Economy, jobs and prices in Thasos, Kavala (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 21,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 55% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 24th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Thasos, Kavala?
The local economy produced €2.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Thasos, Kavala?
About 58,180 people worked in Thasos, Kavala in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Thasos and Kavala?
The 2021 census counted 8,588 unemployed people in Thasos and Kavala, an unemployment rate of 15.7% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 24th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Thasos and Kavala?
46,190 residents of Thasos and Kavala were in work and 54,773 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 129,299.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Thasos and Kavala?
Unemployment among women in Thasos and Kavala was 17.4% at the 2021 census, against 14.4% among men, a gap of 3.0 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Thasos and Kavala?
Thasos and Kavala had 33,301 pensioners in 2021, 72 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 17th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Thasos, Kavala?
The largest part of the economy of Thasos, Kavala in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 33.1% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (20.9%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Thasos, Kavala?
Factories, mines and energy produced 19.5% of the value added in Thasos, Kavala in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Thasos, Kavala growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.5 billion in 2015 to €1.9 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 26% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Thasos, Kavala?
Of the 58,180 jobs located in Thasos, Kavala in 2023, 25% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 12.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Thasos, Kavala?
The number of people working in Thasos, Kavala rose by 15.2% between 2015 and 2023, to 58,180.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 21.6% of the unemployed in Thasos and Kavala in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,855 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 42.4% of all residents of Thasos and Kavala were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 20,936 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Thasos, Kavala compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 24 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Thessaloniki | 16.1% |
| 22 | Drama | 16.0% |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 16.0% |
| 24 | Thasos, Kavala | 15.7% |
| 25 | Ikaria, Samos | 15.5% |
| 26 | Fokida | 15.4% |
| 27 | Evvoia | 15.4% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 17 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rodopi | 74 |
| 15 | Kastoria | 73 |
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
| 17 | Thasos, Kavala | 72 |
| 18 | Ioannina | 72 |
| 19 | Pella | 71 |
| 20 | Lakonia, Messinia | 71 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 15 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fokida | 23.2% |
| 13 | Magnisia, Sporades | 21.2% |
| 14 | Xanthi | 20.6% |
| 15 | Thasos, Kavala | 19.5% |
| 16 | Larisa | 19.1% |
| 17 | Thessaloniki | 18.1% |
| 18 | Aitoloakarnania | 18.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 25 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Chalkidiki | 22.5% |
| 23 | Thesprotia | 22.3% |
| 24 | Rethymni | 21.4% |
| 25 | Thasos, Kavala | 20.9% |
| 26 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 20.2% |
| 27 | Korinthia | 20.2% |
| 28 | Xanthi | 20.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Thasos, Kavala ranks 35 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Kerkyra | 19.5% |
| 33 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 18.8% |
| 34 | Thesprotia | 18.7% |
| 35 | Thasos, Kavala | 18.6% |
| 36 | Argolida, Arkadia | 18.3% |
| 37 | Imathia | 18.2% |
| 38 | Evvoia | 18.0% |
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