List of the prefectures of Greece by population

This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005).

Ranking	Prefecture	Population
1	Attica	4,841,408
2	Thessaloniki	1,437,598
3	Achaea	331,316
4	Heraklion	302,846
5	Larissa	282,447
6	Aetolia-Acarnania	223,188
7	Euboea	218,032
8	Magnesia	210,330
9	Serres	203,093
10	Dodecanese	200,452
11	Elis	198,763
12	Phthiotis	181,383
13	Messinia	180,264
14	Ioannina	174,607
15	Corinthia	159,928
16	Kozani	156,807
17	Chania	156,371
18	Evros	150,580
19	Pella	148,190
20	Kavala	147,884
21	Imathia	144,835
22	Trikala	137,723
23	Pieria	134,739
24	Boeotia	130,768
25	Karditsa	130,214
26	Cyclades	119,549
27	Corfu	113,658
28	Rhodope	112,883
29	Lesbos	110,220
30	Chalcidice	109,587
31	Argolis	108,636
32	Drama	106,371
33	Xanthi	105,530
34	Laconia	100,871
35	Arcadia	100,611
36	Kilkis	91,828
37	Rethymno	86,532
38	Lasithi	77,917
39	Arta	77,680
40	Preveza	59,600
41	Florina	55,210
42	Chios	53,817
43	Kastoria	53,584
44	Phocis	49,576
45	Thesprotia	46,811
46	Samos	44,114
47	Kefalonia	42,088
48	Zakynthos	41,472
49	Grevena	38,256
50	Evrytania	34,855
51	Lefkada	22,879

See also: List of the prefectures of Greece by area