NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2018, at 1.11 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 18,088. The median was 137,080 and the figure for Greece was 10.67 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,106,397Thessaloniki

Lowest18,088Evrytania

Median137,08052 areas

Greece10,667,336History

All areas, 2018

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Thessaloniki	1,106,397	-0.2%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	989,377	+0.3%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	606,203	-0.2%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	540,605	-0.5%
5	Peiraias, Nisoi	525,752	-0.4%
6	Anatoliki Attiki	525,233	-0.4%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	482,269	-0.3%
8	Achaia	309,720	-0.3%
9	Irakleio	306,674	-0%
10	Larisa	276,110	-0.5%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	239,145	-1%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	235,853	-0.9%
13	Evvoia	212,538	-0%
14	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	205,077	+0.5%
15	Aitoloakarnania	201,257	-1%
16	Magnisia, Sporades	197,631	-0.8%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	177,535	-0.9%
18	Grevena, Kozani	171,086	-0.9%
19	Dytiki Attiki	166,041	-0.6%
20	Ioannina	162,095	-0.3%
21	Serres	160,395	-1.3%
22	Chania	157,320	-0.1%
23	Ileia	153,604	-0.6%
24	Fthiotida	147,744	-1.5%
25	Korinthia	143,239	-0.7%
26	Evros	138,225	-1%
27	Imathia	135,934	-0.7%
28	Pella	132,940	-1%
29	Thasos, Kavala	132,890	-0.5%
30	Pieria	124,413	-0.6%
31	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	123,816	-0.4%
32	Arta, Preveza	121,838	-0.7%
33	Voiotia	111,441	-1%
34	Xanthi	110,707	-0.4%
35	Rodopi	106,581	-0.9%
36	Chalkidiki	106,311	-0.4%
37	Kerkyra	103,979	-0.4%
38	Lesvos, Limnos	98,261	+0.4%
39	Drama	90,584	-1%
40	Rethymni	85,279	-0.3%
41	Lasithi	77,754	+0.1%
42	Kilkis	75,050	-1.3%
43	Chios	51,904	+2.6%
44	Kastoria	47,826	-0.9%
45	Florina	47,485	-1.3%
46	Ikaria, Samos	42,533	+4.1%
47	Thesprotia	42,515	-0.8%
48	Zakynthos	41,318	+0.1%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	39,182	-0.3%
50	Fokida	37,978	-1.3%
51	Lefkada	23,604	-0.6%
52	Evrytania	18,088	-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 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 18,088 in 2018.

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.