NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2021, at 1.1 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 17,310. The median was 133,372 and the figure for Greece was 10.56 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,098,879Thessaloniki

Lowest17,310Evrytania

Median133,37252 areas

Greece10,555,344History

All areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Thessaloniki	1,098,879	-0.6%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	1,010,861	+0.3%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	602,256	-0.3%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	532,527	-0.5%
5	Anatoliki Attiki	521,503	+0.3%
6	Peiraias, Nisoi	518,997	-0.6%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	484,170	+0.4%
8	Achaia	306,677	-0.3%
9	Irakleio	306,587	-0.3%
10	Larisa	271,180	-0.9%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	232,562	-1%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	229,845	-1%
13	Evvoia	211,586	-0.5%
14	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	207,269	-0.5%
15	Aitoloakarnania	195,104	-1.1%
16	Magnisia, Sporades	192,635	-1%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	172,165	-1.2%
18	Dytiki Attiki	167,896	+2.7%
19	Grevena, Kozani	165,800	-1.2%
20	Ioannina	160,364	-0.9%
21	Chania	156,770	-0.2%
22	Serres	153,399	-2%
23	Ileia	150,926	-0.8%
24	Fthiotida	140,547	-2%
25	Korinthia	139,456	-1%
26	Evros	133,932	-1.2%
27	Imathia	132,811	-1.3%
28	Thasos, Kavala	130,462	-1%
29	Pella	128,565	-1.4%
30	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	122,205	-0.5%
31	Pieria	121,213	-1.3%
32	Arta, Preveza	119,043	-0.9%
33	Xanthi	109,032	-0.6%
34	Voiotia	107,575	-1.7%
35	Chalkidiki	104,613	-0.7%
36	Rodopi	103,843	-1%
37	Kerkyra	102,564	-0.6%
38	Lesvos, Limnos	101,766	-1.9%
39	Drama	87,402	-1.8%
40	Rethymni	84,633	-0.2%
41	Lasithi	77,882	-0%
42	Kilkis	71,759	-2.1%
43	Chios	52,234	-1.5%
44	Kastoria	46,478	-1%
45	Florina	45,597	-1.4%
46	Ikaria, Samos	43,504	-1.7%
47	Zakynthos	41,388	-0%
48	Thesprotia	41,273	-1.2%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	38,950	-0.2%
50	Fokida	36,323	-1.5%
51	Lefkada	23,026	-1%
52	Evrytania	17,310	-1.3%

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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 1.1 million in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 17,310 in 2021.

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.