Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Greece ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athína (Athens) | 3,101,979 | −1.07% | 404 | 7,678 | 160 | 3,110,484 | 2,946,874 |
| 2 | Thessaloniki | 749,840 | −0.98% | 96 | 7,811 | 716 | 756,850 | 734,681 |
| 3 | Heraklion | 155,817 | −0.9% | 33 | 4,722 | 3,890 | 158,791 | 159,781 |
| 4 | Patras | 149,900 | −1.22% | 39 | 3,844 | 4,043 | 150,380 | 141,344 |
| 5 | Larissa | 120,704 | −0.89% | 22 | 5,487 | 5,083 | 121,859 | 118,178 |
| 6 | Volos | 100,418 | −0.91% | 21 | 4,782 | 6,153 | 101,322 | 98,263 |
| 7 | Ioannina | 89,505 | −1.03% | 21 | 4,262 | 6,936 | 89,752 | 83,324 |
| 8 | Chania | 65,689 | −0.71% | 19 | 3,457 | 9,437 | 66,933 | 66,720 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.