Athens
412 km²
Izmir
307 km²
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Athens covers 412 km² of contiguous built-up land, 1.3× the built-up area of Izmir (307 km²).
| Athens | Izmir | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Athens | Izmir |
| Population (2025) | 3.17 million | 2.46 million |
| Built-up area | 412 km² | 307 km² |
| Density | 7,686 /km² | 8,005 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
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