Editing Athens (section)

== Demographics ==
[[File:Population Density in Athens.PNG|thumb|Athens population distribution]]

The Municipality of Athens has an official population of 643,452 people (in 2021).<ref name=census21/> According to the [[2021 Greek census|2021 Population and Housing Census]], The four regional units that make up the former Athens prefecture have a combined population of 2,611,713 . They together with the [[Piraeus (regional unit)|regional unit of Piraeus]] (sometimes referred to as Greater Piraeus) make up the dense Athens Urban Area or Greater Athens which reaches a total population of 3,059,764 inhabitants (in 2021).<ref name=census21/>

The municipality (centre) of Athens is the [[List of cities in Greece|most populous in Greece]], with a population of 643,452 people (in 2021)<ref name=census21/> and an area of {{convert|38.96|km2|sqmi|2|abbr=on}},<ref name=stat01/> forming the core of the Athens Urban Area within the Attica Basin. The incumbent [[List of mayors of Athens|Mayor of Athens]] is Charis Doukas of PASOK. The municipality is divided into seven municipal districts which are mainly used for administrative purposes.<ref name="statistics">{{Cite web |title=PAGE-themes |url=http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/PAGE-themes?p_param=A1604 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006121421/http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/PAGE-themes?p_param=A1604 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |access-date=3 October 2014 |publisher=statistics.gr}}</ref>

For the Athenians the most popular way of dividing the downtown is through its neighbourhoods such as [[Pangrati|Pagkrati]], [[Ambelokipi, Athens|Ampelokipoi]], [[Goudi]], [[Exarcheia]], [[Patisia]], [[Ilisia, Athens|Ilisia]], [[Petralona]], [[Plaka]], [[Anafiotika]], [[Koukaki]], [[Kolonaki]] and [[Kypseli, Athens|Kypseli]], each with its own distinct history and characteristics.

[[Romani people]] are concentrated in Acharnes, Ano Liosia, Agia Varvara, Zefeiri and Kamatero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://greekreporter.com/2022/04/08/roma-people-greece/|title=International Roma Day: The Stigmatized People of Greece|date=8 April 2022 }}</ref>

There is a large Albanian community in Athens.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1369183X.1998.9976623|title=A migrant's story: From Albania to Athens|date=1998 |doi=10.1080/1369183X.1998.9976623 |last1=King |first1=Russell |last2=Iosifides |first2=Theodoros |last3=Myrivili |first3=Lenio |journal=Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |volume=24 |pages=159–175 }}</ref>

=== Metropolitan Area ===
The Athens Metropolitan Area, with an area of {{convert|2928.717|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} and inhabited by 3,744,059 people in 2021,<ref name=census21/> consists of the Athens Urban Area with the addition of the towns and villages of [[East Attica|East]] and [[West Attica]], which surround the dense urban area of the Greek capital. It actually sprawls over the whole peninsula of Attica, which is the best part of the [[Attica (region)|region of Attica]], excluding the [[Islands (regional unit)|islands]].

{|class="wikitable"
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!colspan="6"|Classification of regional units within Greater Athens, Athens Urban Area and Athens Metropolitan Area
|-
! [[Regional units of Greece|Regional unit]]
! Population (2021)<ref name=census21/>
! Land Area (km2)
!colspan="3"|Area
|-
| [[Central Athens (regional unit)|Central Athens]]
| align=right| 1,002,212
| align=right| 87.4
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| '''Former Athens prefecture''' <br />2,611,713<br />364.2 km2
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| '''Athens Urban Area or Greater Athens''' <br />3,059,764<br />414.6 km2
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Athens Metropolitan Area'''<br /> 3,744,059<br />2931.6 km2
|-
| [[North Athens (regional unit)|North Athens]]
| align=right| 601,163
| align=right| 140.7
|-
| [[South Athens (regional unit)|South Athens]]
| align=right| 529,455
| align=right| 69.4
|-
| [[West Athens (regional unit)|West Athens]]
| align=right| 478,883
| align=right| 66.7
|-
| [[Piraeus (regional unit)|Piraeus]]
| align=right| 448,051
| align=right| 50.4
| align=center | '''Piraeus regional unit'''<br />448,051<br />50.4 km2
|-
| [[East Attica]]
| align=right| 518,755
| align=right| 	1,513
|-
| [[West Attica]]
| align=right| 165,540
| align=right| 	1,004
|}

===Safety===
Athens ranks in the lowest percentage for the risk on frequency and severity of terrorist attacks according to the EU Global Terrorism Database (EIU 2007–2016 calculations). The city also ranked 35th in Digital Security, 21st on Health Security, 29th on Infrastructure Security and 41st on Personal Security globally in a 2017 The [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] report.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2017 |title=Safe Cities Index 2017: Security in a rapidly urbanizing world |url=https://dkf1ato8y5dsg.cloudfront.net/uploads/5/82/safe-cities-index-2017-eng-web.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016083013/https://dkf1ato8y5dsg.cloudfront.net/uploads/5/82/safe-cities-index-2017-eng-web.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2017 |access-date=8 February 2018 |publisher=The Economist Intelligent Unit}}</ref> It also ranks as a very safe city (39th globally out of 162 cities overall) on the ranking of the safest and most dangerous countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athens Safety Index |url=https://safearound.com/europe/greece/athens/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029140948/https://safearound.com/europe/greece/athens/ |archive-date=29 October 2019 |access-date=1 September 2019 |publisher=Safe Around}}</ref> As November 2024 the crime index from [[Numbeo]] places Athens at 55.40 (moderate), while its safety index is at 44.60.<ref>[https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Athens Crime in Athens]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2019 |title=Is Athens Safe? Areas to Avoid and Other Warnings |url=https://www.smartertravel.com/areas-avoid-athens-dangers-warnings/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716130116/https://www.smartertravel.com/areas-avoid-athens-dangers-warnings/ |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=8 February 2019 |publisher=Mercer}}</ref> According to a [[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer]] 2019 Quality of Living Survey, Athens ranks 89th on the Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 March 2019 |title=Athens Has the Biggest Fall in Mercer's 21st Personal Safety Ranking |url=https://www.thenationalherald.com/234850/athens-has-the-biggest-fall-in-mercers-21st-personal-safety-ranking/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319130738/https://www.thenationalherald.com/234850/athens-has-the-biggest-fall-in-mercers-21st-personal-safety-ranking/ |archive-date=19 March 2019 |access-date=8 February 2018 |publisher=Mercer}}</ref>