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 4,000,000 and 990,000 inhabitants, respectively. The third-largest city is Patras, with a metropolitan area of approximately 250,000 inhabitants. The table below lists the largest cities in Greece, by population size, using the official census results of 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021. Athens is the most populous city in Greece, with a population of more than 600,000 people.

Census-designated places The lowest level of census-designated places in Greece are called oikismoi (settlements) and are the smallest continuous built-up areas with a toponym designated 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 of Athens and Thessaloniki.

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 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 (Greater Piraeus), which is part of the Athens urban area. 4 a suburb of Athens' metropolitan area 5 a suburb of Thessaloniki's metropolitan area 6 a municipal unit of the Volos urban area, in Volos' agglomeration/conurbation 7 a municipal unit of the Heraklion urban area, in Heraklion's agglomeration/conurbation. 8 the core municipal community of Patras municipality which has a population of 215,922 inhabitants 9 a municipal unit of the Ioannina urban area, in Ioannina's agglomeration/conurbation 10 a municipal unit of the Chalcis urban area, in Chalkis' agglomeration/conurbation * The settlement (CDP) of Athens is the central district of the Athens urban area. * The settlement (CDP) of Thessaloniki is the central district of the Thessaloniki urban area.

RankCityCensus 2021Census 2011Census 2001Census 1991Region 1 Athens 1 * 643,452 664,046 745,514 772,072Attica 2 Thessaloniki 2 * 309,617 315,196 363,987 383,967Central Macedonia 3 Patras 8 170,755 167,446 160,400 152,570Western Greece 4 Piraeus 1,3 168,151 163,688 175,697 182,671Attica 5 Heraklion 149,501 140,730 130,914 115,270Crete 6 Larissa 146,595 144,651 124,394 112,777Thessaly 7 Peristeri1 133,630 139,981 137,918 137,288Attica 8 Acharnes1 100,857 99,346 75,329 61,052Attica 9 Kallithea1 97,616 100,641 109,609 114,233Attica 10 Kalamaria2 92,248 91,279 87,255 80,698Central Macedonia 11 Glyfada1 89,597 87,305 80,409 63,306Attica 12 Nikaia1,3 88,077 89,380 93,086 87,597Attica 13 Volos 85,803 86,046 82,439 77,192Thessaly 14 Ilion1 84,004 84,793 80,859 78,326Attica 15 Evosmos 2 79,221 74,686 52,624 28,821Central Macedonia 16 Chalandri 1 77,102 74,192 71,684 66,285Attica 17 Ilioupoli 1 76,730 78,153 75,904 75,037Attica 18 Keratsini 1,3 75,721 77,077 76,102 71,982Attica 19 Nea Smyrni 1 72,853 73,076 73,986 69,749Attica 20 Marousi 1 71,830 72,333 69,470 64,092Attica 21 Agios Dimitrios 1 71,664 71,294 65,173 57,574Attica 22 Zografou 1 69,874 71,026 76,115 80,492Attica 23 Egaleo 1 65,831 69,946 74,046 78,563Attica 24 Ioannina 64,896 65,574 61,629 56,699Epirus 25 Palaio Faliro 1 64,863 64,021 64,759 61,371Attica 26 Nea Ionia 1 64,611 67,134 66,017 60,635Attica 27 Chalcis 64,490 59,125 53,584 51,646Central Greece 28 Agia Paraskevi 1 62,147 59,704 56,836 47,463Attica 29 Trikala 62,064 61,653 48,686 45,835Thessaly 30 Korydallos 1,3 61,248 63,445 67,456 63,184Attica 31 Petroupoli 1 60,146 58,979 48,327 38,278Attica 32 Alexandroupoli 59,723 57,812 48,885 37,904Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 