NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2017
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2017, at 1.11 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 18,405. The median was 138,254 and the figure for Greece was 10.71 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,108,207Thessaloniki

Lowest18,405Evrytania

Median138,25452 areas

Greece10,707,527History

All areas, 2017

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Thessaloniki	1,108,207	-0.1%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	986,760	-0.6%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	607,567	-0.3%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	543,092	+0.8%
5	Peiraias, Nisoi	527,713	-0.1%
6	Anatoliki Attiki	527,352	+0.4%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	483,619	+1%
8	Achaia	310,647	-0.3%
9	Irakleio	306,727	-0.1%
10	Larisa	277,556	-0.6%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	241,558	-0.8%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	237,991	-0.7%
13	Evvoia	212,544	-0.1%
14	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	204,006	+1.1%
15	Aitoloakarnania	203,382	-0.9%
16	Magnisia, Sporades	199,168	-0.7%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	179,117	-0.9%
18	Grevena, Kozani	172,632	-1%
19	Dytiki Attiki	167,033	-0%
20	Ioannina	162,628	-0.8%
21	Serres	162,516	-1.7%
22	Chania	157,479	0%
23	Ileia	154,486	-0.6%
24	Fthiotida	149,967	-1.3%
25	Korinthia	144,282	-0.6%
26	Evros	139,649	-1%
27	Imathia	136,859	-0.5%
28	Pella	134,274	-0.8%
29	Thasos, Kavala	133,624	-0.8%
30	Pieria	125,164	-0.7%
31	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	124,312	-0.4%
32	Arta, Preveza	122,727	-0.7%
33	Voiotia	112,547	-0.8%
34	Xanthi	111,130	-0.3%
35	Rodopi	107,580	-0.8%
36	Chalkidiki	106,767	-0.4%
37	Kerkyra	104,446	-0.3%
38	Lesvos, Limnos	97,841	+2.7%
39	Drama	91,514	-1.1%
40	Rethymni	85,509	-0.1%
41	Lasithi	77,647	+0.3%
42	Kilkis	76,052	-0.4%
43	Chios	50,569	+0.1%
44	Kastoria	48,275	-0.8%
45	Florina	48,093	-1.2%
46	Thesprotia	42,858	-0.8%
47	Zakynthos	41,278	+0.1%
48	Ikaria, Samos	40,874	+1.8%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	39,286	-0%
50	Fokida	38,475	-1.1%
51	Lefkada	23,743	-0.4%
52	Evrytania	18,405	-1.6%

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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 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 18,405 in 2017.

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.