Greece — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Greece had an estimated population of 11,212,468 in 2005, with 1,394 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Greece today — population now 9,897,115, against 11,212,468 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 11,212,468 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 10,981,334 | 9,897,115 | -10% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athínai | 3,753,726 |
| 2 | Thessaloníki | 946,638 |
Cities and towns, 2005 (top 300 of 1,394)
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athens | Attikí | 729,137 | 664,046 now |
| 2 | Thessaloníki | Thessaloníki | 354,290 | 317,778 now |
| 3 | Piraieús | Attikí | 172,429 | — |
| 4 | Pátrai | Ahaia | 163,360 | — |
| 5 | Peristérion | Attikí | 137,659 | — |
| 6 | Iráklion | Iráklion | 137,154 | — |
| 7 | Lárisa | Lárisa | 128,758 | 146,926 now |
| 8 | Kallithéa | Attikí | 107,767 | 100,641 now |
| 9 | Níkaia | Attikí | 94,608 | 89,380 now |
| 10 | Kalamariá | Thessaloníki | 91,617 | 91,518 now |
| 11 | Glifáda | Attikí | 88,495 | — |
| 12 | Vólos | Magnisía | 84,425 | 86,048 now |
| 13 | Akharnaí | Attikí | 82,376 | — |
| 14 | Ílion | Attikí | 81,647 | 84,793 now |
| 15 | Keratsínion | Attikí | 77,222 | — |
| 16 | Ilioúpoli | Attikí | 76,360 | 78,153 now |
| 17 | Néa Smírni | Attikí | 75,421 | — |
| 18 | Zográfos | Attikí | 74,390 | 71,026 now |
| 19 | Khalándrion | Attikí | 74,211 | 74,192 now |
| 20 | Aigáleo | Attikí | 72,320 | 69,946 now |
| 21 | Amaroúsion | Attikí | 72,310 | — |
| 22 | Koridallós | Attikí | 68,894 | — |
| 23 | Áyios Dimítrios | Attikí | 68,154 | — |
| 24 | Néa Ionía | Attikí | 67,835 | 67,134 now |
| 25 | Palaión Fáliron | Attikí | 66,292 | — |
| 26 | Ioánnina | Ioánnina | 64,012 | 65,574 now |
| 27 | Eúosmon | Thessaloníki | 63,111 | — |
| 28 | Víron | Attikí | 61,888 | — |
| 29 | Ayía Paraskeví | Attikí | 60,662 | — |
| 30 | Kavála | Kavála | 59,240 | 54,027 now |
| 31 | Galátsion | Attikí | 58,625 | — |
| 32 | Ródos | Dodekánisos | 56,128 | 56,128 now |
| 33 | Sérrai | Sérrai | 55,886 | — |
| 34 | Khanía | Haniá | 54,565 | — |
| 35 | Khalkís | Évvoia | 54,558 | — |
| 36 | Kateríni | Piería | 53,293 | 53,293 now |
| 37 | Alexandroúpoli | Évros | 52,979 | 52,979 now |
| 38 | Petroúpoli | Attikí | 52,609 | — |
| 39 | Kalamáta | Messinía | 51,108 | 54,100 now |
| 40 | Tríkala | Tríkala | 49,809 | 61,653 now |
| 41 | Xánthi | Xánthi | 48,221 | 48,221 now |
| 42 | Lamía | Fthiótis | 47,246 | 52,006 now |
| 43 | Iráklion | Attikí | 47,006 | — |
| 44 | Kifisiá | Attikí | 45,755 | 47,332 now |
| 45 | Komotiní | Rodópi | 45,631 | 45,631 now |
| 46 | Khaidárion | Attikí | 45,277 | — |
| 47 | Sikéai | Thessaloníki | 44,955 | — |
| 48 | Véroia | Imathía | 44,464 | — |
| 49 | Dráma | Dráma | 44,226 | — |
| 50 | Agrínion | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 43,525 | — |
| 51 | Stauroúpolis | Thessaloníki | 43,224 | — |
| 52 | Ambelókipoi | Thessaloníki | 41,206 | — |
| 53 | Kalamákion | Attikí | 40,490 | — |