33 Serres 59,260 58,287 54,266 50,017Central Macedonia 34 Katerini 59,189 55,997 50,510 43,613Central Macedonia 35 Vyronas 1 59,134 61,308 61,102 58,523Attica 36 Kalamata 58,816 54,100 49,154 43,625Peloponnese 37 Xanthi 58,760 56,122 45,111 37,430Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 38 Galatsi 1 57,909 59,345 58,042 57,230Attica 39 Rhodes 56,440 49,541 52,318 42,400South Aegean 40 Chania 54,559 53,910 53,373 50,077Crete 41 Komotini 54,165 50,990 43,326 37,036Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 42 Kavala 54,065 54,027 58,663 56,571Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 43 Agrinio 50,690 59,329 54,523 52,081Western Greece 44 Irakleio1 50,494 49,642 45,926 42,905Attica 45 Kifissia 1 48,700 47,332 43,929 39,166Attica 46 Lamia 47,529 52,006 46,406 44,084Central Greece 47 Chaidari 1 47,051 45,642 45,227 44,831Attica 48 Stavroupoli 2 45,891 46,008 41,653 37,596Central Macedonia 49 Drama 44,257 44,823 42,501 37,604Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 50 Kozani 43,316 41,066 35,242 31,553Western Macedonia 51 Veria 43,212 43,158 42,794 37,858Central Macedonia 52 Alimos 1 43,174 41,720 38,047 32,024Attica 53 Karditsa 40,272 38,554 32,031 30,067Thessaly 54 Polichni 2 38,887 39,332 36,146 27,894Central Macedonia 55 Pylaia 2 36,843 34,625 22,744 20,785Central Macedonia 56 Ampelokipoi2 35,846 37,381 40,959 40,093Central Macedonia 57 Rethymno 35,763 32,468 27,868 23,420Crete 58 Sykies 2 35,545 37,753 41,726 34,059Central Macedonia 59 Ano Liosia 1 35,047 33,565 26,423 21,397Attica 60 Gerakas 1 33,856 29,939 13,921 8,512Attica 61 Mytilene 33,523 27,871 27,247 23,971North Aegean 62 Argyroupoli 1 33,312 34,097 33,158 31,530Attica 63 Vrilissia 1 32,417 30,741 25,582 16,571Attica 64 Agioi Anargyroi 1 32,283 34,168 32,957 30,739Attica 65 Nea Ionia6 31,684 32,661 30,804 27,904Thessaly 66 Ptolemaida 31,575 32,127 28,679 25,125Western Macedonia 67 Voula 1 31,497 28,364 25,532 17,998Attica 68 Aspropyrgos 4 31,381 30,251 27,741 15,715Attica 69 Cholargos 1 31,304 30,840 32,166 33,691Attica 70 Koropi 4 30,817 19,164 15,860 12,790Attica 71 Corinth 30,816 30,176 29,787 27,412Peloponnese 72 Corfu 30,737 24,838 28,185 31,359Ionian Islands 73 Giannitsa 30,498 29,789 26,296 22,504Central Macedonia 74 Tripoli 30,448 30,866 25,520 22,429Peloponnese 75 Metamorfosi 1 30,174 29,891 26,448 21,052Attica 76 Kamatero 1 29,179 28,361 22,234 17,410Attica 77 Megara 4 29,122 23,456 23,032 20,403Attica 78 Chios 27,015 26,850 23,779 22,894North Aegean 79 Agia Varvara 1 26,759 26,550 30,562 28,706Attica 80 Kaisariani 1 26,269 26,370 26,323 26,701Attica 81 Eleftherio-Kordelio 2 26,131 27,067 21,630 16,549Central Macedonia 82 Pyrgos 26,052 24,359 23,274 28,465Western Greece 83 Neapoli2 25,822 27,084 29,995 30,568Central Macedonia 84 Perama 1,3 25,628 25,389 25,720 24,119Attica 85 Moschato 1 25,322 25,441 23,153 22,039Attica 86 Nea Filadelfeia 1 25,198 25,734 24,112 25,261Attica 87 Salamina4 24,997 25,370 25,730 22,567Attica 88 Eleusis 4 24,971 24,910 25,863 22,793Attica 89 Kilkis 24,130 22,914 17,430 12,139Central Macedonia 90 Arta 24,079 21,895 19,435 19,087Epirus 91 Oraiokastro 5 23,626 20,852 11,896 5,458Central Macedonia 92 Melissia 1 23,618 22,741 19,526 13,469Attica 93 Pallini 1 23,445 16,415 12,552 8,021Attica 94 