Economy, jobs and prices in Kastoria (Dytiki Makedonia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 16,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 42% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 46th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Kastoria?
The local economy produced €589.71 million of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Kastoria?
About 18,760 people worked in Kastoria in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Kastoria?
Kastoria had 22.3% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (4,466 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, the highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Kastoria?
15,549 residents of Kastoria were in work and 20,017 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 45,929.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Kastoria?
Unemployment among women in Kastoria was 22.9% at the 2021 census, against 21.9% among men, a gap of 1.0 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Kastoria?
Kastoria had 11,402 pensioners in 2021, 73 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 15th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Kastoria?
The largest part of the economy of Kastoria in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 29.1% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (19.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Kastoria?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 17.8% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Kastoria growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.5 billion in 2015 to €0.5 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 12% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Kastoria?
Of the 18,760 jobs located in Kastoria in 2023, 21% in public services, education, health and other services, 19% in industry and 15.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Kastoria?
The number of people working in Kastoria rose by 6.3% between 2015 and 2023, to 18,760.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 21.2% of the unemployed in Kastoria in 2021 were looking for their first job (945 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 43.6% of all residents of Kastoria were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 7,019 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kastoria compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Kastoria ranks 1 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)
Kastoria ranks 15 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Evros | 76 |
| 13 | Imathia | 75 |
| 14 | Rodopi | 74 |
| 15 | Kastoria | 73 |
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
| 17 | Thasos, Kavala | 72 |
| 18 | Ioannina | 72 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Kastoria ranks 19 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Larisa | 19.1% |
| 17 | Thessaloniki | 18.1% |
| 18 | Aitoloakarnania | 18.1% |
| 19 | Kastoria | 17.8% |
| 20 | Karditsa, Trikala | 17.3% |
| 21 | Imathia | 17.2% |
| 22 | Evrytania | 17.1% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Kastoria ranks 36 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Lasithi | 19.5% |
| 34 | Fthiotida | 19.4% |
| 35 | Larisa | 19.3% |
| 36 | Kastoria | 19.3% |
| 37 | Aitoloakarnania | 19.3% |
| 38 | Zakynthos | 19.2% |
| 39 | Argolida, Arkadia | 18.8% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Kastoria ranks 10 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 13 | Larisa | 27.1% |
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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…)
- 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…)
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