Almost two-thirds of the Greek people live in urban areas. Greece's largest and most influential metropolitan centres are Athens (population 3,744,059 according to 2021 census) and Thessaloniki (population 1,092,919 in 2021) that latter commonly referred to as the (, ). Other prominent cities with populations above 100,000 inhabitants include Patras, Heraklion, Larissa, Volos, Rhodes, Ioannina, Agrinio, Chania, and Chalcis.
almost two-thirds of the greek people live in urban areas greece's largest and most influential metropolitan centres are athens (population 3744059 according to 2021 census) and thessaloniki (population 1092919 in 2021) that latter commonly referred to as the ( ) other prominent cities with populations above 100000 inhabitants include patras heraklion larissa volos rhodes ioannina agrinio chania and chalcis