The South Aegean (Greek: Περιφέρεια Νοτίου Αιγαίου, romanized: Periféria Notíou Eyéou, [periˈferia noˈtiu eˈʝeu]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece.

It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea.

[1] It overtook Epirus and is presently the 9th largest region by population in Greece.

[citation needed] The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 6.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 3.5% of Greek economic output.

South Aegean is the region in Greece with the second highest GDP per capita.