NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2020, at 1.11 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 17,537. The median was 135,031 and the figure for Greece was 10.61 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,105,741Thessaloniki

Lowest17,537Evrytania

Median135,03152 areas

Greece10,612,591History

All areas, 2020

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 persons	Change on 2019
1	Thessaloniki	1,105,741	-0%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	1,008,258	+1.1%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	603,906	-0%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	535,418	-0.3%
5	Peiraias, Nisoi	521,920	-0.2%
6	Anatoliki Attiki	519,947	-0.4%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	482,196	+0.1%
8	Achaia	307,597	-0.3%
9	Irakleio	307,367	+0.1%
10	Larisa	273,535	-0.5%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	234,875	-0.9%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	232,087	-0.8%
13	Evvoia	212,751	0%
14	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	208,321	+0.8%
15	Aitoloakarnania	197,259	-1%
16	Magnisia, Sporades	194,558	-0.8%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	174,233	-1%
18	Grevena, Kozani	167,843	-1%
19	Dytiki Attiki	163,436	-0.7%
20	Ioannina	161,781	-0%
21	Chania	157,094	-0.1%
22	Serres	156,527	-1.2%
23	Ileia	152,113	-0.5%
24	Fthiotida	143,359	-1.5%
25	Korinthia	140,815	-0.8%
26	Evros	135,515	-0.9%
27	Imathia	134,547	-0.5%
28	Thasos, Kavala	131,791	-0.4%
29	Pella	130,345	-1%
30	Pieria	122,842	-0.6%
31	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	122,835	-0.4%
32	Arta, Preveza	120,152	-0.7%
33	Xanthi	109,701	-0.4%
34	Voiotia	109,460	-0.9%
35	Chalkidiki	105,351	-0.4%
36	Rodopi	104,900	-0.8%
37	Lesvos, Limnos	103,733	+2.2%
38	Kerkyra	103,165	-0.4%
39	Drama	89,012	-0.9%
40	Rethymni	84,801	-0.3%
41	Lasithi	77,901	0%
42	Kilkis	73,310	-1.2%
43	Chios	53,009	+0.8%
44	Kastoria	46,946	-1.1%
45	Florina	46,222	-1.4%
46	Ikaria, Samos	44,242	+1.7%
47	Thesprotia	41,770	-0.8%
48	Zakynthos	41,406	0%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	39,024	-0.3%
50	Fokida	36,887	-1.5%
51	Lefkada	23,250	-0.8%
52	Evrytania	17,537	-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 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 17,537 in 2020.

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.