Economy, jobs and prices in Kerkyra (Ionia Nisia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 22,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 60% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 17th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Kerkyra?
The local economy produced €1.8 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Kerkyra?
About 54,600 people worked in Kerkyra in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Corfu?
The 2021 census counted 6,705 unemployed people in Corfu, an unemployment rate of 14.4% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 22nd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Corfu?
39,911 residents of Corfu were in work and 46,613 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 101,599.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Corfu?
Unemployment among women in Corfu was 14.1% at the 2021 census, against 14.6% among men, a gap of -0.6 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Corfu?
Corfu had 23,856 pensioners in 2021, 60 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 15th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Kerkyra?
The largest part of the economy of Kerkyra in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 46.7% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (24.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Kerkyra?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 4.9% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Kerkyra growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.3 billion in 2015 to €1.6 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 21% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Kerkyra?
Of the 54,600 jobs located in Kerkyra in 2023, 17% in public services, education, health and other services, 4% in industry and 7.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Kerkyra?
The number of people working in Kerkyra rose by 25.4% between 2015 and 2023, to 54,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 21.1% of the unemployed in Corfu in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,414 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 45.9% of all residents of Corfu were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 15,649 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Kerkyra compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Kerkyra ranks 31 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Ioannina | 15.2% |
| 29 | Fthiotida | 15.2% |
| 30 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 15.0% |
| 31 | Kerkyra | 14.4% |
| 32 | Lesvos, Limnos | 14.3% |
| 33 | Larisa | 14.1% |
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 13.8% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Kerkyra ranks 38 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Voiotia | 62 |
| 36 | Chalkidiki | 62 |
| 37 | Xanthi | 60 |
| 38 | Kerkyra | 60 |
| 39 | Thessaloniki | 53 |
| 40 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 52 |
| 41 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 51 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Kerkyra ranks 51 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Rethymni | 7.3% |
| 47 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 6.9% |
| 48 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.4% |
| 49 | Zakynthos | 5.7% |
| 50 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 5.5% |
| 51 | Kerkyra | 4.9% |
| 52 | Lefkada | 3.6% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Kerkyra ranks 11 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 27.1% |
| 9 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 26.1% |
| 10 | Arta, Preveza | 24.8% |
| 11 | Kerkyra | 24.7% |
| 12 | Ioannina | 24.2% |
| 13 | Lefkada | 24.0% |
| 14 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 23.9% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Kerkyra ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 34 | Thesprotia | 18.7% |
| 35 | Thasos, Kavala | 18.6% |
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Sources
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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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