List of cities and towns in Greece
Two thirds of theGreek peoplelive inurban areas.Greece's largest metropolitan centers and most influential urban areas are those ofAthensandThessaloniki,with metropolitan populations of approximately four million and one million inhabitants respectively. The third-largest-city isPatras,with a metropolitan area of approximately 250,000 inhabitants. The table below lists the largest cities inGreece,by population size, using the official census results of 1991,[1]2001,[2]2011[3]and 2021.[4]
Census-designated places
[edit]The lowest level of census-designated places inGreeceare calledoikismoi(settlements) and are the smallest continuous built-up areas with atoponymdesignated for the census. Although some urban CDPs form individual cities and towns (labeled in bold) the majority of them do not. They are either what make up the central districts, or suburbs (italicized), contained within the wider urban and metropolitan areas ofAthensandThessaloniki.
The list below presents every settlement (CDP) that is urban, with a population of more than 10,000 de jure (permanent) residents, using data collected from the 2021 census.
Explanation of the superscript numbers:
1asuburbof theAthens urban area,inAthens'agglomeration/conurbation
2asuburbof theThessaloniki urban area,in Thessaloniki'sagglomeration/conurbation
3asuburbthat belongs toPiraeus regional unit(Greater Piraeus), which is part of theAthens urban area.
4asuburbofAthens' metropolitan area
5asuburbofThessaloniki's metropolitan area
6a municipal unit of the Volos urban area, inVolos'agglomeration/conurbation
7a municipal unit of theHeraklionurban area, in Heraklion'sagglomeration/conurbation.
8the core municipal community ofPatrasmunicipality which has a population of 215,922 inhabitants
9a municipal unit of theIoanninaurban area, in Ioannina'sagglomeration/conurbation
10a municipal unit of theChalcisurban area, in Chalkis'agglomeration/conurbation
*The settlement (CDP) ofAthensis the central district of theAthens urban area.
*The settlement (CDP) ofThessalonikiis the central district of theThessaloniki urban area.
Rank | City | Census 2021 | Census 2011 | Census 2001 | Census 1991 | Region |
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1 | Athens1* | 643,452 | 664,046 | 745,514 | 772,072 | Attica |
2 | Thessaloniki2* | 309,617 | 315,196 | 363,987 | 383,967 | Central Macedonia |
3 | Patras8 | 170,755 | 167,446 | 160,400 | 152,570 | Western Greece |
4 | Piraeus1,3 | 168,151 | 163,688 | 175,697 | 182,671 | Attica |
5 | Heraklion | 149,501 | 140,730 | 130,914 | 115,270 | Crete |
6 | Larissa | 146,595 | 144,651 | 124,394 | 112,777 | Thessaly |
7 | Peristeri1 | 133,630 | 139,981 | 137,918 | 137,288 | Attica |
8 | Acharnes1 | 100,857 | 99,346 | 75,329 | 61,052 | Attica |
9 | Kallithea1 | 97,616 | 100,641 | 109,609 | 114,233 | Attica |
10 | Kalamaria2 | 92,248 | 91,279 | 87,255 | 80,698 | Central Macedonia |
11 | Glyfada1 | 89,597 | 87,305 | 80,409 | 63,306 | Attica |
12 | Nikaia1,3 | 88,077 | 89,380 | 93,086 | 87,597 | Attica |
13 | Volos | 85,803 | 86,046 | 82,439 | 77,192 | Thessaly |
14 | Ilion1 | 84,004 | 84,793 | 80,859 | 78,326 | Attica |
15 | Evosmos2 | 79,221 | 74,686 | 52,624 | 28,821 | Central Macedonia |
16 | Chalandri1 | 77,102 | 74,192 | 71,684 | 66,285 | Attica |
17 | Ilioupoli1 | 76,730 | 78,153 | 75,904 | 75,037 | Attica |
