Health in Thessaloniki (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
9,661 doctors were registered in the Thessaloniki regional unit in 2024, 8.84 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 3rd highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is the Thessaloniki regional unit losing doctors?
The number of doctors in the Thessaloniki regional unit grew from 8,729 in 2014 to 9,661 in 2024 (+10.7%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in the Thessaloniki regional unit?
The Thessaloniki regional unit had 1,825 dentists in 2024, 1.67 per 1,000 residents, the highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in the Thessaloniki regional unit?
In 2024 the Thessaloniki regional unit had 348 general practitioners and 600 internists, 32 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 556 paediatricians, 456 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 305 psychiatrists practised in the Thessaloniki regional unit in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Thessaloniki compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Thessaloniki ranks 3 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ioannina | 11.41 |
| 2 | Evros | 9.00 |
| 3 | Thessaloniki | 8.84 |
| 4 | Irakleio | 8.01 |
| 5 | Larisa | 7.82 |
| 6 | Achaia | 7.21 |
| 7 | Kerkyra | 5.77 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Thessaloniki ranks 1 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)
Thessaloniki ranks 34 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Karditsa, Trikala | 35 |
| 32 | Arta, Preveza | 34 |
| 33 | Imathia | 33 |
| 34 | Thessaloniki | 32 |
| 35 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 31 |
| 36 | Florina | 31 |
| 37 | Lefkada | 31 |
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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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