Economy, jobs and prices in Xanthi (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 14,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 38% of the EU average (68% for Greece); the lowest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Xanthi?
The local economy produced €1.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Xanthi?
About 47,770 people worked in Xanthi in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Xanthi?
Xanthi had 17.2% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (7,304 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 12th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Xanthi?
35,194 residents of Xanthi were in work and 42,500 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 108,198.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Xanthi?
Unemployment among women in Xanthi was 19.2% at the 2021 census, against 15.9% among men, a gap of 3.4 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Xanthi?
Xanthi had 21,230 pensioners in 2021, 60 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 16th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Xanthi?
The largest part of the economy of Xanthi in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 30.0% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Xanthi?
Factories, mines and energy produced 20.6% of the value added in Xanthi in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Xanthi growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.0 billion in 2015 to €1.1 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 17% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Xanthi?
Of the 47,770 jobs located in Xanthi in 2023, 24% in public services, education, health and other services, 8% in industry and 25.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Xanthi?
The number of people working in Xanthi rose by 14.0% between 2015 and 2023, to 47,770.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 29.0% of the unemployed in Xanthi in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,119 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 39.3% of all residents of Xanthi were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 21,898 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Xanthi compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Xanthi ranks 12 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Florina | 17.6% |
| 10 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.6% |
| 11 | Serres | 17.2% |
| 12 | Xanthi | 17.2% |
| 13 | Kilkis | 17.1% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 16.9% |
| 15 | Pella | 16.6% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Xanthi ranks 37 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Lasithi | 64 |
| 35 | Voiotia | 62 |
| 36 | Chalkidiki | 62 |
| 37 | Xanthi | 60 |
| 38 | Kerkyra | 60 |
| 39 | Thessaloniki | 53 |
| 40 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 52 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Xanthi ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kilkis | 26.4% |
| 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% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Xanthi ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Thasos, Kavala | 20.9% |
| 26 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 20.2% |
| 27 | Korinthia | 20.2% |
| 28 | Xanthi | 20.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 20.0% |
| 30 | Rodopi | 19.7% |
| 31 | Chania | 19.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Xanthi ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Evrytania | 32.4% |
| 5 | Ikaria, Samos | 32.0% |
| 6 | Ioannina | 31.9% |
| 7 | Xanthi | 30.0% |
| 8 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.4% |
| 9 | Achaia | 29.2% |
| 10 | Kastoria | 29.1% |
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- 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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