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The 20 most populous cities in Greece (2021 census)

The top 3 according to 33 votes from people: Athens · Thessaloniki · Keratsini. (Updated Mar 26, 2025.)

Athens and Thessaloniki stand out, but right behind them come Patras, Piraeus, Heraklion and Larissa. This is the list of Greece's 20 most populous settlements according to the 2021 census by ELSTAT, with the 2011 figure for comparison. More than half of them are suburbs of Athens, which are counted separately.

Dimitris Alexiou · · 20 items · 33 votes · 0 comments

Automatically translated (original in Ελληνικά). See the original

Top 20

  1. 1

    Athens

    643,452 inhabitants in 2021 (664,046 in 2011). Attica. The capital, excluding its suburbs.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  2. 2

    Thessaloniki

    309,617 inhabitants in 2021 (315,196 in 2011). Central Macedonia.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  3. 3

    Keratsini

    75,721 inhabitants in 2021 (77,077 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Volos

    85,803 inhabitants in 2021 (86,046 in 2011). Thessaly.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  5. 5

    Evosmos

    79,221 inhabitants in 2021 (74,686 in 2011). Central Macedonia. Part of the Thessaloniki urban area.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  6. 6

    Peristeri

    133,630 inhabitants in 2021 (139,981 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  7. 7

    Patras

    170,755 inhabitants in 2021 (167,446 in 2011). Western Greece.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Piraeus

    168,151 inhabitants in 2021 (163,688 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Heraklion

    149,501 inhabitants in 2021 (140,730 in 2011). Crete.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Acharnes

    100,857 inhabitants in 2021 (99,346 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Kallithea

    97,616 inhabitants in 2021 (100,641 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Glyfada

    89,597 inhabitants in 2021 (87,305 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Chalandri

    77,102 inhabitants in 2021 (74,192 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  14. 14

    Nea Smyrni

    72,853 inhabitants in 2021 (73,076 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  15. 15

    Kalamaria

    92,248 inhabitants in 2021 (91,279 in 2011). Central Macedonia. Part of the Thessaloniki urban area.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  16. 16

    Larissa

    146,595 inhabitants in 2021 (144,651 in 2011). Thessaly.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  17. 17

    Nikaia

    88,077 inhabitants in 2021 (89,380 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  18. 18

    Ilioupoli

    76,730 inhabitants in 2021 (78,153 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  19. 19

    Marousi

    71,830 inhabitants in 2021 (72,333 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  20. 20

    Ilion

    84,004 inhabitants in 2021 (84,793 in 2011). Attica. Part of the Athens urban area.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

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