Poverty and living standards in Korinthia (Peloponnisos, Greece): official figures
The 2021 census found 60,279 empty homes in Korinthia, 52.9% of the housing stock, compared with 34.5% across Greece; 6th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
How crowded are homes in Korinthia?
3.3% of occupied homes in Korinthia 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 Korinthia?
Road crashes killed 17 people in Korinthia in 2024, a death rate of 12.3 per 100,000 residents against 6.3 nationally; 9th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many road accidents are there in Korinthia?
Police recorded 124 road traffic accidents with casualties in Korinthia in 2024, 9.0 per 10,000 residents, injuring or killing 161 people.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 43.1% of the dwellings in Korinthia were built before 1981, according to the 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 35.2% of dwellings in Korinthia are in apartment blocks (polykatoikies), 2021 census. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 2,020 of the 10,871 rented homes in Korinthia were let furnished at the 2021 census (18.6%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 6 people were seriously injured and 138 slightly injured on the roads of Korinthia in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 1 of the 17 road deaths in Korinthia in 2024 was a pedestrian. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Korinthia compares with other regional units in Greece
Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census (2021)
Korinthia ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of conventional dwellings empty, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Evrytania | 58.5% |
| 4 | Lefkada | 56.6% |
| 5 | Fokida | 54.9% |
| 6 | Korinthia | 52.9% |
| 7 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 51.6% |
| 8 | Ikaria, Samos | 50.6% |
| 9 | Lesvos, Limnos | 50.1% |
Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census (2021)
Korinthia ranks 23 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes lived in by their owners, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Evvoia | 75.7% |
| 21 | Xanthi | 75.6% |
| 22 | Voiotia | 75.6% |
| 23 | Korinthia | 75.2% |
| 24 | Rodopi | 75.2% |
| 25 | Larisa | 75.0% |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 74.4% |
Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census (2021)
Korinthia ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of occupied homes with under 15 m² per person, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 3.4% |
| 25 | Fokida | 3.3% |
| 26 | Larisa | 3.3% |
| 27 | Korinthia | 3.3% |
| 28 | Achaia | 3.3% |
| 29 | Evvoia | 3.2% |
| 30 | Imathia | 3.2% |
Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Korinthia ranks 9 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road deaths per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kerkyra | 12.8 |
| 7 | Chania | 12.8 |
| 8 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 12.4 |
| 9 | Korinthia | 12.3 |
| 10 | Ileia | 12.0 |
| 11 | Evrytania | 11.5 |
| 12 | Lakonia, Messinia | 10.8 |
Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Korinthia ranks 21 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents with casualties per 10,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Evrytania | 10.3 |
| 19 | Aitoloakarnania | 9.5 |
| 20 | Voiotia | 9.1 |
| 21 | Korinthia | 9.0 |
| 22 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 8.7 |
| 23 | Fokida | 8.6 |
| 24 | Evros | 6.6 |
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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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