| 54 | Políkhni | Thessaloníki | 39,765 | — |
| 55 | Kozáni | Kozáni | 36,481 | — |
| 56 | Áyioi Anáryiroi | Attikí | 33,753 | — |
| 57 | Aryiroúpoli | Attikí | 33,714 | — |
| 58 | Kardítsa | Kardítsa | 32,789 | — |
| 59 | Asprópirgos | Attikí | 32,711 | — |
| 60 | Néa Ionía | Magnisía | 32,004 | 67,134 now |
| 61 | Kholargós | Attikí | 31,545 | — |
| 62 | Ayía Varvára | Attikí | 31,218 | — |
| 63 | Kórinthos | Korinthía | 30,899 | — |
| 64 | Neápolis | Thessaloníki | 30,106 | — |
| 65 | Ptolemaís | Kozáni | 30,045 | — |
| 66 | Vrilíssia | Attikí | 30,024 | — |
| 67 | Réthimnon | Rethímni | 29,907 | — |
| 68 | Voúla | Attikí | 29,033 | — |
| 69 | Metamórfosi | Attikí | 28,740 | — |
| 70 | Áno Liósia | Attikí | 28,529 | — |
| 71 | Mitilíni | Lésvos | 28,322 | — |
| 72 | Yiannitsá | Pélla | 27,817 | — |
| 73 | Eleusís | Attikí | 27,055 | — |
| 74 | Kérkira | Kérkira | 27,003 | — |
| 75 | Salamís | Attikí | 26,964 | — |
| 76 | Trípoli | Arkadía | 26,561 | — |
| 77 | Pérama | Attikí | 26,288 | — |
| 78 | Kaisarianí | Attikí | 26,126 | — |
| 79 | Árgos | Argolis | 25,091 | — |
| 80 | Kamaterón | Attikí | 24,310 | — |
| 81 | Mégara | Attikí | 24,047 | — |
| 82 | Khíos | Híos | 23,953 | — |
| 83 | Eleuthério-Kordelió | Thessaloníki | 23,875 | — |
| 84 | Néa Filadelfia | Attikí | 23,644 | — |
| 85 | Moskháton | Attikí | 23,533 | — |
| 86 | Pilaía | Thessaloníki | 23,494 | — |
| 87 | Dáfni | Attikí | 23,447 | — |
| 88 | Pírgos | Ilía | 22,399 | — |
| 89 | Melíssia | Attikí | 22,385 | — |
| 90 | Thívai | Voiotiá | 22,026 | — |
| 91 | Ártemi | Attikí | 20,725 | — |
| 92 | Levádia | Voiotiá | 20,678 | — |
| 93 | Aíyion | Ahaia | 20,664 | — |
| 94 | Peúki | Attikí | 20,603 | — |
| 95 | Náousa | Imathía | 19,887 | — |
| 96 | Kilkís | Kilkís | 19,734 | — |
| 97 | Amaliás | Ilía | 19,579 | — |
| 98 | Árta | Árta | 19,540 | — |
| 99 | Kos | Dodekánisos | 19,244 | — |
| 100 | Édessa | Pélla | 18,669 | — |
| 101 | Ellinikón | Attikí | 18,094 | — |
| 102 | Préveza | Préveza | 17,283 | — |
| 103 | Koropíon | Attikí | 17,151 | — |
| 104 | Yérakas | Attikí | 16,696 | — |
| 105 | Panórama | Thessaloníki | 16,551 | — |
| 106 | Néa Erithraía | Attikí | 16,432 | — |
| 107 | Orestiás | Évros | 16,221 | — |
| 108 | Peraía | Thessaloníki | 16,067 | — |
| 109 | Meneméni | Thessaloníki | 15,706 | — |
| 110 | Spárti | Lakonía | 15,497 | — |
| 111 | Áyios Ioánnis Réntis | Attikí | 15,354 | — |
| 112 | Oraiókastron | Thessaloníki | 15,006 | — |
| 113 | Flórina | Flórina | 14,910 | — |
| 114 | Pallíni | Attikí | 14,808 | — |
| 115 | Taúros | Attikí | 14,751 | — |
| 116 | Néa Mákri | Attikí | 14,723 | — |
| 117 | Kalívia Thorikoú | Attikí | 14,712 | — |
| 118 | Kastoriá | Kastoría | 14,665 | — |
| 119 | Naúplion | Argolis | 14,582 | — |
| 120 | Thérmi | Thessaloníki | 14,373 | — |
| 121 | Paianía | Attikí | 14,246 | — |
| 122 | Naúpaktos | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 13,793 | — |
| 123 | Alexándria | Imathía | 13,665 | — |
| 124 | Papágos | Attikí | 12,903 | — |
