Health in Pieria (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
540 doctors were registered in Pieria in 2024, 4.52 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 16th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Pieria losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Pieria grew from 463 in 2014 to 540 in 2024 (+16.6%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Pieria?
Pieria had 147 dentists in 2024, 1.23 per 1,000 residents, 2nd highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Pieria?
In 2024 Pieria had 52 general practitioners and 33 internists, 44 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 29 paediatricians, 27 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 12 psychiatrists practised in Pieria in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pieria compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Pieria ranks 16 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Drama | 4.77 |
| 14 | Thesprotia | 4.63 |
| 15 | Zakynthos | 4.57 |
| 16 | Pieria | 4.52 |
| 17 | Rodopi | 4.45 |
| 18 | Chios | 4.41 |
| 19 | Arta, Preveza | 4.29 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Pieria ranks 2 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thessaloniki | 1.67 |
| 2 | Pieria | 1.23 |
| 3 | Irakleio | 1.23 |
| 4 | Larisa | 1.22 |
| 5 | Drama | 1.21 |
| 6 | Magnisia, Sporades | 1.12 |
| 7 | Chania | 1.10 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Pieria ranks 20 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Chania | 45 |
| 18 | Evvoia | 45 |
| 19 | Evros | 44 |
| 20 | Pieria | 44 |
| 21 | Pella | 43 |
| 22 | Achaia | 41 |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 40 |
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Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Physicians by speciality and dentists by geographic region and prefecture, 2024 and 2014 (SHE09 table 01); health centres, their physicians, nursing staff and medical equipment by region, 2021-2025 (SHE06 census of primary health care units, tables 4-6), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 298615e9a8d8…)
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