NUTS statistical regions of Greece


The NUTS codes of Greece are part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, an official nomenclature of the European Commission used by Eurostat for statistical purposes.

Changes

In 2011, the NUTS1 code of Greece was changed from GR to EL. GR1 was changed to EL5, GR2 to EL6, GR3 to EL3 and GR4 to EL4. The change became official per European Commission regulation No. 31/2011. With regard to the transmission of data to Eurostat, the new codes entered into force by 1 January 2012.
Following the Kallikrates territorial reform, the NUTS regions of Greece were redefined. With the region of Epirus being reclassified as part of Voreia Ellada, and the region of Thessaly in exchange going to Kentriki Ellada, new NUTS1 codes have been assigned to both regions. Apart from that, a number of third-level divisions have been changed. The changes became official in December 2013 by European Commission regulation No. 1319/2013. With regard to the transmission of data to Eurostat, the new codes entered into force by 1 January 2015.

NUTS levels

The three NUTS levels are as follows:
LevelSubdivisions#
NUTS 1Groups of development regions4
NUTS 2Regions 13
NUTS 3Regional units or combinations thereof,
sometimes equivalent to former Prefectures
52

NUTS codes

Per 1 January 2015, the NUTS codes for Greece are as follows:

Local administrative units

Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU levels are:
LevelSubdivisions#
LAU 1Municipalities 1035
LAU 2Municipal units, municipal communities, local units6130

The LAU codes of Greece can be downloaded here: ''