Poverty and living standards in Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos (Notio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
The 2021 census found 48,295 empty homes in the Dodecanese, 38.1% of the housing stock, compared with 34.5% across Greece; 23rd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How crowded are homes in the Dodecanese?
5.1% of occupied homes in the Dodecanese 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 the Dodecanese?
Road crashes killed 21 people in the Dodecanese in 2024, a death rate of 10.2 per 100,000 residents against 6.3 nationally; 15th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many road accidents are there in the Dodecanese?
Police recorded 232 road traffic accidents with casualties in the Dodecanese in 2024, 11.2 per 10,000 residents, injuring or killing 303 people.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 45.9% of the dwellings in the Dodecanese were built before 1981, according to the 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 35.2% of dwellings in the Dodecanese are in apartment blocks (polykatoikies), 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 7,623 of the 22,055 rented homes in the Dodecanese were let furnished at the 2021 census (34.6%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 43 people were seriously injured and 239 slightly injured on the roads of the Dodecanese in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 3 of the 21 road deaths in the Dodecanese in 2024 were pedestrians. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census (2021)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Grevena, Kozani | 38.4% |
| 28 | Arta, Preveza | 38.4% |
| 29 | Serres | 38.1% |
| 30 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 38.1% |
| 31 | Florina | 37.5% |
| 32 | Chania | 37.3% |
| 33 | Kilkis | 37.0% |
Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census (2021)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 50 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Lasithi | 67.6% |
| 47 | Thessaloniki | 67.2% |
| 48 | Chania | 66.5% |
| 49 | Rethymni | 65.9% |
| 50 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 65.6% |
| 51 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 65.3% |
| 52 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 56.1% |
Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census (2021)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Evrytania | 5.5% |
| 4 | Xanthi | 5.4% |
| 5 | Rodopi | 5.3% |
| 6 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 5.1% |
| 7 | Lasithi | 5.0% |
| 8 | Zakynthos | 4.9% |
| 9 | Lefkada | 4.7% |
Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 15 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Lakonia, Messinia | 10.8 |
| 13 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 10.3 |
| 14 | Anatoliki Attiki | 10.2 |
| 15 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 10.2 |
| 16 | Arta, Preveza | 10.1 |
| 17 | Chalkidiki | 9.8 |
| 18 | Rodopi | 9.6 |
Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dytiki Attiki | 12.6 |
| 11 | Ikaria, Samos | 11.4 |
| 12 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 11.2 |
| 13 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 11.2 |
| 14 | Fthiotida | 11.0 |
| 15 | Lefkada | 11.0 |
| 16 | Zakynthos | 10.9 |
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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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