Economy, jobs and prices in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon (Attica, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 52,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 138% of the EU average (68% for Greece); the highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
The local economy produced €38.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
About 709,910 people worked in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Central Athens?
Central Athens had 13.6% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (67,778 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 18th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Central Athens?
429,268 residents of Central Athens were in work and 497,049 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 1,002,210.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Central Athens?
Unemployment among women in Central Athens was 14.4% at the 2021 census, against 13.0% among men, a gap of 1.4 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Central Athens?
Central Athens had 208,332 pensioners in 2021, 49 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 9th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
The largest part of the economy of Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon in 2023 was finance, property and business services, at 46.3% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (23.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
Factories, mines and energy produced 8.1% of the value added in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon growing?
Gross value added rose from €26.2 billion in 2015 to €33.8 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 29% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
Of the 709,910 jobs located in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon in 2023, 33% in public services, education, health and other services, 6% in industry and 0.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon?
The number of people working in Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon rose by 20.1% between 2015 and 2023, to 709,910.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 22.1% of the unemployed in Central Athens in 2021 were looking for their first job (14,991 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 49.6% of all residents of Central Athens were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 146,281 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 35 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Lesvos, Limnos | 14.3% |
| 33 | Larisa | 14.1% |
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 13.8% |
| 35 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 13.6% |
| 36 | Argolida, Arkadia | 13.6% |
| 37 | Dytiki Attiki | 13.5% |
| 38 | Evros | 13.4% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 44 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 51 |
| 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 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 44 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
| 42 | Thesprotia | 8.7% |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 8.2% |
| 44 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.1% |
| 45 | Chios | 7.9% |
| 46 | Rethymni | 7.3% |
| 47 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 6.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 1 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)
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon ranks 24 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Pieria | 22.3% |
| 22 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.2% |
| 23 | Florina | 22.0% |
| 24 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.0% |
| 25 | Kilkis | 21.8% |
| 26 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 21.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 21.0% |
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