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.
Rank | City | Census 1991 | Census 2001 | Census 2011 | Region |
1 | Athens 1 * | 772,072 | 745,514 | 664,046 | Attica |
2 | Thessaloniki 2 * | 383,967 | 363,987 | 315,196 | Central Macedonia |
3 | Patras 8 * | 152,570 | 160,400 | 167,446 | Western Greece |
4 | Piraeus 1,3 | 182,671 | 175,697 | 163,688 | Attica |
5 | Larissa | 112,777 | 124,394 | 144,651 | Thessaly |
6 | Heraklion | 115,270 | 130,914 | 140,730 | Crete |
7 | Peristeri 1 | 137,288 | 137,918 | 139,981 | Attica |
8 | Kallithea 1 | 194,233 | 109,609 | 100,641 | Attica |
9 | Acharnes 1 | 61,052 | 75,329 | 99,346 | Attica |
10 | Kalamaria 2 | 80,698 | 87,255 | 91,279 | Central Macedonia |
11 | Nikaia 1,3 | 87,597 | 93,086 | 89,380 | Attica |
12 | Glyfada 1 | 63,306 | 80,409 | 87,305 | Attica |
13 | Volos | 77,192 | 82,439 | 86,046 | Thessaly |
14 | Ilio 1 | 78,326 | 80,859 | 84,793 | Attica |
15 | Ilioupoli 1 | 75,037 | 75,904 | 78,153 | Attica |
16 | Keratsini 1,3 | 71,982 | 76,102 | 77,077 | Attica |
17 | Evosmos 2 | 28,821 | 52,624 | 74,686 | Central Macedonia |
18 | Chalandri 1 | 66,285 | 71,684 | 74,192 | Attica |
19 | Nea Smyrni 1 | 69,749 | 73,986 | 73,076 | Attica |
20 | Marousi 1 | 64,092 | 69,470 | 72,333 | Attica |
21 | Agios Dimitrios 1 | 57,574 | 65,173 | 71,294 | Attica |
22 | Zografou 1 | 80,492 | 76,115 | 71,026 | Attica |
23 | Egaleo 1 | 78,563 | 74,046 | 69,946 | Attica |
24 | Nea Ionia 1 | 60,635 | 66,017 | 67,134 | Attica |
25 | Ioannina | 56,699 | 61,629 | 65,574 | Epirus |
26 | Palaio Faliro 1 | 61,371 | 64,759 | 64,021 | Attica |
27 | Korydallos 1,3 | 63,184 | 67,456 | 63,445 | Attica |
28 | Trikala | 45,835 | 48,686 | 61,653 | Thessaly |
29 | Vyronas 1 | 58,523 | 61,102 | 61,308 | Attica |
30 | Agia Paraskevi 1 | 47,463 | 56,836 | 59,704 | Attica |
31 | Galatsi 1 | 57,230 | 58,042 | 59,345 | Attica |
32 | Agrinio | 52,081 | 54,523 | 59,329 | Western Greece |
33 | Chalcis | 51,646 | 53,584 | 59,125 | Central Greece |
34 | Petroupoli 1 | 38,278 | 48,327 | 58,979 | Attica |
35 | Serres | 50,017 | 54,266 | 58,287 | Central Macedonia |
36 | Alexandroupoli | 37,904 | 48,885 | 57,812 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
37 | Xanthi | 37,430 | 45,111 | 56,122 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
38 | Katerini | 43,613 | 50,510 | 55,997 | Central Macedonia |
39 | Kalamata | 43,625 | 49,154 | 54,100 | Peloponnese |
40 | Kavala | 56,571 | 58,663 | 54,027 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
41 | Chania | 50,077 | 53,373 | 53,910 | Crete |
42 | Lamia | 44,084 | 46,406 | 52,006 | Central Greece |
43 | Komotini | 37,036 | 43,326 | 50,990 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
44 | Irakleio 1 | 42,905 | 45,926 | 49,642 | Attica |
45 | Rhodes | 42,400 | 52,318 | 49,541 | South Aegean |
46 | Kifissia 1 | 39,166 | 43,929 | 47,332 | Attica |
