Health in Larisa (Thessalia, Greece): official figures
2,104 doctors were registered in Larissa in 2024, 7.82 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 5th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Larissa losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Larissa grew from 1,832 in 2014 to 2,104 in 2024 (+14.8%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Larissa?
Larissa had 328 dentists in 2024, 1.22 per 1,000 residents, 4th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Larissa?
In 2024 Larissa had 99 general practitioners and 115 internists, 37 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 106 paediatricians, 76 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 43 psychiatrists practised in Larissa in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Larisa compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Larisa ranks 5 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Evros | 9.00 |
| 3 | Thessaloniki | 8.84 |
| 4 | Irakleio | 8.01 |
| 5 | Larisa | 7.82 |
| 6 | Achaia | 7.21 |
| 7 | Kerkyra | 5.77 |
| 8 | Chania | 5.38 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Larisa ranks 4 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)
Larisa ranks 28 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Xanthi | 40 |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 39 |
| 27 | Drama | 37 |
| 28 | Larisa | 37 |
| 29 | Fthiotida | 35 |
| 30 | Ileia | 35 |
| 31 | Karditsa, Trikala | 35 |
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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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