Economy, jobs and prices in Pella (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 21,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 56% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 23rd highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Pella?
The local economy produced €2.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Pella?
About 62,280 people worked in Pella in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Pella?
Pella had 16.6% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (8,969 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 15th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Pella?
45,026 residents of Pella were in work and 53,993 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 126,739.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Pella?
Unemployment among women in Pella was 18.2% at the 2021 census, against 15.5% among men, a gap of 2.7 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Pella?
Pella had 32,123 pensioners in 2021, 71 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 19th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Pella?
The largest part of the economy of Pella in 2023 was agriculture, forestry and fishing, at 31.7% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Pella?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 15.0% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Pella growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.5 billion in 2015 to €2.0 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 40% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Pella?
Of the 62,280 jobs located in Pella in 2023, 19% in public services, education, health and other services, 10% in industry and 36.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Pella?
The number of people working in Pella rose by 10.3% between 2015 and 2023, to 62,280.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 26.4% of the unemployed in Pella in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,366 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 42.6% of all residents of Pella were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 20,648 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pella compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Pella ranks 15 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Xanthi | 17.2% |
| 13 | Kilkis | 17.1% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 16.9% |
| 15 | Pella | 16.6% |
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
| 17 | Rodopi | 16.6% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 16.5% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Pella ranks 19 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
| 17 | Thasos, Kavala | 72 |
| 18 | Ioannina | 72 |
| 19 | Pella | 71 |
| 20 | Lakonia, Messinia | 71 |
| 21 | Ileia | 71 |
| 22 | Florina | 70 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Pella ranks 26 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Anatoliki Attiki | 16.3% |
| 24 | Ioannina | 15.9% |
| 25 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 15.5% |
| 26 | Pella | 15.0% |
| 27 | Lakonia, Messinia | 14.3% |
| 28 | Arta, Preveza | 13.9% |
| 29 | Evros | 13.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Pella ranks 52 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)
Pella ranks 41 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Evvoia | 18.0% |
| 39 | Korinthia | 18.0% |
| 40 | Lefkada | 17.3% |
| 41 | Pella | 16.8% |
| 42 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 16.3% |
| 43 | Rethymni | 15.7% |
| 44 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 14.8% |
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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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