Economy, jobs and prices in Imathia (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 18,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 48% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 33rd highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Imathia?
The local economy produced €2.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Imathia?
About 57,110 people worked in Imathia in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Imathia?
The 2021 census counted 9,639 unemployed people in Imathia, an unemployment rate of 17.8% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 8th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Imathia?
44,403 residents of Imathia were in work and 54,040 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 131,002.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Imathia?
Unemployment among women in Imathia was 18.3% at the 2021 census, against 17.5% among men, a gap of 0.8 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Imathia?
Imathia had 33,285 pensioners in 2021, 75 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 13th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Imathia?
The largest part of the economy of Imathia in 2023 was agriculture, forestry and fishing, at 27.7% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (20.9%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Imathia?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 17.2% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Imathia growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.4 billion in 2015 to €1.8 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 31% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Imathia?
Of the 57,110 jobs located in Imathia in 2023, 21% in public services, education, health and other services, 11% in industry and 26.7% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Imathia?
The number of people working in Imathia rose by 4.7% between 2015 and 2023, to 57,110.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.5% of the unemployed in Imathia in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,646 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 41.3% of all residents of Imathia were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 22,508 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Imathia compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Imathia ranks 8 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Zakynthos | 18.2% |
| 6 | Pieria | 18.1% |
| 7 | Grevena, Kozani | 18.0% |
| 8 | Imathia | 17.8% |
| 9 | Florina | 17.6% |
| 10 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.6% |
| 11 | Serres | 17.2% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Imathia ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Grevena, Kozani | 79 |
| 11 | Aitoloakarnania | 78 |
| 12 | Evros | 76 |
| 13 | Imathia | 75 |
| 14 | Rodopi | 74 |
| 15 | Kastoria | 73 |
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Imathia ranks 21 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Aitoloakarnania | 18.1% |
| 19 | Kastoria | 17.8% |
| 20 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.3% |
| 21 | Imathia | 17.2% |
| 22 | Evrytania | 17.1% |
| 23 | Anatoliki Attiki | 16.3% |
| 24 | Ioannina | 15.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Imathia ranks 49 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Magnisia, Sporades | 16.7% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 16.1% |
| 48 | Dytiki Attiki | 15.3% |
| 49 | Imathia | 13.8% |
| 50 | Florina | 13.1% |
| 51 | Voiotia | 13.0% |
| 52 | Pella | 11.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Imathia ranks 37 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Thesprotia | 18.7% |
| 35 | Thasos, Kavala | 18.6% |
| 36 | Argolida, Arkadia | 18.3% |
| 37 | Imathia | 18.2% |
| 38 | Evvoia | 18.0% |
| 39 | Korinthia | 18.0% |
| 40 | Lefkada | 17.3% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- 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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
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