Thessaloníki — UN urban centre population
Thessaloníki has a recorded base population of 749,840 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Thessaloniki UN urban centre: 749,840 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 749,840. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 317,778; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Thessaloníki
10 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 10 of 10 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 253,746; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 749,840; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stavroúpoli | 46,008 | 6.14% | Not independently verified |
| Sykiés | 44,955 | 6.00% | Not independently verified |
| Políchni | 38,887 | 5.19% | Not independently verified |
| Pylaía | 36,843 | 4.91% | Not independently verified |
| Elefthério - Kordelió | 27,067 | 3.61% | Not independently verified |
| Efkarpía | 15,416 | 2.06% | Not independently verified |
| Meneméni | 14,297 | 1.91% | Not independently verified |
| Péfka | 13,435 | 1.79% | Not independently verified |
| Triandría | 9,986 | 1.33% | Not independently verified |
| Ágios Pávlos | 6,852 | 0.91% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 749,840 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Thessaloníki |
|---|---|---|
| Jiaxing | 751,156 | +0.2% |
| Dortmund | 748,106 | −0.2% |
| Puyang | 753,625 | +0.5% |
| Kalaburagi | 753,963 | +0.5% |
| Xingtai | 754,483 | +0.6% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+0.19% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 749,840, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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