Economy, jobs and prices in Lasithi (Crete, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 26,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 68% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 10th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Lasithi?
The local economy produced €1.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Lasithi?
About 31,330 people worked in Lasithi in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Lasithi?
Lasithi had 10.1% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (3,632 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 3rd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Lasithi?
32,196 residents of Lasithi were in work and 35,831 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 77,819.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Lasithi?
Unemployment among women in Lasithi was 10.8% at the 2021 census, against 9.6% among men, a gap of 1.1 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Lasithi?
Lasithi had 20,481 pensioners in 2021, 64 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 19th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Lasithi?
The largest part of the economy of Lasithi in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 34.3% of gross value added, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing (19.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Lasithi?
Factories, mines and energy produced 11.5% of the value added in Lasithi in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Lasithi growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.0 billion in 2015 to €1.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 28% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Lasithi?
Of the 31,330 jobs located in Lasithi in 2023, 19% in public services, education, health and other services, 5% in industry and 23.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Lasithi?
The number of people working in Lasithi rose by 19.0% between 2015 and 2023, to 31,330.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 24.5% of the unemployed in Lasithi in 2021 were looking for their first job (891 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 46.0% of all residents of Lasithi were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 12,293 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lasithi compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Lasithi ranks 50 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 11.1% |
| 47 | Anatoliki Attiki | 11.1% |
| 48 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 10.8% |
| 49 | Chania | 10.6% |
| 50 | Lasithi | 10.1% |
| 51 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 9.7% |
| 52 | Rethymni | 9.3% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Lasithi ranks 34 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Larisa | 65 |
| 32 | Chios | 64 |
| 33 | Achaia | 64 |
| 34 | Lasithi | 64 |
| 35 | Voiotia | 62 |
| 36 | Chalkidiki | 62 |
| 37 | Xanthi | 60 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Lasithi ranks 33 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 36 | Irakleio | 10.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Lasithi ranks 33 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Rodopi | 19.7% |
| 31 | Chania | 19.6% |
| 32 | Evros | 19.5% |
| 33 | Lasithi | 19.5% |
| 34 | Fthiotida | 19.4% |
| 35 | Larisa | 19.3% |
| 36 | Kastoria | 19.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Lasithi ranks 47 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 14.8% |
| 45 | Dytiki Attiki | 14.6% |
| 46 | Anatoliki Attiki | 14.6% |
| 47 | Lasithi | 13.6% |
| 48 | Zakynthos | 13.4% |
| 49 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 11.9% |
| 50 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 11.6% |
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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…)
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