List of cities and towns in Greece


Two-thirds of the Greek people live in urban areas. Greece's largest metropolitan centers and most influential urban areas, are those of Athens and Thessaloniki with metropolitan populations of approximately four million and one million inhabitants respectively. The third largest city is Patras, with a metropolitan area of 314.567 inhabitants. The table below, using the Publication of Revised 2011 Census Tables about the final population, lists the largest cities in Greece, by population size.

Census-designated places

The lowest level of census-designated places in Greece are called oikismoi and are the smallest continuous built-up areas with a designated for the census. Although some urban CDPs form individual cities and towns the majority of them do not. They are either what make up the central districts, or suburbs, contained within the wider urban and metropolitan areas of Athens and Thessaloniki.
The list below presents every settlement that is urban, with a population of more than 10,000 de jure residents, using data collected from the 2011 census.
Explanation of the superscript numbers:
1 a suburb of the Athens Urban Area, in Athens’ agglomeration/conurbation
2 a suburb of the Thessaloniki Urban Area, in Thessaloniki’s agglomeration/conurbation

3 a suburb that belongs to Piraeus regional unit, which is part of the Athens Urban Area.
4 a suburb of Athens' Metropolitan Area
5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's metropolitan area
7 a municipal unit of the Heraklion Urban Area, in Heraklion's agglomeration/conurbation.
6 a municipal unit of the Volos Urban Area, in Volos' agglomeration/conurbation.
8 the core unit of Patras agglomeration/conurbation with population of 273,984
* The settlement of Athens is the central district of the Athens Urban Area.
* The settlement of Thessaloniki is the central district of the Thessaloniki Urban Area.
RankCityCensus 1991Census 2001Census 2011Region
1Athens 1 *772,072745,514664,046Attica
2Thessaloniki 2 *383,967363,987315,196Central Macedonia
3Patras 8 *152,570160,400167,446Western Greece
4Piraeus 1,3182,671175,697163,688Attica
5Larissa112,777124,394144,651Thessaly
6Heraklion115,270130,914140,730Crete
7Peristeri 1137,288137,918139,981Attica
8Kallithea 1194,233109,609100,641Attica
9Acharnes 161,05275,32999,346Attica
10Kalamaria 280,69887,25591,279Central Macedonia
11Nikaia 1,387,59793,08689,380Attica
12Glyfada 163,30680,40987,305Attica
13Volos77,19282,43986,046Thessaly
14Ilio 178,32680,85984,793Attica
15Ilioupoli 175,03775,90478,153Attica
16Keratsini 1,371,98276,10277,077Attica
17Evosmos 228,82152,62474,686Central Macedonia
18Chalandri 166,28571,68474,192Attica
19Nea Smyrni 169,74973,98673,076Attica
20Marousi 164,09269,47072,333Attica
21Agios Dimitrios 157,57465,17371,294Attica
22Zografou 180,49276,11571,026Attica
23Egaleo 178,56374,04669,946Attica
24Nea Ionia 160,63566,01767,134Attica
25Ioannina56,69961,62965,574Epirus
26Palaio Faliro 161,37164,75964,021Attica
27Korydallos 1,363,18467,45663,445Attica
28Trikala45,83548,68661,653Thessaly
29Vyronas 158,52361,10261,308Attica
30Agia Paraskevi 147,46356,83659,704Attica
31Galatsi 157,23058,04259,345Attica
32Agrinio52,08154,52359,329Western Greece
33Chalcis51,64653,58459,125Central Greece
34Petroupoli 138,27848,32758,979Attica
35Serres50,01754,26658,287Central Macedonia
36Alexandroupoli37,90448,88557,812Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
37Xanthi37,43045,11156,122Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
38Katerini43,61350,51055,997Central Macedonia
39Kalamata43,62549,15454,100Peloponnese
40Kavala56,57158,66354,027Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
41Chania50,07753,37353,910Crete
42Lamia44,08446,40652,006Central Greece
43Komotini37,03643,32650,990Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
44Irakleio 142,90545,92649,642Attica
45Rhodes42,40052,31849,541South Aegean
46Kifissia 139,16643,92947,332Attica
47Stavroupoli 237,59641,65346,008Central Macedonia
