NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2016, at 1.11 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 18,709. The median was 139,286 and the figure for Greece was 10.74 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,109,670Thessaloniki

Lowest18,709Evrytania

Median139,28652 areas

Greece10,735,415History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Thessaloniki	1,109,670	-0.6%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	993,209	-1.2%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	609,458	-0.3%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	538,768	-0.6%
5	Peiraias, Nisoi	528,450	-0.8%
6	Anatoliki Attiki	525,307	-0.3%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	479,019	-1.4%
8	Achaia	311,464	-0.3%
9	Irakleio	307,060	-0.2%
10	Larisa	279,332	-0.8%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	243,483	-1%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	239,747	-0.8%
13	Evvoia	212,827	-0.5%
14	Aitoloakarnania	205,323	-0.9%
15	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	201,854	-0.5%
16	Magnisia, Sporades	200,518	-0.7%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	180,675	-0.8%
18	Grevena, Kozani	174,303	-1%
19	Dytiki Attiki	167,068	-0.4%
20	Serres	165,267	-1.8%
21	Ioannina	163,905	-1%
22	Chania	157,469	-0.1%
23	Ileia	155,365	-0.8%
24	Fthiotida	151,966	-1.5%
25	Korinthia	145,103	-0.6%
26	Evros	140,996	-1%
27	Imathia	137,576	-1%
28	Pella	135,414	-1%
29	Thasos, Kavala	134,642	-0.8%
30	Pieria	126,096	-0.6%
31	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	124,808	-0.4%
32	Arta, Preveza	123,570	-1%
33	Voiotia	113,485	-1.3%
34	Xanthi	111,444	-0.3%
35	Rodopi	108,465	-0.8%
36	Chalkidiki	107,190	-0.5%
37	Kerkyra	104,722	-0.3%
38	Lesvos, Limnos	95,223	-1.9%
39	Drama	92,554	-1.3%
40	Rethymni	85,594	-0.2%
41	Lasithi	77,453	+0.2%
42	Kilkis	76,375	-1.6%
43	Chios	50,514	-1.4%
44	Kastoria	48,675	-0.9%
45	Florina	48,668	-1.3%
46	Thesprotia	43,203	-0.8%
47	Zakynthos	41,223	0%
48	Ikaria, Samos	40,156	-1.8%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	39,289	-0.2%
50	Fokida	38,922	-1.1%
51	Lefkada	23,839	-0.3%
52	Evrytania	18,709	-1.7%

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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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Questions

Which area has the highest population?

Thessaloniki, with 1.11 million in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 18,709 in 2016.

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.