--- entity_id: city:gr:wikidata:Q6627746 entity_type: city name: Thessaloniki country_code: GR country: Greece slug: thessaloniki canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/thessaloniki/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/gr/thessaloniki.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/gr/thessaloniki.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/gr/thessaloniki snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-29 fact_count: 24 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Thessaloniki Thessaloniki is a city in Greece. Thessaloniki had a population of 319,045 in October 2021. The city covered 19.3 km² in 2024. Population density was 16,052.4 people per km² in 2024. The bachelor’s-or-higher share was 31.5% in 2021. The high-school-or-higher share was 68.9% in 2021. School enrolment accounted for 18% of the population in 2021. ## Climate Annual PM2.5 was 16.1 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual NO₂ was 36 µg/m³ in 2024. ## Housing Owner occupation accounted for 57.8% of homes in October 2021. The city had 157,409 dwellings in 2021. ## Work The unemployment rate was 16.7% in October 2021. The employment rate was 83.3% in October 2021. ## Mobility A vehicle was available to 55.2% of households in October 2021. An estimate placed a monthly public-transport pass at €16 in 2026. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 22,173, equal to 6.95% of residents in October 2021. ## Cost Of Living A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €43.85 in August 2026. A monthly estimate placed a 10 GB mobile plan at €20.73 in July 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 22,173 people | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 319,045 people | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average net rent (nettokalt) | `rent_avg_nettokalt_eur_per_m2_month` | 7.4 EUR/m²/month | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | aging | supplemental | [3] | | Dwellings | `g05_dwellings_total` | 157,409 dwellings | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [4] | | Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 83.2915 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 16.7099 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | NO₂ — annual mean | `air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3` | 36 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 16.1 µg/m³ | city | 2024 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 19.2879 km2 | city | 2024 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [7] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 35.6792 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [8] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 29.5028 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [8] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 312.5092 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [8] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 11.9371 EUR | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [8] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 20.73 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-27 | fresh | supplemental | [9] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 16 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-26 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | verified | [10] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 233.964 EUR/month | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-27 | stale | supplemental | [8] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 6.9498 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [1] | | Owner-occupied homes | `g02_owner_occupied_share_pct` | 57.7756 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [4] | | G03 Labour | `g03_labour` | 44.9015 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct` | 31.4508 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [11] | | G07 High School Or Higher Share Pct | `g07_high_school_or_higher_share_pct` | 68.9043 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [11] | | G07 School Enrollment Share Pct | `g07_school_enrollment_share_pct` | 17.9708 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [5] | | G09 Households With Vehicle Available Pct | `g09_households_with_vehicle_available_pct` | 55.1766 % | city | 2021-10-22 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [12] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 16,052.3613 people/km² | city | 2024 | 2026-07-18 | stale | verified | [7] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. GR official material for foreign_population_share_percent — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics?_documents_WAR_publicationsportlet_INSTANCE_VBZOni0vs5VJ_documentID=532736 2. GR official material for population_total — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/mon_plith_2021.xlsx/7adf2ca4-0baf-7b19-2860-1e7caea81e7f?t=1679066566128 3. RE/MAX Greece — Residential rental prices per m² 2025 — Commercial source — https://www.remax.gr/media/news/773-en.pdf 4. GR official material for g05_dwellings_total — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics?_documents_WAR_publicationsportlet_INSTANCE_VBZOni0vs5VJ_documentID=532475 5. GR official material for unemployment_total_percent — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics?_documents_WAR_publicationsportlet_INSTANCE_VBZOni0vs5VJ_documentID=532737 6. GR official material for air_quality_no2_annual_ug_m3 — Official source — https://tableau-public.discomap.eea.europa.eu/views/Citytrend/Citytrend.csv?:showVizHome=no&Country=Greece 7. GR official material for city_area_km2 — Official source — https://gisco-services.ec.europa.eu/distribution/v2/lau/csv/LAU_RG_01M_2024_4326.csv 8. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 — Independent source — https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mvieira101/global-cost-of-living 9. Cost of Living in Thessaloniki. Jul 2026. Prices in Thessaloniki — Commercial source — https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Thessaloniki 10. ΤhessCard για Λεωφορεία — Official source — https://oseth.com.gr/el/thesscard-gia-leoforeia 11. GR official material for g07_bachelors_or_higher_share_pct — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics?_documents_WAR_publicationsportlet_INSTANCE_VBZOni0vs5VJ_documentID=568511 12. GR official material for g09_households_with_vehicle_available_pct — Official source — https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics?_documents_WAR_publicationsportlet_INSTANCE_VBZOni0vs5VJ_documentID=532682 ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Thessaloniki, Greece." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/thessaloniki/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/gr/thessaloniki/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/gr/thessaloniki.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/gr/thessaloniki.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/gr/thessaloniki - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json