Dafni1 23,431 22,913 23,674 24,152Attica 95 Livadeia 22,113 21,379 20,061 18,437Central Greece 96 Artemida4 21,924 21,488 17,391 9,485Attica 97 Argos 21,891 22,209 24,239 21,901Peloponnese 98 Thebes 21,530 22,883 21,211 19,505Central Greece 99 Kos 21,430 19,432 17,890 14,714South Aegean 100 Pefki 1 21,293 21,352 19,887 17,987Attica 101 Preveza 21,099 19,042 16,321 13,695Epirus 102 Aigio 20,249 20,422 21,061 22,178Western Greece 103 Orestiada 19,666 18,426 15,246 12,691Eastern Macedonia and Thrace 104 Thermi 5 19,602 16,004 11,360 5,156Central Macedonia 105 Nea Erythraia 1 18,604 17,379 15,439 12,993Attica 106 Amaliada 18,223 16,763 18,261 15,232Western Greece 107 Nea Makri 4 18,114 15,554 13,986 12,120Attica 108 Naousa 18,049 18,882 19,870 19,794Central Macedonia 109 Edessa 17,848 18,229 18,253 17,128Central Macedonia 110 Sparta 17,773 16,239 14,817 13,011Peloponnese 111 Kalymnos 17,752 12,324 10,149 10,543South Aegean 112 Ierapetra 17,710 12,355 11,678 9,541Crete 113 Panorama 5 17,679 17,444 14,552 10,275Central Macedonia 114 Florina 17,188 17,686 14,279 12,355Western Macedonia 115 Peraia 5 16,995 18,326 13,306 2,949Central Macedonia 116 Vari 1 16,717 15,855 10,998 8,488Attica 117 Elliniko 1 16,715 17,259 16,740 13,517Attica 118 Kastoria 16,393 13,387 14,813 14,775Western Macedonia 119 Gazi 7 16,256 12,606 8,018 1,395Crete 120 Paiania 4 16,159 14,595 12,855 9,710Attica 121 Alexandreia 15,906 14,821 13,229 12,109Central Macedonia 122 Kalyvia Thorikou 4 15,486 14,424 12,202 8,488Attica 123 Efkarpia 2 15,416 13,905 6,598 3,480Central Macedonia 124 Agios Ioannis Renti 1,3 15,411 16,050 15,060 14,218Attica 125 Rafina 4 14,620 12,168 11,352 7,752Attica 126 Nafplio 14,532 14,203 13,822 11,897Peloponnese 127 Tavros 1 14,339 14,972 14,963 15,456Attica 128 Menemeni 2 14,297 14,746 14,910 12,932Central Macedonia 129 Missolonghi 13,965 12,785 12,225 10,916Western Greece 130 Papagou 1 13,962 13,699 13,207 13,974Attica 131 Loutraki 13,919 11,564 11,383 9,388Peloponnese 132 Drapetsona 1,3 13,815 13,968 12,944 13,094Attica 133 Agios Nikolaos 13,605 11,421 10,080 8,093Crete 134 Pefka 5 13,435 13,052 6,434 3,561Central Macedonia 135 Nea Alikarnassos 7 13,090 12,925 11,551 10,683Crete 136 Spata 4 12,991 9,198 7,738 6,725Attica 137 Nafpaktos 12,950 13,415 12,924 10,854Western Greece 138 Ialysos 12,717 11,331 10,107 7,193South Aegean 139 Grevena 12,515 13,137 10,177 9,345Western Macedonia 140 Mandra 4 12,365 11,327 10,947 10,012Attica 141 Glyka Nera 1 11,877 11,049 6,623 5,813Attica 142 Diavata 5 11,876 9,890 8,423 4,463Central Macedonia 143 Tyrnavos 11,210 11,069 11,116 12,028Thessaly 144 Sitia 11,166 9,348 8,238 7,028Crete 145 Ermoupoli 11,039 11,407 11,799 13,030South Aegean 146 Argostoli 10,982 9,748 9,037 6,815Ionian Islands 147 Neo Psychiko 1 10,671 10,137 10,848 12,023Attica 148 Agios Stefanos 1 10,597 9,892 9,271 5,243Attica 149 Ymittos 1 10,455 10,715 11,139 11,671Attica 150 Anatoli 9 10,379 9,798 5,815 4,451Epirus 151 Igoumenitsa 10,315 9,145 8,722 6,807Epirus 152 Nea Artaki 10 10,302 9,489 8,646 7,394Central Greece 153 Nea Moudania 10,042 9,342 6,475 4,403Central Macedonia

See also Alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece List of ancient Greek cities List of cities List of cities in Europe

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