NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2014, at 1.12 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 19,362. The median was 141,995 and the figure for Greece was 10.89 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,122,381Thessaloniki
Lowest19,362Evrytania
Median141,99552 areas
Greece10,894,294History

All areas, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

ThessalonikiThessaloniki: 1,122,381 persons1,122,381Kentrikos Tomeas AthinonKentrikos Tomeas Athinon: 1,019,277 persons1,019,277Voreios Tomeas AthinonVoreios Tomeas Athinon: 612,664 persons612,664Notios Tomeas AthinonNotios Tomeas Athinon: 544,553 persons544,553Peiraias, NisoiPeiraias, Nisoi: 535,530 persons535,530Anatoliki AttikiAnatoliki Attiki: 527,840 persons527,840Dytikos Tomeas AthinonDytikos Tomeas Athinon: 491,954 persons491,954AchaiaAchaia: 313,231 persons313,231IrakleioIrakleio: 307,901 persons307,901LarisaLarisa: 284,036 persons284,036Lakonia, MessiniaLakonia, Messinia: 247,897 persons247,897Karditsa, TrikalaKarditsa, Trikala: 243,431 persons243,431EvvoiaEvvoia: 214,808 persons214,808AitoloakarnaniaAitoloakarnania: 209,025 persons209,025Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, …Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos: 203,918 persons203,918Magnisia, SporadesMagnisia, Sporades: 203,407 persons203,407Argolida, ArkadiaArgolida, Arkadia: 183,607 persons183,607Grevena, KozaniGrevena, Kozani: 177,744 persons177,744SerresSerres: 171,172 persons171,172Dytiki AttikiDytiki Attiki: 168,392 persons168,392IoanninaIoannina: 167,266 persons167,266IleiaIleia: 157,768 persons157,768ChaniaChania: 157,573 persons157,573FthiotidaFthiotida: 156,567 persons156,567KorinthiaKorinthia: 146,636 persons146,636EvrosEvros: 143,783 persons143,783ImathiaImathia: 140,206 persons140,206PellaPella: 138,088 persons138,088Thasos, KavalaThasos, Kavala: 136,693 persons136,693PieriaPieria: 127,551 persons127,551Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Mil…Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos: 125,897 persons125,897Arta, PrevezaArta, Preveza: 125,833 persons125,833VoiotiaVoiotia: 116,395 persons116,395XanthiXanthi: 112,086 persons112,086RodopiRodopi: 110,289 persons110,289ChalkidikiChalkidiki: 108,130 persons108,130KerkyraKerkyra: 105,192 persons105,192Lesvos, LimnosLesvos, Limnos: 98,834 persons98,834DramaDrama: 94,968 persons94,968RethymniRethymni: 85,929 persons85,929KilkisKilkis: 78,751 persons78,751LasithiLasithi: 76,974 persons76,974ChiosChios: 51,857 persons51,857FlorinaFlorina: 49,889 persons49,889KastoriaKastoria: 49,508 persons49,508ThesprotiaThesprotia: 43,781 persons43,781Ikaria, SamosIkaria, Samos: 41,573 persons41,573ZakynthosZakynthos: 41,119 persons41,119FokidaFokida: 39,772 persons39,772Ithaki, KefalliniaIthaki, Kefallinia: 39,311 persons39,311LefkadaLefkada: 23,945 persons23,945EvrytaniaEvrytania: 19,362 persons19,362
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Thessaloniki1,122,381-0.6%
2Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon1,019,277-2%
3Voreios Tomeas Athinon612,664-0.4%
4Notios Tomeas Athinon544,553-0.6%
5Peiraias, Nisoi535,530-0.8%
6Anatoliki Attiki527,840+0.1%
7Dytikos Tomeas Athinon491,954-1.4%
8Achaia313,231-0.3%
9Irakleio307,901-0.1%
10Larisa284,036-0.8%
11Lakonia, Messinia247,897-0.8%
12Karditsa, Trikala243,431-0.8%
13Evvoia214,808-0.3%
14Aitoloakarnania209,025-0.9%
15Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos203,918-0.5%
16Magnisia, Sporades203,407-0.7%
17Argolida, Arkadia183,607-0.8%
18Grevena, Kozani177,744-1%
19Serres171,172-1.7%
20Dytiki Attiki168,392-0.1%
21Ioannina167,266-1.1%
22Ileia157,768-0.8%
23Chania157,5730%
24Fthiotida156,567-1.3%
25Korinthia146,636-0.3%
26Evros143,783-0.9%
27Imathia140,206-0.8%
28Pella138,088-1%
29Thasos, Kavala136,693-0.9%
30Pieria127,551-0.4%
31Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos125,897-0.3%
32Arta, Preveza125,833-0.9%
33Voiotia116,395-1.2%
34Xanthi112,086-0.3%
35Rodopi110,289-0.9%
36Chalkidiki108,130-0.4%
37Kerkyra105,192-0.1%
38Lesvos, Limnos98,834-1.9%
39Drama94,968-1.3%
40Rethymni85,929-0.2%
41Kilkis78,751-1.4%
42Lasithi76,974+0.4%
43Chios51,857-1%
44Florina49,889-1.3%
45Kastoria49,508-0.9%
46Thesprotia43,781-0.6%
47Ikaria, Samos41,573-1.4%
48Zakynthos41,119+0.2%
49Fokida39,772-0.8%
50Ithaki, Kefallinia39,311+0.1%
51Lefkada23,945+0.1%
52Evrytania19,362-2.1%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population?

Thessaloniki, with 1.12 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 19,362 in 2014.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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