Editing Demographics of Greece (section)

===By region===
[[File:Population density of Greece regions.png|thumb|[[Population density]] map of Greek regions]]
Greece is divided into nine geographic [[Geographic regions of Greece|regions]]. The population of each region according to the 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, [[2011 Greek census|2011]] and [[2021 Greek census|2021]] censuses is represented in the table below, comparing the change in population over a 50-year period. The latest population estimates by the [[Hellenic Statistical Authority]] are also included.

<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics – ELSTAT |url=https://www.statistics.gr/en/statistics/-/publication/SAM03/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.statistics.gr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός (προσωρινά στοιχεία) – ELSTAT |url=https://www.statistics.gr/en/2021-census-res-pop-results |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=www.statistics.gr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing 2021 |url=https://www.census2021.cystat.gov.cy/en/default |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.census2021.cystat.gov.cy}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[Geographic regions of Greece|Region]]
!Population (1971)
!Population (1981)
!Population (1991)
! Population (2001)
!Population (2011)
!Population (2021)
!Population (2024) <ref>https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/62ddcee4-f594-e35e-38eb-b2b633966c06</ref>
|-
| [[Aegean Islands]]
| align="right" |417,813 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |428,030 {{increase}}
| align="right" |456,555 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 508,807 {{increase}}
| align="right"|508,246 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |522,763 {{increase}}
| align="right" |528,253 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Central Greece (geographic region)|Central Greece]]
| align="right" |3,532,248 {{increase}}
| align="right" |4,125,463 {{increase}}
| align="right" |4,366,900 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 4,591,568 {{increase}}
| align="right"|4,586,626 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |4,514,663 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |4,476,345 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Crete]]
| align="right" |456,642 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |501.909 {{increase}}
| align="right" |536,433 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 601,131 {{increase}}
| align="right"|623,065 {{increase}}
| align="right" |624,408 {{increase}}
| align="right" |622,491 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Epirus (region)|Epirus]]
| align="right" |310,334 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |323.871 {{increase}}
| align="right" |327,176 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 353,822 {{increase}}
| align="right"|336,856 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |319,991 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |321,108 {{increase}}
|-
| [[Ionian Islands]]
| align="right" |184,443 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |182.327 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |189,338 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 212,984 {{increase}}
| align="right"|207,855 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |204,532 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |200,642 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]]
| align="right" |1,890,684 {{increase}}
| align="right" |2,116,361 {{increase}}
| align="right" |2,225,690 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 2,424,765 {{increase}}
| align="right"|2,402,771 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |2,266,206 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |2,239,929 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Peloponnese]]
| align="right" |986,912 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |1,014,485 {{increase}}
| align="right" |1,045,020 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 1,155,019 {{increase}}
| align="right"|1,046,897 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |995,410 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |985,134 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Thessaly]]
| align="right" |659,913 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |695,724 {{increase}}
| align="right" |729,268 {{increase}}
| align="right" | 753,888 {{increase}}
| align="right"|732,762 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |688,255 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |678,747 {{decrease}}
|-
| [[Western Thrace|Thrace]]
| align="right" |329,582 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |341,180 {{increase}}
| align="right" |340,755 {{decrease}}
| align="right" | 362,038 {{increase}}
| align="right"|371,208 {{increase}}
| align="right" |346,259 {{decrease}}
| align="right" |348,071 {{increase}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total
!8,768,372 {{increase}}
!9,729,350 {{increase}}
!10,223,392 {{increase}}
!10,964,020 {{increase}}
!10,816,286 {{decrease}}
!10,482,487 {{decrease}}
!10,400,720 {{decrease}}
|}
{{increase}}/{{decrease}} = change since previous census