Health in Irakleio (Crete, Greece): official figures
2,442 doctors were registered in Heraklion in 2024, 8.01 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 4th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Heraklion losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Heraklion fell from 2,531 in 2014 to 2,442 in 2024 (-3.5%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Heraklion?
Heraklion had 374 dentists in 2024, 1.23 per 1,000 residents, 3rd highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Heraklion?
In 2024 Heraklion had 173 general practitioners and 145 internists, 57 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 164 paediatricians, 91 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 44 psychiatrists practised in Heraklion in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Irakleio compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Irakleio ranks 4 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)
Irakleio ranks 3 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)
Irakleio ranks 7 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lasithi | 62 |
| 5 | Korinthia | 61 |
| 6 | Ioannina | 58 |
| 7 | Irakleio | 57 |
| 8 | Serres | 56 |
| 9 | Aitoloakarnania | 52 |
| 10 | Thasos, Kavala | 52 |
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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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