18 | Keratsini1,3 | 75,721 | 77,077 | 76,102 | 71,982 | Attica |
19 | Nea Smyrni1 | 72,853 | 73,076 | 73,986 | 69,749 | Attica |
20 | Marousi1 | 71,830 | 72,333 | 69,470 | 64,092 | Attica |
21 | Agios Dimitrios1 | 71,664 | 71,294 | 65,173 | 57,574 | Attica |
22 | Zografou1 | 69,874 | 71,026 | 76,115 | 80,492 | Attica |
23 | Egaleo1 | 65,831 | 69,946 | 74,046 | 78,563 | Attica |
24 | Ioannina | 64,896 | 65,574 | 61,629 | 56,699 | Epirus |
25 | Palaio Faliro1 | 64,863 | 64,021 | 64,759 | 61,371 | Attica |
26 | Nea Ionia1 | 64,611 | 67,134 | 66,017 | 60,635 | Attica |
27 | Chalcis | 64,490 | 59,125 | 53,584 | 51,646 | Central Greece |
28 | Agia Paraskevi1 | 62,147 | 59,704 | 56,836 | 47,463 | Attica |
29 | Trikala | 62,064 | 61,653 | 48,686 | 45,835 | Thessaly |
30 | Korydallos1,3 | 61,248 | 63,445 | 67,456 | 63,184 | Attica |
31 | Petroupoli1 | 60,146 | 58,979 | 48,327 | 38,278 | Attica |
32 | Alexandroupoli | 59,723 | 57,812 | 48,885 | 37,904 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
33 | Serres | 59,260 | 58,287 | 54,266 | 50,017 | Central Macedonia |
34 | Katerini | 59,189 | 55,997 | 50,510 | 43,613 | Central Macedonia |
35 | Vyronas1 | 59,134 | 61,308 | 61,102 | 58,523 | Attica |
36 | Kalamata | 58,816 | 54,100 | 49,154 | 43,625 | Peloponnese |
37 | Xanthi | 58,760 | 56,122 | 45,111 | 37,430 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
38 | Galatsi1 | 57,909 | 59,345 | 58,042 | 57,230 | Attica |
39 | Rhodes | 56,440 | 49,541 | 52,318 | 42,400 | South Aegean |
40 | Chania | 54,559 | 53,910 | 53,373 | 50,077 | Crete |
41 | Komotini | 54,165 | 50,990 | 43,326 | 37,036 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
42 | Kavala | 54,065 | 54,027 | 58,663 | 56,571 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
43 | Agrinio | 50,690 | 59,329 | 54,523 | 52,081 | Western Greece |
44 | Irakleio1 | 50,494 | 49,642 | 45,926 | 42,905 | Attica |
45 | Kifissia1 | 48,700 | 47,332 | 43,929 | 39,166 | Attica |
46 | Lamia | 47,529 | 52,006 | 46,406 | 44,084 | Central Greece |
47 | Chaidari1 | 47,051 | 45,642 | 45,227 | 44,831 | Attica |
48 | Stavroupoli2 | 45,891 | 46,008 | 41,653 | 37,596 | Central Macedonia |
49 | Drama | 44,257 | 44,823 | 42,501 | 37,604 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
50 | Kozani | 43,316 | 41,066 | 35,242 | 31,553 | Western Macedonia |
51 | Veria | 43,212 | 43,158 | 42,794 | 37,858 | Central Macedonia |
52 | Alimos1 | 43,174 | 41,720 | 38,047 | 32,024 | Attica |
53 | Karditsa | 40,272 | 38,554 | 32,031 | 30,067 | Thessaly |
54 | Polichni2 | 38,887 | 39,332 | 36,146 | 27,894 | Central Macedonia |
55 | Pylaia2 | 36,843 | 34,625 | 22,744 | 20,785 | Central Macedonia |
56 | Ampelokipoi2 | 35,846 | 37,381 | 40,959 | 40,093 | Central Macedonia |
57 | Rethymno | 35,763 | 32,468 | 27,868 | 23,420 | Crete |
58 | Sykies2 | 35,545 | 37,753 | 41,726 | 34,059 | Central Macedonia |
59 | Ano Liosia1 | 35,047 | 33,565 | 26,423 | 21,397 | Attica |
60 | Gerakas1 | 33,856 | 29,939 | 13,921 | 8,512 | Attica |
61 | Mytilene | 33,523 | 27,871 | 27,247 | 23,971 | North Aegean |
62 | Argyroupoli1 | 33,312 | 34,097 | 33,158 | 31,530 | Attica |
63 | Vrilissia1 | 32,417 | 30,741 | 25,582 | 16,571 | Attica |
64 | Agioi Anargyroi1 | 32,283 | 34,168 | 32,957 | 30,739 | Attica |
65 | Nea Ionia6 | 31,684 | 32,661 | 30,804 | 27,904 | Thessaly |
66 | Ptolemaida | 31,575 | 32,127 | 28,679 | 25,125 | Western Macedonia |
67 | Voula1 | 31,497 | 28,364 | 25,532 | 17,998 | Attica |
