Economy, jobs and prices in Lefkada (Ionia Nisia, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 20,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 54% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 26th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Lefkada?
The local economy produced €397.93 million of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Lefkada?
About 9,010 people worked in Lefkada in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Lefkada?
Lefkada had 16.5% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (1,631 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 18th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Lefkada?
8,272 residents of Lefkada were in work and 9,900 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 22,827.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Lefkada?
Unemployment among women in Lefkada was 17.0% at the 2021 census, against 16.2% among men, a gap of 0.8 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Lefkada?
Lefkada had 5,569 pensioners in 2021, 67 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 25th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Lefkada?
The largest part of the economy of Lefkada in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 46.0% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (24.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Lefkada?
Factories, mines and energy produced 3.6% of the value added in Lefkada in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Lefkada growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.3 billion in 2015 to €0.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 36% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Lefkada?
Of the 9,010 jobs located in Lefkada in 2023, 26% in public services, education, health and other services, 5% in industry and 6.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Lefkada?
The number of people working in Lefkada rose by 17.2% between 2015 and 2023, to 9,010.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 22.0% of the unemployed in Lefkada in 2021 were looking for their first job (359 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 43.4% of all residents of Lefkada were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 3,641 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lefkada compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Lefkada ranks 18 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Pella | 16.6% |
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
| 17 | Rodopi | 16.6% |
| 18 | Lefkada | 16.5% |
| 19 | Ileia | 16.4% |
| 20 | Thesprotia | 16.2% |
| 21 | Thessaloniki | 16.1% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Lefkada ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Pieria | 69 |
| 26 | Magnisia, Sporades | 69 |
| 27 | Lesvos, Limnos | 68 |
| 28 | Lefkada | 67 |
| 29 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 67 |
| 30 | Korinthia | 66 |
| 31 | Larisa | 65 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Lefkada ranks 52 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)
Lefkada ranks 13 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Arta, Preveza | 24.8% |
| 11 | Kerkyra | 24.7% |
| 12 | Ioannina | 24.2% |
| 13 | Lefkada | 24.0% |
| 14 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 23.9% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 23.8% |
| 16 | Thessaloniki | 23.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Lefkada ranks 40 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Imathia | 18.2% |
| 38 | Evvoia | 18.0% |
| 39 | Korinthia | 18.0% |
| 40 | Lefkada | 17.3% |
| 41 | Pella | 16.8% |
| 42 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 16.3% |
| 43 | Rethymni | 15.7% |
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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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