48Chaidari 144,83145,22745,642Attica
49Drama37,60442,50144,823Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
50Veria37,85842,79443,158Central Macedonia
51Alimos 132,02438,04741,720Attica
52Kozani31,55335,24241,066Western Macedonia
53Polichni 227,89436,14639,332Central Macedonia
54Karditsa30,06732,03138,554Thessaly
55Sykies 234,05941,72637,753Central Macedonia
56Ampelokipoi 240,09340,95937,381Central Macedonia
57Pylaia 220,78522,74434,625Central Macedonia
58Agioi Anargyroi 130,73932,95734,168Attica
59Argyroupoli 131,53033,15834,097Attica
60Ano Liosia 121,39726,42333,565Attica
61Nea Ionia 727,90430,80432,661Thessaly
62Rethymno23,42027,86832,468Crete
63Ptolemaida25,12528,67932,127Western Macedonia
64Tripoli22,42925,52030,866Peloponnese
65Cholargos 133,69132,16630,840Attica
66Vrilissia 116,57125,58230,741Attica
67Aspropyrgos 415,71527,74130,251Attica
68Corinth27,41229,78730,176Peloponnese
69Gerakas 18,51213,92129,939Attica
70Metamorfosi 121,05226,44829,891Attica
71Giannitsa22,50426,29629,789Central Macedonia
72Voula 117,99825,53228,364Attica
73Kamatero 117,41022,23428,361Attica
74Mytilene23,97127,24727,871North Aegean
75Neapoli 230,56829,99527,084Central Macedonia
76Eleftherio-Kordelio 216,54921,63027,067Central Macedonia
77Chios22,89423,77926,850North Aegean
78Agia Varvara 128,70630,56226,550Attica
79Kaisariani 126,70126,32326,370Attica
80Nea Filadelfeia 125,26124,11225,734Attica
81Moschato 122,03923,15325,441Attica
82Perama 1,324,11925,72025,389Attica
83Salamina 422,56725,73025,370Attica
84Eleusis 422,79325,86324,910Attica
85Corfu31,35928,18524,838Ionian Islands
86Pyrgos28,46523,27424,359Western Greece
87Megara 420,40323,03223,456Attica
88Kilkis12,13917,43022,914Central Macedonia
89Dafni 124,15223,67422,913Attica
90Thebes19,50521,21122,883Central Greece
91Melissia 113,46919,52622,741Attica
92Argos21,90124,23922,209Peloponnese
93Arta19,08719,43521,895Epirus
94Artemida 49,48517,39121,488Attica
95Livadeia18,43720,06121,379Central Greece
96Pefki 117,98719,88721,352Attica
97Oraiokastro 55,45811,89620,852Central Macedonia
98Aigio22,17821,06120,422Western Greece
99Kos14,71417,89019,432South Aegean
100Koropi 412,79015,86019,164Attica
101Preveza13,69516,32119,042Epirus
102Naousa19,79419,87018,882Central Macedonia
103Orestiada12,69115,24618,426Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
104Peraia 52,94913,30618,326Central Macedonia
105Edessa17,12818,25318,229Central Macedonia
106Florina12,35514,27917,686Western Macedonia
107Panorama 510,27514,55217,444Central Macedonia
108Nea Erythraia112,99315,43917,379Attica
109Elliniko113,51716,74017,259Attica
110Amaliada15,23218,26116,763Western Greece
111Pallini 18,02112,55216,415Attica
112Sparta13,01114,81716,239Peloponnese
113Agios Ioannis Rentis 1,314,21815,06016,050Attica
114Thermi 55,15611,36016,004Central Macedonia
115Vari 18,48810,99815,855Attica
116Nea Makri 412,12013,98615,554Attica
117Tavros 115,45614,96314,972Attica
118Alexandreia12,10913,22914,821Central Macedonia
119Menemeni 212,93214,91014,746Central Macedonia
120Paiania 49,71012,85514,595Attica
121Kalyvia Thorikou 48,48812,20214,424Attica
122Nafplio11,89713,82214,203Peloponnese
123Drapetsona 1,313,09412,94413,968Attica
124Efkarpia 23,4806,59813,905Central Macedonia
125Papagou 113,97413,20713,699Attica
126Nafpaktos10,85412,92413,415Western Greece
127Kastoria14,77514,81313,387Western Macedonia
128Grevena9,34510,17713,137Western Macedonia
129Pefka 53,5616,43413,052Central Macedonia
130Nea Alikarnassos 710,68311,55112,925Crete
131Missolonghi10,91612,22512,785Western Greece
132Gazi 71,3958,01812,606Crete
133Ierapetra9,54111,67812,355Crete
134Kalymnos10,54310,14912,324South Aegean
135Rafina 47,75211,35212,168Attica
136Loutraki9,38811,38311,564Peloponnese
137Agios Nikolaos8,09310,08011,421Crete
138Ermoupoli13,03011,79911,407South Aegean
139Ialysos7,19310,10711,331South Aegean
140Mandra 410,01210,94711,327Attica
141Tyrnavos'12,02811,11611,069Thessaly
142Glyka Nera 15,8136,62311,049Attica
143Ymittos 111,67111,13910,715Attica
144Neo Psychiko 112,02310,84810,137Attica