Economy, jobs and prices in Kilkis (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 18,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 47% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 34th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Kilkis?
The local economy produced €1.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Kilkis?
About 29,680 people worked in Kilkis in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kilkis?
The 2021 census counted 4,905 unemployed people in Kilkis, an unemployment rate of 17.1% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 13th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Kilkis?
23,737 residents of Kilkis were in work and 28,639 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 70,477.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Kilkis?
Unemployment among women in Kilkis was 18.9% at the 2021 census, against 15.9% among men, a gap of 3.0 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Kilkis?
Kilkis had 19,435 pensioners in 2021, 82 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 7th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Kilkis?
The largest part of the economy of Kilkis in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 26.4% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (21.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Kilkis?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 26.4% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Kilkis growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.8 billion in 2015 to €1.0 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 24% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Kilkis?
Of the 29,680 jobs located in Kilkis in 2023, 30% in public services, education, health and other services, 19% in industry and 15.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Kilkis?
The number of people working in Kilkis rose by 10.1% between 2015 and 2023, to 29,680.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 31.9% of the unemployed in Kilkis in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,566 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 40.6% of all residents of Kilkis were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 11,151 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kilkis compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Kilkis ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Kilkis ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Arta, Preveza | 94 |
| 5 | Karditsa, Trikala | 88 |
| 6 | Thesprotia | 82 |
| 7 | Kilkis | 82 |
| 8 | Drama | 80 |
| 9 | Fthiotida | 80 |
| 10 | Grevena, Kozani | 79 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Kilkis ranks 11 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Argolida, Arkadia | 28.5% |
| 9 | Dytiki Attiki | 26.6% |
| 10 | Rodopi | 26.5% |
| 11 | Kilkis | 26.4% |
| 12 | Fokida | 23.2% |
| 13 | Magnisia, Sporades | 21.2% |
| 14 | Xanthi | 20.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Kilkis ranks 47 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Serres | 17.4% |
| 45 | Drama | 17.0% |
| 46 | Magnisia, Sporades | 16.7% |
| 47 | Kilkis | 16.1% |
| 48 | Dytiki Attiki | 15.3% |
| 49 | Imathia | 13.8% |
| 50 | Florina | 13.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Kilkis ranks 25 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 28 | Irakleio | 20.9% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
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