68 | Aspropyrgos4 | 31,381 | 30,251 | 27,741 | 15,715 | Attica |
69 | Cholargos1 | 31,304 | 30,840 | 32,166 | 33,691 | Attica |
70 | Koropi4 | 30,817 | 19,164 | 15,860 | 12,790 | Attica |
71 | Corinth | 30,816 | 30,176 | 29,787 | 27,412 | Peloponnese |
72 | Corfu | 30,737 | 24,838 | 28,185 | 31,359 | Ionian Islands |
73 | Giannitsa | 30,498 | 29,789 | 26,296 | 22,504 | Central Macedonia |
74 | Tripoli | 30,448 | 30,866 | 25,520 | 22,429 | Peloponnese |
75 | Metamorfosi1 | 30,174 | 29,891 | 26,448 | 21,052 | Attica |
76 | Kamatero1 | 29,179 | 28,361 | 22,234 | 17,410 | Attica |
77 | Megara4 | 29,122 | 23,456 | 23,032 | 20,403 | Attica |
78 | Chios | 27,015 | 26,850 | 23,779 | 22,894 | North Aegean |
79 | Agia Varvara1 | 26,759 | 26,550 | 30,562 | 28,706 | Attica |
80 | Kaisariani1 | 26,269 | 26,370 | 26,323 | 26,701 | Attica |
81 | Eleftherio-Kordelio2 | 26,131 | 27,067 | 21,630 | 16,549 | Central Macedonia |
82 | Pyrgos | 26,052 | 24,359 | 23,274 | 28,465 | Western Greece |
83 | Neapoli2 | 25,822 | 27,084 | 29,995 | 30,568 | Central Macedonia |
84 | Perama1,3 | 25,628 | 25,389 | 25,720 | 24,119 | Attica |
85 | Moschato1 | 25,322 | 25,441 | 23,153 | 22,039 | Attica |
86 | Nea Filadelfeia1 | 25,198 | 25,734 | 24,112 | 25,261 | Attica |
87 | Salamina4 | 24,997 | 25,370 | 25,730 | 22,567 | Attica |
88 | Eleusis4 | 24,971 | 24,910 | 25,863 | 22,793 | Attica |
89 | Kilkis | 24,130 | 22,914 | 17,430 | 12,139 | Central Macedonia |
90 | Arta | 24,079 | 21,895 | 19,435 | 19,087 | Epirus |
91 | Oraiokastro5 | 23,626 | 20,852 | 11,896 | 5,458 | Central Macedonia |
92 | Melissia1 | 23,618 | 22,741 | 19,526 | 13,469 | Attica |
93 | Pallini1 | 23,445 | 16,415 | 12,552 | 8,021 | Attica |
94 | Dafni1 | 23,431 | 22,913 | 23,674 | 24,152 | Attica |
95 | Livadeia | 22,113 | 21,379 | 20,061 | 18,437 | Central Greece |
96 | Artemida4 | 21,924 | 21,488 | 17,391 | 9,485 | Attica |
97 | Argos | 21,891 | 22,209 | 24,239 | 21,901 | Peloponnese |
98 | Thebes | 21,530 | 22,883 | 21,211 | 19,505 | Central Greece |
99 | Kos | 21,430 | 19,432 | 17,890 | 14,714 | South Aegean |
100 | Pefki1 | 21,293 | 21,352 | 19,887 | 17,987 | Attica |
101 | Preveza | 21,099 | 19,042 | 16,321 | 13,695 | Epirus |
102 | Aigio | 20,249 | 20,422 | 21,061 | 22,178 | Western Greece |
103 | Orestiada | 19,666 | 18,426 | 15,246 | 12,691 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
104 | Thermi5 | 19,602 | 16,004 | 11,360 | 5,156 | Central Macedonia |
105 | Nea Erythraia1 | 18,604 | 17,379 | 15,439 | 12,993 | Attica |
106 | Amaliada | 18,223 | 16,763 | 18,261 | 15,232 | Western Greece |
107 | Nea Makri4 | 18,114 | 15,554 | 13,986 | 12,120 | Attica |
108 | Naousa | 18,049 | 18,882 | 19,870 | 19,794 | Central Macedonia |
109 | Edessa | 17,848 | 18,229 | 18,253 | 17,128 | Central Macedonia |
110 | Sparta | 17,773 | 16,239 | 14,817 | 13,011 | Peloponnese |
111 | Kalymnos | 17,752 | 12,324 | 10,149 | 10,543 | South Aegean |
112 | Ierapetra | 17,710 | 12,355 | 11,678 | 9,541 | Crete |
113 | Panorama5 | 17,679 | 17,444 | 14,552 | 10,275 | Central Macedonia |
114 | Florina | 17,188 | 17,686 | 14,279 | 12,355 | Western Macedonia |
115 | Peraia5 | 16,995 | 18,326 | 13,306 | 2,949 | Central Macedonia |
116 | Vari1 | 16,717 | 15,855 | 10,998 | 8,488 | Attica |
117 | Elliniko1 | 16,715 | 17,259 | 16,740 | 13,517 | Attica |
118 | Kastoria | 16,393 | 13,387 | 14,813 | 14,775 | Western Macedonia |
