Athens. Credit: Public DomainThe density of population in central Athens is the second highest in Europe, according to data published recently by the European statistical service, Eurostat.
Two other areas of the Greek capital also feature in the top ten most densely populated areas, including South Athens at number five, and west Athens at number seven on the list.
In Paris, there were on average 21,044 people living per square kilometer (km2) (.038 square miles) of the city, a number which is by far the highest in the entire European Union.
Several of the regions surrounding Paris also made this Top 10 list, including Hauts-de-Seine (9,371 persons per km2), Seine-Saint-Denis (6,979 persons per km2), and Val-de-Marne (5,774 persons per km2).
Credit: EurostatCentral Athens has the second-highest density
The second highest density in the EU was registered in Central Athens (Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon), with 10,436 persons per km2, with South Athens (Notios Tomeas Athinon; 7,498 persons per km2) and Western Athens (Dytikos Tomeas Athinon; 7,114 persons per km2) also making the Top 10.
