Poverty and living standards in Anatoliki Attiki (Attica, Greece): official figures
The 2021 census found 122,678 empty homes in East Attica, 39.1% of the housing stock, compared with 34.5% across Greece; 24th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How crowded are homes in East Attica?
3.0% of occupied homes in East Attica offered less than 15 square metres per household member in 2021 (3.2% in Greece).
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in East Attica?
Road crashes killed 53 people in East Attica in 2024, a death rate of 10.2 per 100,000 residents against 6.3 nationally; 14th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many road accidents are there in East Attica?
Police recorded 912 road traffic accidents with casualties in East Attica in 2024, 17.6 per 10,000 residents, injuring or killing 1,237 people.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 29.3% of the dwellings in East Attica were built before 1981, according to the 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 36.1% of dwellings in East Attica are in apartment blocks (polykatoikies), 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 4,516 of the 38,878 rented homes in East Attica were let furnished at the 2021 census (11.6%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 35 people were seriously injured and 1,149 slightly injured on the roads of East Attica in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 11 of the 53 road deaths in East Attica in 2024 were pedestrians. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Anatoliki Attiki compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 24 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Thesprotia | 40.4% |
| 22 | Voiotia | 40.3% |
| 23 | Ioannina | 39.6% |
| 24 | Anatoliki Attiki | 39.1% |
| 25 | Aitoloakarnania | 39.1% |
| 26 | Pieria | 38.6% |
| 27 | Grevena, Kozani | 38.4% |
Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Larisa | 75.0% |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 74.4% |
| 27 | Thesprotia | 74.3% |
| 28 | Anatoliki Attiki | 74.1% |
| 29 | Thasos, Kavala | 73.9% |
| 30 | Lefkada | 73.7% |
| 31 | Kerkyra | 73.7% |
Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 37 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 3.1% |
| 35 | Magnisia, Sporades | 3.1% |
| 36 | Pieria | 3.0% |
| 37 | Anatoliki Attiki | 3.0% |
| 38 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 3.0% |
| 39 | Karditsa, Trikala | 2.9% |
| 40 | Argolida, Arkadia | 2.8% |
Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Evrytania | 11.5 |
| 12 | Lakonia, Messinia | 10.8 |
| 13 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 10.3 |
| 14 | Anatoliki Attiki | 10.2 |
| 15 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 10.2 |
| 16 | Arta, Preveza | 10.1 |
| 17 | Chalkidiki | 9.8 |
Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 3 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thessaloniki | 19.0 |
| 2 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 18.3 |
| 3 | Anatoliki Attiki | 17.6 |
| 4 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 16.4 |
| 5 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 16.0 |
| 6 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 14.2 |
| 7 | Evvoia | 13.8 |
More on Anatoliki Attiki: overview · economy and jobs · education and schools · government and politics · Attica · Greece
Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): 2021 Population-Housing Census tables SAM04 A01 (residents by sex, education and activity status, regional units), SAM04 B03 (same, municipalities), SAM05 A01 (conventional dwellings by occupancy, period of construction and building type), SAM05 A07 (occupied dwellings by floor space per person) and SAM05 B02 (occupied dwellings by tenure), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86872ba6c2c0…)
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Road traffic accidents and casualties by category and nature of accident, by regional unit, 2024 (publication SDT04 Road traffic accidents - yearly, table 01), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4fb266596c18…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.