119 | Gazi7 | 16,256 | 12,606 | 8,018 | 1,395 | Crete |
120 | Paiania4 | 16,159 | 14,595 | 12,855 | 9,710 | Attica |
121 | Alexandreia | 15,906 | 14,821 | 13,229 | 12,109 | Central Macedonia |
122 | Kalyvia Thorikou4 | 15,486 | 14,424 | 12,202 | 8,488 | Attica |
123 | Efkarpia2 | 15,416 | 13,905 | 6,598 | 3,480 | Central Macedonia |
124 | Agios Ioannis Renti1,3 | 15,411 | 16,050 | 15,060 | 14,218 | Attica |
125 | Rafina4 | 14,620 | 12,168 | 11,352 | 7,752 | Attica |
126 | Nafplio | 14,532 | 14,203 | 13,822 | 11,897 | Peloponnese |
127 | Tavros1 | 14,339 | 14,972 | 14,963 | 15,456 | Attica |
128 | Menemeni2 | 14,297 | 14,746 | 14,910 | 12,932 | Central Macedonia |
129 | Missolonghi | 13,965 | 12,785 | 12,225 | 10,916 | Western Greece |
130 | Papagou1 | 13,962 | 13,699 | 13,207 | 13,974 | Attica |
131 | Loutraki | 13,919 | 11,564 | 11,383 | 9,388 | Peloponnese |
132 | Drapetsona1,3 | 13,815 | 13,968 | 12,944 | 13,094 | Attica |
133 | Agios Nikolaos | 13,605 | 11,421 | 10,080 | 8,093 | Crete |
134 | Pefka5 | 13,435 | 13,052 | 6,434 | 3,561 | Central Macedonia |
135 | Nea Alikarnassos7 | 13,090 | 12,925 | 11,551 | 10,683 | Crete |
136 | Spata4 | 12,991 | 9,198 | 7,738 | 6,725 | Attica |
137 | Nafpaktos | 12,950 | 13,415 | 12,924 | 10,854 | Western Greece |
138 | Ialysos | 12,717 | 11,331 | 10,107 | 7,193 | South Aegean |
139 | Grevena | 12,515 | 13,137 | 10,177 | 9,345 | Western Macedonia |
140 | Mandra4 | 12,365 | 11,327 | 10,947 | 10,012 | Attica |
141 | Glyka Nera1 | 11,877 | 11,049 | 6,623 | 5,813 | Attica |
142 | Diavata5 | 11,876 | 9,890 | 8,423 | 4,463 | Central Macedonia |
143 | Tyrnavos | 11,210 | 11,069 | 11,116 | 12,028 | Thessaly |
144 | Sitia | 11,166 | 9,348 | 8,238 | 7,028 | Crete |
145 | Ermoupoli | 11,039 | 11,407 | 11,799 | 13,030 | South Aegean |
146 | Argostoli | 10,982 | 9,748 | 9,037 | 6,815 | Ionian islands |
147 | Neo Psychiko1 | 10,671 | 10,137 | 10,848 | 12,023 | Attica |
148 | Agios Stefanos1 | 10,597 | 9,892 | 9,271 | 5,243 | Attica |
149 | Ymittos1 | 10,455 | 10,715 | 11,139 | 11,671 | Attica |
150 | Anatoli9 | 10,379 | 9,798 | 5,815 | 4,451 | Epirus |
151 | Igoumenitsa | 10,315 | 9,145 | 8,722 | 6,807 | Epirus |
152 | Nea Artaki10 | 10,302 | 9,489 | 8,646 | 7,394 | Central Greece |
153 | Nea Moudania | 10,042 | 9,342 | 6,475 | 4,403 | Central Macedonia |
See also
[edit]- Alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece
- List of ancient Greek cities
- List of cities
- List of cities in Europe
References
[edit]- ^1991 Official Census."Population de fait de la Grece au recensement du 17 Mars 1991 par departements, eparchies, communes-demes, communes et localites"(PDF).Statistics.gr.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^2001 Official Census."De facto population of Greece population and housing census of March 18th, 2001. By departments, municipalities, communes, municipal/communal departments and localities"(PDF).Statistics.gr.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^2011 Official Census."Announcement on the Publication of Revised 2011 Census Tables".Statistics.gr.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^2021 Official Census."Permanent population results by municipal community, 21.04.2023".National Statistical Service of Greece.
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External links
[edit]- Mapatarchive.today(archived 2012-12-09)
- Greek city guides