Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: population, economy and official figures

Dytikos Tomeas Athinon is a regional unit in Attica, Greece. Dytikos Tomeas Athinon had 462,105 residents on 1 January 2025, 12.3% of Attica and 4.46% of Greece; 7th largest of 52 regional units in Greece.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: GDP per person was 18,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 48% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 32nd highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
• Education in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: 32.9% of the labour force in West Athens held a university or higher vocational degree at the 2021 census, against 34.6% nationally, 11th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
• Poverty and living standards in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: The 2021 census found 41,351 empty homes in West Athens, 17.2% of the housing stock, compared with 34.5% across Greece; 2nd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
• Government and politics in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon: In the first round of the October 2023 regional election, turnout in West Athens was 46.8% (170,707 of 365,032 registered voters), 8th lowest of 52 among Greece's NUTS3 areas.

Figures come from Greece's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.

Other regional units in Attica

• Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon 977,993
• Voreios Tomeas Athinon 592,494
• Anatoliki Attiki 536,875
• Notios Tomeas Athinon 516,991
• Peiraias, Nisoi 513,445
• Dytiki Attiki 164,369

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset reg_area3: Area, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75302b0aafe9…)
• Ministry of Interior (Hellenic Republic), election results service ekloges.ypes.gr: Regional and municipal elections of 8 and 15 October 2023: official result data files for the 13 regions, their regional units and the eight largest municipalities (snom_synoptiki, snom_n_1-13, dhm_d files; zipped exactly as served) and the ekloges.ypes.gr home page, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8757355f5c7d…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)

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