-0.7%
49Kastoria27-1.5%
50Argolida, Arkadia26.9-0.7%
51Fokida20.10%
52Evrytania10.1-1.9%

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

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 density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population density?

Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon, with 10,430.2 inhabitants per km² in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population density?

Evrytania, with 10.1 inhabitants per km² 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 density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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