Economy, jobs and prices in Ileia (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 17,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 45% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 40th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Ileia?
The local economy produced €2.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Ileia?
About 72,450 people worked in Ileia in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ileia?
Ileia had 16.4% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (10,360 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 19th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Ileia?
52,861 residents of Ileia were in work and 63,225 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 149,895.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Ileia?
Unemployment among women in Ileia was 19.6% at the 2021 census, against 14.7% among men, a gap of 4.9 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Ileia?
Ileia had 37,287 pensioners in 2021, 71 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 21st highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Ileia?
The largest part of the economy of Ileia in 2023 was agriculture, forestry and fishing, at 24.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Ileia?
Factories, mines and energy produced 11.5% of the value added in Ileia in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Ileia growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.5 billion in 2015 to €1.9 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 20% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Ileia?
Of the 72,450 jobs located in Ileia in 2023, 24% in public services, education, health and other services, 6% in industry and 30.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Ileia?
The number of people working in Ileia rose by 9.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 72,450.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 34.6% of the unemployed in Ileia in 2021 were looking for their first job (3,588 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 42.2% of all residents of Ileia were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 22,029 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ileia compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Ileia ranks 19 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
| 17 | Rodopi | 16.6% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 16.5% |
| 19 | Ileia | 16.4% |
| 20 | Thesprotia | 16.2% |
| 21 | Thessaloniki | 16.1% |
| 22 | Drama | 16.0% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Ileia ranks 21 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Ioannina | 72 |
| 19 | Pella | 71 |
| 20 | Lakonia, Messinia | 71 |
| 21 | Ileia | 71 |
| 22 | Florina | 70 |
| 23 | Argolida, Arkadia | 70 |
| 24 | Evvoia | 69 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Ileia ranks 35 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Pieria | 12.1% |
| 33 | Lasithi | 11.5% |
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 11.5% |
| 35 | Ileia | 11.5% |
| 36 | Irakleio | 10.4% |
| 37 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 9.8% |
| 38 | Chalkidiki | 9.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Ileia ranks 41 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 44 | Serres | 17.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Ileia ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fthiotida | 21.0% |
| 28 | Irakleio | 20.9% |
| 29 | Chania | 20.7% |
| 30 | Ileia | 20.0% |
| 31 | Lakonia, Messinia | 19.5% |
| 32 | Kerkyra | 19.5% |
| 33 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 18.8% |
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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…)
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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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