| 125 | Drapetsóna | Attikí | 12,860 | — |
| 126 | Rafína | Attikí | 12,745 | — |
| 127 | Mesolóngion | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 12,701 | — |
| 128 | Ierápetra | Lasíthi | 12,536 | — |
| 129 | Loutrákion | Korinthía | 12,275 | — |
| 130 | Vári | Attikí | 12,090 | — |
| 131 | Néa Alikarnassós | Iráklion | 11,886 | — |
| 132 | Zákinthos | Zákinthos | 11,541 | — |
| 133 | Ialisós | Dodekánisos | 11,473 | — |
| 134 | Ermoúpolis | Kikládes | 11,351 | — |
| 135 | Mándra | Attikí | 11,294 | — |
| 136 | Triandría | Thessaloníki | 11,082 | — |
| 137 | Psikhikón | Attikí | 10,995 | — |
| 138 | Áyios Stéfanos | Attikí | 10,940 | — |
| 139 | Imittós | Attikí | 10,923 | — |
| 140 | Áyios Nikólaos | Lasíthi | 10,799 | — |
| 141 | Tírnavos | Lárisa | 10,796 | — |
| 142 | Grevená | Grevená | 10,563 | — |
| 143 | Néon Psikhikón | Attikí | 10,416 | — |
| 144 | Fársala | Lárisa | 10,380 | — |
| 145 | Diavatá | Thessaloníki | 10,216 | — |
| 146 | Néa Khalkidón | Attikí | 10,150 | — |
| 147 | Kiáto | Korinthía | 10,032 | — |
| 148 | Kálimnos | Dodekánisos | 10,002 | — |
| 149 | Argostólion | Kefallinía | 9,820 | — |
| 150 | Gázion | Iráklion | 9,721 | — |
| 151 | Igoumenítsa | Thesprotía | 9,496 | — |
| 152 | Néa Artáki | Évvoia | 9,193 | — |
| 153 | Likóvrisi | Attikí | 9,087 | — |
| 154 | Didimótikhon | Évros | 8,925 | — |
| 155 | Limín Markopoúlou | Attikí | 8,899 | — |
| 156 | Zefírion | Attikí | 8,795 | — |
| 157 | Sitía | Lasíthi | 8,707 | — |
| 158 | Anávissos | Attikí | 8,459 | — |
| 159 | Laúrion | Attikí | 8,435 | — |
| 160 | Koufália | Thessaloníki | 8,305 | — |
| 161 | Khrisoúpoli | Kavála | 8,285 | — |
| 162 | Áyios Paúlos | Thessaloníki | 8,271 | — |
| 163 | Síndos | Thessaloníki | 8,228 | — |
| 164 | Peúka | Thessaloníki | 8,151 | — |
| 165 | Kalambáka | Tríkala | 8,138 | — |
| 166 | Spáta | Attikí | 8,137 | — |
| 167 | Epanomí | Thessaloníki | 8,121 | — |
| 168 | Gastoúni | Ilía | 8,114 | — |
| 169 | Eukarpía | Thessaloníki | 8,013 | — |
| 170 | Markópoulon | Attikí | 7,962 | — |
| 171 | Néa Mikhanióna | Thessaloníki | 7,908 | — |
| 172 | Árgos Orestikón | Kastoría | 7,894 | — |
| 173 | Aíyina | Attikí | 7,823 | — |
| 174 | Míkonos | Kikládes | 7,739 | — |
| 175 | Vouliagméni | Attikí | 7,717 | — |
| 176 | Néa Péramos | Attikí | 7,705 | — |
| 177 | Keratéa | Attikí | 7,701 | — |
| 178 | Lankadás | Thessaloníki | 7,667 | — |
| 179 | Náxos | Kikládes | 7,574 | — |
| 180 | Néa Moudaniá | Halkidikí | 7,506 | — |
| 181 | Khalástra | Thessaloníki | 7,360 | — |
| 182 | Paralía | Ahaia | 7,298 | — |
| 183 | Almirós | Magnisía | 7,253 | — |
| 184 | Drosiá | Attikí | 7,098 | — |
| 185 | Néa Kallikrátia | Halkidikí | 7,078 | — |
| 186 | Leukás | Levkás | 7,075 | — |
| 187 | Elassón | Lárisa | 7,060 | — |
| 188 | Vasilikón | Évvoia | 7,039 | — |
| 189 | Yiánnouli | Lárisa | 7,030 | — |
| 190 | Néa Penteli | Attikí | 7,005 | — |
| 191 | Filiatrá | Messinía | 6,970 | — |
| 192 | Políkastron | Kilkís | 6,961 | — |
| 193 | Gliká Nerá | Attikí | 6,939 | — |
| 194 | Filothí | Attikí | 6,926 | — |
