NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Greece by population, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Thessaloniki had the highest population of 52 areas in 2023, at 1.09 million. Evrytania had the lowest, at 17,389. The median was 131,211 and the figure for Greece was 10.4 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,087,802Thessaloniki

Lowest17,389Evrytania

Median131,21152 areas

Greece10,401,868History

All areas, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Thessaloniki	1,087,802	-0.3%
2	Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon	991,335	-0.9%
3	Voreios Tomeas Athinon	598,143	-0.4%
4	Notios Tomeas Athinon	524,747	-0.7%
5	Anatoliki Attiki	522,019	+0.7%
6	Peiraias, Nisoi	515,385	-0.3%
7	Dytikos Tomeas Athinon	472,628	-1.1%
8	Irakleio	303,463	-0.4%
9	Achaia	302,849	-0.8%
10	Larisa	266,264	-0.8%
11	Lakonia, Messinia	228,318	-0.7%
12	Karditsa, Trikala	225,493	-0.9%
13	Evvoia	209,255	-0.5%
14	Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, Rodos	207,343	+0.3%
15	Magnisia, Sporades	189,080	-0.7%
16	Aitoloakarnania	188,917	-1.5%
17	Argolida, Arkadia	168,703	-1%
18	Dytiki Attiki	164,848	-0.3%
19	Ioannina	161,360	+0.6%
20	Grevena, Kozani	160,737	-1.6%
21	Chania	156,354	-0.1%
22	Ileia	149,877	+0.3%
23	Serres	149,749	-0.6%
24	Korinthia	136,851	-0.8%
25	Fthiotida	135,558	-1.3%
26	Evros	133,244	-0.1%
27	Imathia	129,178	-1.1%
28	Thasos, Kavala	127,261	-1.3%
29	Pella	124,003	-1.8%
30	Andros, Thira, Kea - Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos	119,090	-1.5%
31	Pieria	117,400	-1.4%
32	Arta, Preveza	116,760	-1.1%
33	Xanthi	107,594	-0.4%
34	Voiotia	105,734	-0.1%
35	Rodopi	104,771	+0.7%
36	Chalkidiki	102,451	-1.1%
37	Lesvos, Limnos	100,604	+0.4%
38	Kerkyra	99,937	-1.4%
39	Drama	86,137	-0.3%
40	Rethymni	85,049	+0.2%
41	Lasithi	77,380	-0.4%
42	Kilkis	69,408	-1.1%
43	Chios	51,449	-0.3%
44	Kastoria	45,035	-1.7%
45	Florina	44,037	-1.6%
46	Ikaria, Samos	42,168	-1.4%
47	Zakynthos	40,757	-1%
48	Thesprotia	40,375	-0.8%
49	Ithaki, Kefallinia	38,663	-0.5%
50	Fokida	36,396	+0.8%
51	Lefkada	22,520	-1.1%
52	Evrytania	17,389	+0.1%

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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 1.09 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Evrytania, with 17,389 in 2023.

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.