Poverty and living standards in Pieria (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
38.6% of the 73,935 conventional dwellings in Pieria stood empty at the 2021 census (34.5% nationally), 26th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How crowded are homes in Pieria?
3.0% of occupied homes in Pieria 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 Pieria?
4 people were killed in road traffic accidents in Pieria in 2024, 3.4 per 100,000 residents (Greece: 6.3), 7th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many road accidents are there in Pieria?
Police recorded 13 road traffic accidents with casualties in Pieria in 2024, 1.1 per 10,000 residents, injuring or killing 17 people.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 45.2% of the dwellings in Pieria were built before 1981, according to the 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 38.5% of dwellings in Pieria are in apartment blocks (polykatoikies), 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 1,272 of the 7,714 rented homes in Pieria were let furnished at the 2021 census (16.5%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 2 people were seriously injured and 11 slightly injured on the roads of Pieria in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 0 of the 4 road deaths in Pieria in 2024 were pedestrians. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pieria compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 26 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Ioannina | 39.6% |
| 24 | Anatoliki Attiki | 39.1% |
| 25 | Aitoloakarnania | 39.1% |
| 26 | Pieria | 38.6% |
| 27 | Grevena, Kozani | 38.4% |
| 28 | Arta, Preveza | 38.4% |
| 29 | Serres | 38.1% |
Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Imathia | 78.9% |
| 12 | Grevena, Kozani | 78.9% |
| 13 | Drama | 78.7% |
| 14 | Pieria | 78.3% |
| 15 | Florina | 78.3% |
| 16 | Dytiki Attiki | 76.7% |
| 17 | Argolida, Arkadia | 76.2% |
Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 36 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Evros | 3.2% |
| 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% |
Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Pieria ranks 46 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Chios | 3.9 |
| 44 | Thessaloniki | 3.8 |
| 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 |
Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Pieria ranks 52 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Larisa | 2.5 |
| 47 | Grevena, Kozani | 2.2 |
| 48 | Pella | 2.1 |
| 49 | Imathia | 1.8 |
| 50 | Kastoria | 1.7 |
| 51 | Florina | 1.1 |
| 52 | Pieria | 1.1 |
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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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