| 195 | Karpenísion | Evritanía | 6,888 | — |
| 196 | Mourniés | Haniá | 6,879 | — |
| 197 | Ámfissa | Fokís | 6,854 | — |
| 198 | Kría Vrísi | Pélla | 6,839 | — |
| 199 | Messíni | Messinía | 6,773 | — |
| 200 | Soúda | Haniá | 6,729 | — |
| 201 | Litókhoron | Piería | 6,709 | — |
| 202 | Ánoixis | Attikí | 6,481 | — |
| 203 | Moírai | Iráklion | 6,450 | — |
| 204 | Anatolí | Ioánnina | 6,422 | — |
| 205 | Sámos | Sámos | 6,389 | — |
| 206 | Áyioi Theódoroi | Korinthía | 6,348 | — |
| 207 | Sofádes | Kardítsa | 6,284 | — |
| 208 | Gargaliánoi | Messinía | 6,282 | — |
| 209 | Aridaía | Pélla | 6,091 | — |
| 210 | Ríon | Ahaia | 6,083 | — |
| 211 | Ambelón | Lárisa | 5,961 | — |
| 212 | Diónisos | Attikí | 5,940 | — |
| 213 | Néon Karlovásion | Sámos | 5,924 | — |
| 214 | Orkhomenós | Voiotiá | 5,919 | — |
| 215 | Néa Ankhíalos | Magnisía | 5,908 | — |
| 216 | Zakháro | Ilía | 5,894 | — |
| 217 | Atalánti | Fthiótis | 5,859 | — |
| 218 | Ovriá | Ahaia | 5,838 | — |
| 219 | Psakhná | Évvoia | 5,828 | — |
| 220 | Sidirókastron | Sérrai | 5,826 | — |
| 221 | Káto Akhaía | Ahaia | 5,752 | — |
| 222 | Palamás | Kardítsa | 5,719 | — |
| 223 | Áyios Konstantínos | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 5,702 | — |
| 224 | Ekáli | Attikí | 5,666 | — |
| 225 | Siátista | Kozáni | 5,612 | — |
| 226 | Thrakomakedónes | Attikí | 5,585 | — |
| 227 | Afántou | Dodekánisos | 5,562 | — |
| 228 | Pentéli | Attikí | 5,538 | — |
| 229 | Agriá | Magnisía | 5,519 | — |
| 230 | Mírina | Lésvos | 5,406 | — |
| 231 | Férai | Évros | 5,403 | — |
| 232 | Arkhángelos | Dodekánisos | 5,398 | — |
| 233 | Kalithiaí | Dodekánisos | 5,356 | — |
| 234 | Asvestokhórion | Thessaloníki | 5,345 | — |
| 235 | Nigríta | Sérrai | 5,321 | — |
| 236 | Páros | Kikládes | 5,289 | — |
| 237 | Megalópoli | Arkadía | 5,283 | — |
| 238 | Skídra | Pélla | 5,283 | — |
| 239 | Políyiros | Halkidikí | 5,258 | — |
| 240 | Xilókastron | Korinthía | 5,256 | — |
| 241 | Skíathos | Magnisía | 5,187 | — |
| 242 | Alivérion | Évvoia | 5,184 | — |
| 243 | Stilís | Fthiótis | 5,132 | — |
| 244 | Káristos | Évvoia | 5,091 | — |
| 245 | Néoi Epivátai | Thessaloníki | 5,077 | — |
| 246 | Kiparissía | Messinía | 5,033 | — |
| 247 | Skhimatárion | Voiotiá | 5,006 | — |
| 248 | Makrokhórion | Imathía | 4,965 | — |
| 249 | Timbákion | Iráklion | 4,923 | — |
| 250 | Eleutheroúpoli | Kavála | 4,846 | — |
| 251 | Lékhaion | Korinthía | 4,837 | — |
| 252 | Itéa | Fokís | 4,782 | — |
| 253 | Kounoupidianá | Haniá | 4,771 | — |
| 254 | Kréstena | Ilía | 4,732 | — |
| 255 | Leontárion | Attikí | 4,707 | — |
| 256 | Kremastí | Dodekánisos | 4,700 | — |
| 257 | Ambelákia | Attikí | 4,671 | — |
| 258 | Áyios Athanásios | Thessaloníki | 4,648 | — |
| 259 | Aulón | Attikí | 4,635 | — |
| 260 | Vrontádos | Híos | 4,600 | — |
| 261 | Leptokariá | Piería | 4,598 | — |
| 262 | Yíthion | Lakonía | 4,576 | — |
| 263 | Tínos | Kikládes | 4,573 | — |
| 264 | Playiárion | Thessaloníki | 4,561 | — |
| 265 | Váyia | Voiotiá | 4,535 | — |
