Economy, jobs and prices in Anatoliki Attiki (Attica, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 27,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 73% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 9th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Anatoliki Attiki?
The local economy produced €12.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Anatoliki Attiki?
About 245,070 people worked in Anatoliki Attiki in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in East Attica?
The 2021 census counted 25,918 unemployed people in East Attica, an unemployment rate of 11.1% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 6th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in East Attica?
207,352 residents of East Attica were in work and 233,272 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 518,753.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in East Attica?
Unemployment among women in East Attica was 11.8% at the 2021 census, against 10.5% among men, a gap of 1.3 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in East Attica?
East Attica had 100,527 pensioners in 2021, 48 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 8th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Anatoliki Attiki?
The largest part of the economy of Anatoliki Attiki in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 32.9% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (32.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Anatoliki Attiki?
Factories, mines and energy produced 16.3% of the value added in Anatoliki Attiki in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Anatoliki Attiki growing?
Gross value added rose from €8.7 billion in 2015 to €11.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 30% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Anatoliki Attiki?
Of the 245,070 jobs located in Anatoliki Attiki in 2023, 22% in public services, education, health and other services, 14% in industry and 3.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Anatoliki Attiki?
The number of people working in Anatoliki Attiki rose by 22.9% between 2015 and 2023, to 245,070.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 24.1% of the unemployed in East Attica in 2021 were looking for their first job (6,245 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 45.0% of all residents of East Attica were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 100,319 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Anatoliki Attiki compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 47 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Irakleio | 12.4% |
| 45 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 12.3% |
| 46 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 11.1% |
| 47 | Anatoliki Attiki | 11.1% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 10.8% |
| 49 | Chania | 10.6% |
| 50 | Lasithi | 10.1% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 45 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 51 |
| 43 | Irakleio | 49 |
| 44 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 49 |
| 45 | Anatoliki Attiki | 48 |
| 46 | Chania | 48 |
| 47 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 47 |
| 48 | Zakynthos | 46 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 23 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.3% |
| 21 | Imathia | 17.2% |
| 22 | Evrytania | 17.1% |
| 23 | Anatoliki Attiki | 16.3% |
| 24 | Ioannina | 15.9% |
| 25 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 15.5% |
| 26 | Pella | 15.0% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 4 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 46.3% |
| 2 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 43.6% |
| 3 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 42.0% |
| 4 | Anatoliki Attiki | 32.3% |
| 5 | Chios | 30.2% |
| 6 | Evrytania | 29.2% |
| 7 | Achaia | 27.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Anatoliki Attiki ranks 46 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Rethymni | 15.7% |
| 44 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 14.8% |
| 45 | Dytiki Attiki | 14.6% |
| 46 | Anatoliki Attiki | 14.6% |
| 47 | Lasithi | 13.6% |
| 48 | Zakynthos | 13.4% |
| 49 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 11.9% |
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