Economy, jobs and prices in Attica, Greece: official figures
GDP per person was 38,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 96% of the EU average; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.
How big is the economy of Attica?
The regional economy produced €115.5 billion of output (GDP at market prices) in 2024, 48.8% of Greece's GDP.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Attica?
The unemployment rate (age 15 to 74) was 8.1% in 2025, against 8.9% for Greece and 6.0% across the EU; 9th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is youth unemployment in Attica?
Youth unemployment (age 15 to 24) was 14.3% in 2025, against 19.1% for Greece; 10th highest of 11 regions in Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow much does Attica spend on research and development?
Spending on research and development came to 1.72% of GDP in 2024 (1.53% nationally).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Attica?
Attica had 12.5% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (223,968 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 3rd lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Attica?
1,572,747 residents of Attica were in work and 1,796,711 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 3,814,067.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Attica?
Unemployment among women in Attica was 13.4% at the 2021 census, against 11.7% among men, a gap of 1.6 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Attica?
Attica had 774,426 pensioners in 2021, 49 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 2nd lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people in Attica are long-term unemployed?
Long-term unemployment (people out of work for a year or more) stood at 4.9% of the labour force in 2025, compared with 5.0% nationally and 1.9% in the EU; 6th highest of 12 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 19.3%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate for women in Attica?
Unemployment among women was 9.0% in 2025, compared with 11.2% nationally and 6.2% in the EU; 3rd lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 27.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many women in Attica are in work?
The employment rate for women aged 20 to 64 reached 67.3% in 2025, compared with 62.3% nationally and 71.3% in the EU; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 47.5%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyIs the economy of Attica growing?
In real terms the economy of Attica grew by 1.4% in 2024 (gross value added), compared with 1.7% nationally; 5th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2014 it was 0.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many cars are there in Attica?
There were 903 passenger cars per 1,000 people in 2024, compared with 581 nationally; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2014 it was 724.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Attica?
Average compensation per employee (pay plus employer social contributions) was €11,300 in 2023, against €10,954 across Greece; 6th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many tourists visit Attica?
Visitors spent 12.8 million nights in tourist accommodation in 2025, 75% of them by visitors from abroad.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Attica?
The largest part of the economy of Attica in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 38.1% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (29.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Attica?
Factories, mines and energy produced 11.7% of the value added in Attica in 2024, against 15.1% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Attica growing?
Gross value added rose from €73.4 billion in 2015 to €100.2 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 36% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Attica?
Of the 2,041,170 jobs located in Attica in 2024, 28% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 0.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Attica?
The number of people working in Attica rose by 23.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 2,041,170.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 21.5% of the unemployed in Attica in 2021 were looking for their first job (48,142 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 47.1% of all residents of Attica were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 633,933 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Attica compares with other regions
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Attica ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 15.5% |
| 8 | Sterea Elláda | 15.0% |
| 9 | Voreio Aigaio | 14.3% |
| 10 | Peloponnisos | 13.2% |
| 11 | Attica | 12.5% |
| 12 | Crete | 11.2% |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 10.9% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Attica ranks 12 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 69 |
| 8 | Voreio Aigaio | 68 |
| 9 | Central Macedonia | 62 |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 59 |
| 11 | Crete | 50 |
| 12 | Attica | 49 |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 44 |
Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)
Attica ranks 6 of 12, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sterea Elláda | 5.7% |
| 4 | Ipeiros | 5.6% |
| 5 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 5.3% |
| 6 | Attica | 4.9% |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 4.9% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 4.7% |
| 9 | Thessalia | 3.1% |
Unemployment rate, women (2025)
Attica ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate, women |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 12.0% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 11.2% |
| 9 | Notio Aigaio | 9.7% |
| 10 | Thessalia | 9.1% |
| 11 | Attica | 9.0% |
| 12 | Voreio Aigaio | 8.5% |
| 13 | Crete | 7.7% |
Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)
Attica ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, women aged 20-64 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attica | 67.3% |
| 2 | Crete | 66.7% |
| 3 | Peloponnisos | 64.7% |
| 4 | Ipeiros | 62.8% |
| 5 | Central Macedonia | 59.6% |
| 6 | Ionia Nisia | 59.1% |
| 7 | Thessalia | 58.9% |
Real growth in gross value added (2024)
Attica ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Real growth in gross value added |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Crete | 1.8% |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 1.7% |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 1.6% |
| 9 | Attica | 1.4% |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 1.1% |
| 11 | Voreio Aigaio | 0.8% |
| 12 | Notio Aigaio | 0.7% |
Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)
Attica ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Passenger cars per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attica | 903 |
| 2 | Crete | 500 |
| 3 | Central Macedonia | 474 |
| 4 | Ionia Nisia | 460 |
| 5 | Dytiki Makedonia | 429 |
| 6 | Ipeiros | 418 |
| 7 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 412 |
Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)
Attica ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Compensation per employee (euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Peloponnisos | €11,650 |
| 4 | Ionia Nisia | €11,611 |
| 5 | Sterea Elláda | €11,562 |
| 6 | Attica | €11,300 |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | €10,630 |
| 8 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | €10,471 |
| 9 | Central Macedonia | €10,318 |
Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)
Attica ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Nights spent in tourist accommodation |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Crete | 35.2 million |
| 3 | Ionia Nisia | 20.4 million |
| 4 | Central Macedonia | 18.7 million |
| 5 | Attica | 12.8 million |
| 6 | Peloponnisos | 6.3 million |
| 7 | Thessalia | 4.4 million |
| 8 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 4.0 million |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Attica ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Central Macedonia | 17.2% |
| 7 | Ipeiros | 14.4% |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 14.1% |
| 9 | Attica | 11.7% |
| 10 | Crete | 9.8% |
| 11 | Voreio Aigaio | 8.4% |
| 12 | Notio Aigaio | 6.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Attica ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attica | 38.1% |
| 2 | Voreio Aigaio | 24.7% |
| 3 | Ipeiros | 23.5% |
| 4 | Ionia Nisia | 23.0% |
| 5 | Dytiki Elláda | 22.5% |
| 6 | Crete | 21.4% |
| 7 | Notio Aigaio | 20.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Attica ranks 10 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Central Macedonia | 24.3% |
| 8 | Crete | 19.4% |
| 9 | Peloponnisos | 19.2% |
| 10 | Attica | 18.9% |
| 11 | Sterea Elláda | 16.8% |
| 12 | Ionia Nisia | 16.4% |
| 13 | Notio Aigaio | 15.7% |
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