Economy, jobs and prices in Rodopi (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 14,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 38% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 51st highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Rodopi?
The local economy produced €1.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Rodopi?
About 52,850 people worked in Rodopi in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Rodopi?
The 2021 census counted 6,607 unemployed people in Rodopi, an unemployment rate of 16.6% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 17th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Rodopi?
33,279 residents of Rodopi were in work and 39,888 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 104,263.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Rodopi?
Unemployment among women in Rodopi was 17.3% at the 2021 census, against 16.1% among men, a gap of 1.2 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Rodopi?
Rodopi had 24,632 pensioners in 2021, 74 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 14th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Rodopi?
The largest part of the economy of Rodopi in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 27.5% of gross value added, followed by industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (26.5%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Rodopi?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 26.5% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Rodopi growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.9 billion in 2015 to €1.1 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 18% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Rodopi?
Of the 52,850 jobs located in Rodopi in 2023, 23% in public services, education, health and other services, 7% in industry and 41.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Rodopi?
The number of people working in Rodopi rose by 1.5% between 2015 and 2023, to 52,850.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 37.2% of the unemployed in Rodopi in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,457 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 38.3% of all residents of Rodopi were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 20,080 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Rodopi compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Rodopi ranks 17 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 16.9% |
| 15 | Pella | 16.6% |
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
| 17 | Rodopi | 16.6% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 16.5% |
| 19 | Ileia | 16.4% |
| 20 | Thesprotia | 16.2% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Rodopi ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Aitoloakarnania | 78 |
| 12 | Evros | 76 |
| 13 | Imathia | 75 |
| 14 | Rodopi | 74 |
| 15 | Kastoria | 73 |
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
| 17 | Thasos, Kavala | 72 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Rodopi ranks 10 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Korinthia | 29.9% |
| 8 | Argolida, Arkadia | 28.5% |
| 9 | Dytiki Attiki | 26.6% |
| 10 | Rodopi | 26.5% |
| 11 | Kilkis | 26.4% |
| 12 | Fokida | 23.2% |
| 13 | Magnisia, Sporades | 21.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Rodopi ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Korinthia | 20.2% |
| 28 | Xanthi | 20.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 20.0% |
| 30 | Rodopi | 19.7% |
| 31 | Chania | 19.6% |
| 32 | Evros | 19.5% |
| 33 | Lasithi | 19.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Rodopi ranks 12 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Achaia | 29.2% |
| 10 | Kastoria | 29.1% |
| 11 | Thessaloniki | 27.6% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 27.5% |
| 13 | Larisa | 27.1% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 25.8% |
| 15 | Drama | 25.0% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): 2021 Population-Housing Census tables SAM04 A01 (residents by sex, education and activity status, regional units), SAM04 B03 (same, municipalities), SAM05 A01 (conventional dwellings by occupancy, period of construction and building type), SAM05 A07 (occupied dwellings by floor space per person) and SAM05 B02 (occupied dwellings by tenure), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 86872ba6c2c0…)
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