Economy, jobs and prices in Florina (Dytiki Makedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 22,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 60% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 16th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Florina?
The local economy produced €893.31 million of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Florina?
About 18,900 people worked in Florina in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Florina?
The 2021 census counted 3,281 unemployed people in Florina, an unemployment rate of 17.6% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 9th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Florina?
15,408 residents of Florina were in work and 18,687 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 44,880.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Florina?
Unemployment among women in Florina was 18.0% at the 2021 census, against 17.2% among men, a gap of 0.8 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Florina?
Florina had 10,839 pensioners in 2021, 70 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 22nd highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Florina?
The largest part of the economy of Florina in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 31.1% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (22.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Florina?
Factories, mines and energy produced 31.1% of the value added in Florina in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Florina growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.9 billion in 2015 to €0.8 billion in 2023 in current prices, a change of -9% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Florina?
Of the 18,900 jobs located in Florina in 2023, 35% in public services, education, health and other services, 14% in industry and 16.2% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Florina?
The number of people working in Florina rose by 5.9% between 2015 and 2023, to 18,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.8% of the unemployed in Florina in 2021 were looking for their first job (911 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 41.6% of all residents of Florina were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 8,206 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Florina compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Florina ranks 9 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pieria | 18.1% |
| 7 | Grevena, Kozani | 18.0% |
| 8 | Imathia | 17.8% |
| 9 | Florina | 17.6% |
| 10 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.6% |
| 11 | Serres | 17.2% |
| 12 | Xanthi | 17.2% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Florina ranks 22 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Pella | 71 |
| 20 | Lakonia, Messinia | 71 |
| 21 | Ileia | 71 |
| 22 | Florina | 70 |
| 23 | Argolida, Arkadia | 70 |
| 24 | Evvoia | 69 |
| 25 | Pieria | 69 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Florina ranks 5 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Evvoia | 35.0% |
| 3 | Grevena, Kozani | 31.8% |
| 4 | Drama | 31.1% |
| 5 | Florina | 31.1% |
| 6 | Fthiotida | 30.4% |
| 7 | Korinthia | 29.9% |
| 8 | Argolida, Arkadia | 28.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Florina ranks 50 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)
Florina ranks 23 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Serres | 22.4% |
| 21 | Pieria | 22.3% |
| 22 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.2% |
| 23 | Florina | 22.0% |
| 24 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.0% |
| 25 | Kilkis | 21.8% |
| 26 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 21.4% |
More on Florina: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government and politics · Dytiki Makedonia · Greece
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.