Economy, jobs and prices in Pieria (Central Macedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 17,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 46% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 36th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Pieria?
The local economy produced €1.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Pieria?
About 51,880 people worked in Pieria in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Pieria?
Pieria had 18.1% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (9,061 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 6th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Pieria?
40,961 residents of Pieria were in work and 50,024 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 119,385.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Pieria?
Unemployment among women in Pieria was 19.1% at the 2021 census, against 17.4% among men, a gap of 1.7 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Pieria?
Pieria had 28,218 pensioners in 2021, 69 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 25th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Pieria?
The largest part of the economy of Pieria in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 35.1% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (22.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Pieria?
Factories, mines and energy produced 12.1% of the value added in Pieria in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Pieria growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.3 billion in 2015 to €1.6 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 28% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Pieria?
Of the 51,880 jobs located in Pieria in 2023, 21% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 19.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Pieria?
The number of people working in Pieria rose by 14.2% between 2015 and 2023, to 51,880.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 23.4% of the unemployed in Pieria in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,122 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 41.9% of all residents of Pieria were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 20,628 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Pieria compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Evrytania | 19.7% |
| 4 | Achaia | 18.5% |
| 5 | Zakynthos | 18.2% |
| 6 | Pieria | 18.1% |
| 7 | Grevena, Kozani | 18.0% |
| 8 | Imathia | 17.8% |
| 9 | Florina | 17.6% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Pieria ranks 25 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Florina | 70 |
| 23 | Argolida, Arkadia | 70 |
| 24 | Evvoia | 69 |
| 25 | Pieria | 69 |
| 26 | Magnisia, Sporades | 69 |
| 27 | Lesvos, Limnos | 68 |
| 28 | Lefkada | 67 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Pieria ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Evros | 13.6% |
| 30 | Serres | 13.4% |
| 31 | Achaia | 12.7% |
| 32 | Pieria | 12.1% |
| 33 | Lasithi | 11.5% |
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 11.5% |
| 35 | Ileia | 11.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Pieria ranks 40 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Aitoloakarnania | 19.3% |
| 38 | Zakynthos | 19.2% |
| 39 | Argolida, Arkadia | 18.8% |
| 40 | Pieria | 18.2% |
| 41 | Ileia | 17.9% |
| 42 | Grevena, Kozani | 17.8% |
| 43 | Evvoia | 17.5% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Pieria ranks 21 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Aitoloakarnania | 23.4% |
| 19 | Grevena, Kozani | 22.5% |
| 20 | Serres | 22.4% |
| 21 | Pieria | 22.3% |
| 22 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.2% |
| 23 | Florina | 22.0% |
| 24 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.0% |
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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…)
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- 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…)
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