47 | Stavroupoli 2 | 37,596 | 41,653 | 46,008 | Central Macedonia |
48 | Chaidari 1 | 44,831 | 45,227 | 45,642 | Attica |
49 | Drama | 37,604 | 42,501 | 44,823 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
50 | Veria | 37,858 | 42,794 | 43,158 | Central Macedonia |
51 | Alimos 1 | 32,024 | 38,047 | 41,720 | Attica |
52 | Kozani | 31,553 | 35,242 | 41,066 | Western Macedonia |
53 | Polichni 2 | 27,894 | 36,146 | 39,332 | Central Macedonia |
54 | Karditsa | 30,067 | 32,031 | 38,554 | Thessaly |
55 | Sykies 2 | 34,059 | 41,726 | 37,753 | Central Macedonia |
56 | Ampelokipoi 2 | 40,093 | 40,959 | 37,381 | Central Macedonia |
57 | Pylaia 2 | 20,785 | 22,744 | 34,625 | Central Macedonia |
58 | Agioi Anargyroi 1 | 30,739 | 32,957 | 34,168 | Attica |
59 | Argyroupoli 1 | 31,530 | 33,158 | 34,097 | Attica |
60 | Ano Liosia 1 | 21,397 | 26,423 | 33,565 | Attica |
61 | Nea Ionia 7 | 27,904 | 30,804 | 32,661 | Thessaly |
62 | Rethymno | 23,420 | 27,868 | 32,468 | Crete |
63 | Ptolemaida | 25,125 | 28,679 | 32,127 | Western Macedonia |
64 | Tripoli | 22,429 | 25,520 | 30,866 | Peloponnese |
65 | Cholargos 1 | 33,691 | 32,166 | 30,840 | Attica |
66 | Vrilissia 1 | 16,571 | 25,582 | 30,741 | Attica |
67 | Aspropyrgos 4 | 15,715 | 27,741 | 30,251 | Attica |
68 | Corinth | 27,412 | 29,787 | 30,176 | Peloponnese |
69 | Gerakas 1 | 8,512 | 13,921 | 29,939 | Attica |
70 | Metamorfosi 1 | 21,052 | 26,448 | 29,891 | Attica |
71 | Giannitsa | 22,504 | 26,296 | 29,789 | Central Macedonia |
72 | Voula 1 | 17,998 | 25,532 | 28,364 | Attica |
73 | Kamatero 1 | 17,410 | 22,234 | 28,361 | Attica |
74 | Mytilene | 23,971 | 27,247 | 27,871 | North Aegean |
75 | Neapoli 2 | 30,568 | 29,995 | 27,084 | Central Macedonia |
76 | Eleftherio-Kordelio 2 | 16,549 | 21,630 | 27,067 | Central Macedonia |
77 | Chios | 22,894 | 23,779 | 26,850 | North Aegean |
78 | Agia Varvara 1 | 28,706 | 30,562 | 26,550 | Attica |
79 | Kaisariani 1 | 26,701 | 26,323 | 26,370 | Attica |
80 | Nea Filadelfeia 1 | 25,261 | 24,112 | 25,734 | Attica |
81 | Moschato 1 | 22,039 | 23,153 | 25,441 | Attica |
82 | Perama 1,3 | 24,119 | 25,720 | 25,389 | Attica |
83 | Salamina 4 | 22,567 | 25,730 | 25,370 | Attica |
84 | Eleusis 4 | 22,793 | 25,863 | 24,910 | Attica |
85 | Corfu | 31,359 | 28,185 | 24,838 | Ionian Islands |
86 | Pyrgos | 28,465 | 23,274 | 24,359 | Western Greece |
87 | Megara 4 | 20,403 | 23,032 | 23,456 | Attica |
88 | Kilkis | 12,139 | 17,430 | 22,914 | Central Macedonia |
89 | Dafni 1 | 24,152 | 23,674 | 22,913 | Attica |
90 | Thebes | 19,505 | 21,211 | 22,883 | Central Greece |
91 | Melissia 1 | 13,469 | 19,526 | 22,741 | Attica |
92 | Argos | 21,901 | 24,239 | 22,209 | Peloponnese |
93 | Arta | 19,087 | 19,435 | 21,895 | Epirus |
94 | Artemida 4 | 9,485 | 17,391 | 21,488 | Attica |
95 | Livadeia | 18,437 | 20,061 | 21,379 | Central Greece |
