Economy, jobs and prices in Achaia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 20,400 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 53% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 28th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Achaia?
The local economy produced €4.8 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Achaia?
About 120,740 people worked in Achaia in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Achaia?
The 2021 census counted 23,342 unemployed people in Achaia, an unemployment rate of 18.5% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 4th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Achaia?
102,739 residents of Achaia were in work and 126,079 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 305,979.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Achaia?
Unemployment among women in Achaia was 19.0% at the 2021 census, against 18.1% among men, a gap of 0.9 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Achaia?
Achaia had 65,484 pensioners in 2021, 64 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 20th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Achaia?
The largest part of the economy of Achaia in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 29.2% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (27.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Achaia?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 12.7% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Achaia growing?
Gross value added rose from €3.5 billion in 2015 to €4.2 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 21% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Achaia?
Of the 120,740 jobs located in Achaia in 2023, 27% in public services, education, health and other services, 10% in industry and 9.6% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Achaia?
The number of people working in Achaia rose by 16.9% between 2015 and 2023, to 120,740.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.3% of the unemployed in Achaia in 2021 were looking for their first job (6,365 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 41.2% of all residents of Achaia were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 62,895 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Achaia compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Achaia ranks 4 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kastoria | 22.3% |
| 2 | Aitoloakarnania | 19.9% |
| 3 | Evrytania | 19.7% |
| 4 | Achaia | 18.5% |
| 5 | Zakynthos | 18.2% |
| 6 | Pieria | 18.1% |
| 7 | Grevena, Kozani | 18.0% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Achaia ranks 33 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Korinthia | 66 |
| 31 | Larisa | 65 |
| 32 | Chios | 64 |
| 33 | Achaia | 64 |
| 34 | Lasithi | 64 |
| 35 | Voiotia | 62 |
| 36 | Chalkidiki | 62 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Achaia ranks 31 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arta, Preveza | 13.9% |
| 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% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Achaia ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anatoliki Attiki | 32.3% |
| 5 | Chios | 30.2% |
| 6 | Evrytania | 29.2% |
| 7 | Achaia | 27.1% |
| 8 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 27.1% |
| 9 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 26.1% |
| 10 | Arta, Preveza | 24.8% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Achaia ranks 9 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ioannina | 31.9% |
| 7 | Xanthi | 30.0% |
| 8 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.4% |
| 9 | Achaia | 29.2% |
| 10 | Kastoria | 29.1% |
| 11 | Thessaloniki | 27.6% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 27.5% |
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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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