| 266 | Vasiliká | Thessaloníki | 4,519 | — |
| 267 | Sápai | Rodópi | 4,506 | — |
| 268 | Póros | Attikí | 4,454 | — |
| 269 | Zeugolatíon | Korinthía | 4,453 | — |
| 270 | Kranídion | Argolis | 4,442 | — |
| 271 | Nerokoúros | Haniá | 4,388 | — |
| 272 | Fíliron | Thessaloníki | 4,362 | — |
| 273 | Trílofon | Thessaloníki | 4,362 | — |
| 274 | Amárinthos | Évvoia | 4,359 | — |
| 275 | Neméa | Korinthía | 4,344 | — |
| 276 | Mália | Iráklion | 4,343 | — |
| 277 | Áyioi Apóstoloi | Attikí | 4,337 | — |
| 278 | Aitolikón | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 4,323 | — |
| 279 | Drosiá | Évvoia | 4,311 | — |
| 280 | Malesína | Fthiótis | 4,281 | — |
| 281 | Aiyínion | Piería | 4,275 | — |
| 282 | Alíartos | Voiotiá | 4,275 | — |
| 283 | Filippiás | Préveza | 4,256 | — |
| 284 | Magoúla | Attikí | 4,219 | — |
| 285 | Markópoulon | Attikí | 4,214 | — |
| 286 | Néa Kíos | Argolis | 4,214 | — |
| 287 | Kíssamos | Haniá | 4,205 | — |
| 288 | Istiaía | Évvoia | 4,199 | — |
| 289 | Korinós | Piería | 4,191 | — |
| 290 | Kalokhórion | Thessaloníki | 4,162 | — |
| 291 | Souflíon | Évros | 4,149 | — |
| 292 | Néa Magnisía | Thessaloníki | 4,144 | — |
| 293 | Marathón | Attikí | 4,051 | — |
| 294 | Amfilokhía | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 4,022 | — |
| 295 | Prosotsáni | Dráma | 4,021 | — |
| 296 | Gouménissa | Kilkís | 4,010 | — |
| 297 | Khalkidón | Thessaloníki | 3,999 | — |
| 298 | Arákhova | Voiotiá | 3,992 | — |
| 299 | Spétsai | Attikí | 3,972 | — |
| 300 | Kanálion | Kérkira | 3,952 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attikí | 3,841,408 |
| 2 | Thessaloníki | 1,099,598 |
| 3 | Ahaia | 331,316 |
| 4 | Iráklion | 302,846 |
| 5 | Lárisa | 282,447 |
| 6 | Aitolía kai Akarnanía | 223,188 |
| 7 | Évvoia | 218,032 |
| 8 | Magnisía | 210,330 |
| 9 | Sérrai | 203,093 |
| 10 | Dodekánisos | 200,452 |
| 11 | Ilía | 198,763 |
| 12 | Fthiótis | 181,383 |
| 13 | Messinía | 180,264 |
| 14 | Ioánnina | 174,607 |
| 15 | Korinthía | 159,928 |
| 16 | Kozáni | 156,807 |
| 17 | Haniá | 156,371 |
| 18 | Évros | 150,580 |
| 19 | Pélla | 148,190 |
| 20 | Kavála | 147,884 |
| 21 | Imathía | 144,835 |
| 22 | Tríkala | 137,723 |
| 23 | Piería | 134,739 |
| 24 | Voiotiá | 130,768 |
| 25 | Kardítsa | 130,214 |
| 26 | Kikládes | 119,549 |
| 27 | Kérkira | 113,658 |
| 28 | Rodópi | 112,883 |
| 29 | Lésvos | 110,220 |
| 30 | Halkidikí | 109,587 |
| 31 | Argolis | 108,636 |
| 32 | Dráma | 106,371 |
| 33 | Xánthi | 105,530 |
| 34 | Lakonía | 100,871 |
| 35 | Arkadía | 100,611 |
| 36 | Kilkís | 91,828 |
| 37 | Rethímni | 86,532 |
| 38 | Lasíthi | 77,917 |
| 39 | Árta | 77,680 |
| 40 | Préveza | 59,600 |
| 41 | Flórina | 55,210 |
| 42 | Híos | 53,817 |
| 43 | Kastoría | 53,584 |
| 44 | Fokís | 49,576 |
| 45 | Thesprotía | 46,811 |
| 46 | Sámos | 44,114 |
| 47 | Kefallinía | 42,088 |
| 48 | Zákinthos | 41,472 |
| 49 | Grevená | 38,256 |
| 50 | Evritanía | 34,855 |
| 51 | Levkás | 22,879 |
| 52 | Áyion Óros | 2,567 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.