96 | Pefki 1 | 17,987 | 19,887 | 21,352 | Attica |
97 | Oraiokastro 5 | 5,458 | 11,896 | 20,852 | Central Macedonia |
98 | Aigio | 22,178 | 21,061 | 20,422 | Western Greece |
99 | Kos | 14,714 | 17,890 | 19,432 | South Aegean |
100 | Koropi 4 | 12,790 | 15,860 | 19,164 | Attica |
101 | Preveza | 13,695 | 16,321 | 19,042 | Epirus |
102 | Naousa | 19,794 | 19,870 | 18,882 | Central Macedonia |
103 | Orestiada | 12,691 | 15,246 | 18,426 | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
104 | Peraia 5 | 2,949 | 13,306 | 18,326 | Central Macedonia |
105 | Edessa | 17,128 | 18,253 | 18,229 | Central Macedonia |
106 | Florina | 12,355 | 14,279 | 17,686 | Western Macedonia |
107 | Panorama 5 | 10,275 | 14,552 | 17,444 | Central Macedonia |
108 | Nea Erythraia1 | 12,993 | 15,439 | 17,379 | Attica |
109 | Elliniko1 | 13,517 | 16,740 | 17,259 | Attica |
110 | Amaliada | 15,232 | 18,261 | 16,763 | Western Greece |
111 | Pallini 1 | 8,021 | 12,552 | 16,415 | Attica |
112 | Sparta | 13,011 | 14,817 | 16,239 | Peloponnese |
113 | Agios Ioannis Rentis 1,3 | 14,218 | 15,060 | 16,050 | Attica |
114 | Thermi 5 | 5,156 | 11,360 | 16,004 | Central Macedonia |
115 | Vari 1 | 8,488 | 10,998 | 15,855 | Attica |
116 | Nea Makri 4 | 12,120 | 13,986 | 15,554 | Attica |
117 | Tavros 1 | 15,456 | 14,963 | 14,972 | Attica |
118 | Alexandreia | 12,109 | 13,229 | 14,821 | Central Macedonia |
119 | Menemeni 2 | 12,932 | 14,910 | 14,746 | Central Macedonia |
120 | Paiania 4 | 9,710 | 12,855 | 14,595 | Attica |
121 | Kalyvia Thorikou 4 | 8,488 | 12,202 | 14,424 | Attica |
122 | Nafplio | 11,897 | 13,822 | 14,203 | Peloponnese |
123 | Drapetsona 1,3 | 13,094 | 12,944 | 13,968 | Attica |
124 | Efkarpia 2 | 3,480 | 6,598 | 13,905 | Central Macedonia |
125 | Papagou 1 | 13,974 | 13,207 | 13,699 | Attica |
126 | Nafpaktos | 10,854 | 12,924 | 13,415 | Western Greece |
127 | Kastoria | 14,775 | 14,813 | 13,387 | Western Macedonia |
128 | Grevena | 9,345 | 10,177 | 13,137 | Western Macedonia |
129 | Pefka 5 | 3,561 | 6,434 | 13,052 | Central Macedonia |
130 | Nea Alikarnassos 7 | 10,683 | 11,551 | 12,925 | Crete |
131 | Missolonghi | 10,916 | 12,225 | 12,785 | Western Greece |
132 | Gazi 7 | 1,395 | 8,018 | 12,606 | Crete |
133 | Ierapetra | 9,541 | 11,678 | 12,355 | Crete |
134 | Kalymnos | 10,543 | 10,149 | 12,324 | South Aegean |
135 | Rafina 4 | 7,752 | 11,352 | 12,168 | Attica |
136 | Loutraki | 9,388 | 11,383 | 11,564 | Peloponnese |
137 | Agios Nikolaos | 8,093 | 10,080 | 11,421 | Crete |
138 | Ermoupoli | 13,030 | 11,799 | 11,407 | South Aegean |
139 | Ialysos | 7,193 | 10,107 | 11,331 | South Aegean |
140 | Mandra 4 | 10,012 | 10,947 | 11,327 | Attica |
141 | Tyrnavos' | 12,028 | 11,116 | 11,069 | Thessaly |
142 | Glyka Nera 1 | 5,813 | 6,623 | 11,049 | Attica |
143 | Ymittos 1 | 11,671 | 11,139 | 10,715 | Attica |
144 | Neo Psychiko 1 | 12,023 | 10,848 | 10,137 | Attica |