Poverty and living standards in Dytikos Tomeas Athinon (Attica, Greece): official figures
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.
How crowded are homes in West Athens?
3.0% of occupied homes in West Athens 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 West Athens?
Road crashes killed 14 people in West Athens in 2024, a death rate of 2.9 per 100,000 residents against 6.3 nationally; 5th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many road accidents are there in West Athens?
Police recorded 656 road traffic accidents with casualties in West Athens in 2024, 13.7 per 10,000 residents, injuring or killing 781 people.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 54.1% of the dwellings in West Athens were built before 1981, according to the 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 71.0% of dwellings in West Athens are in apartment blocks (polykatoikies), 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 5,694 of the 49,900 rented homes in West Athens were let furnished at the 2021 census (11.4%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 20 people were seriously injured and 747 slightly injured on the roads of West Athens in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 6 of the 14 road deaths in West Athens in 2024 were pedestrians. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Dytikos Tomeas Athinon compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census (2021)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 51 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Xanthi | 26.4% |
| 47 | Imathia | 25.3% |
| 48 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 24.0% |
| 49 | Thessaloniki | 23.5% |
| 50 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 17.8% |
| 51 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 17.2% |
| 52 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 14.0% |
Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census (2021)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 43 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 68.9% |
| 41 | Irakleio | 68.8% |
| 42 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 68.7% |
| 43 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 68.4% |
| 44 | Achaia | 68.1% |
| 45 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 67.7% |
| 46 | Lasithi | 67.6% |
Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census (2021)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 38 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 41 | Thasos, Kavala | 2.7% |
Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 48 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 3.7 |
| 46 | Pieria | 3.4 |
| 47 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 3.3 |
| 48 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 2.9 |
| 49 | Ikaria, Samos | 2.3 |
| 50 | Kastoria | 2.2 |
| 51 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 1.9 |
Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Dytikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 8 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 16.0 |
| 6 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 14.2 |
| 7 | Evvoia | 13.8 |
| 8 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 13.7 |
| 9 | Chalkidiki | 13.1 |
| 10 | Dytiki Attiki | 12.6 |
| 11 | Ikaria, Samos | 11.4 |
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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…)
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