Economy, jobs and prices in Arta, Preveza (Ipeiros, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 16,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 42% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 48th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Arta, Preveza?
The local economy produced €1.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Arta, Preveza?
About 51,920 people worked in Arta, Preveza in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Arta and Preveza?
Arta and Preveza had 16.9% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (7,907 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 14th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Arta and Preveza?
38,749 residents of Arta and Preveza were in work and 46,654 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 118,414.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Arta and Preveza?
Unemployment among women in Arta and Preveza was 17.1% at the 2021 census, against 16.8% among men, a gap of 0.3 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Arta and Preveza?
Arta and Preveza had 36,570 pensioners in 2021, 94 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 4th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Arta, Preveza?
The largest part of the economy of Arta, Preveza in 2023 was trade, transport, hospitality and communications, at 27.0% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (25.8%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Arta, Preveza?
Factories, mines and energy produced 13.9% of the value added in Arta, Preveza in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Arta, Preveza growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.2 billion in 2015 to €1.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 15% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Arta, Preveza?
Of the 51,920 jobs located in Arta, Preveza in 2023, 24% in public services, education, health and other services, 9% in industry and 25.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Arta, Preveza?
The number of people working in Arta, Preveza rose by 4.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 51,920.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 24.5% of the unemployed in Arta and Preveza in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,940 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 39.4% of all residents of Arta and Preveza were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 17,962 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Arta, Preveza compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Arta, Preveza ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Serres | 17.2% |
| 12 | Xanthi | 17.2% |
| 13 | Kilkis | 17.1% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 16.9% |
| 15 | Pella | 16.6% |
| 16 | Chalkidiki | 16.6% |
| 17 | Rodopi | 16.6% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Arta, Preveza ranks 4 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evrytania | 121 |
| 2 | Fokida | 96 |
| 3 | Serres | 95 |
| 4 | Arta, Preveza | 94 |
| 5 | Karditsa, Trikala | 88 |
| 6 | Thesprotia | 82 |
| 7 | Kilkis | 82 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Arta, Preveza ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 15.5% |
| 26 | Pella | 15.0% |
| 27 | Lakonia, Messinia | 14.3% |
| 28 | Arta, Preveza | 13.9% |
| 29 | Evros | 13.6% |
| 30 | Serres | 13.4% |
| 31 | Achaia | 12.7% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Arta, Preveza ranks 10 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Achaia | 27.1% |
| 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% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Arta, Preveza ranks 14 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Thessaloniki | 27.6% |
| 12 | Rodopi | 27.5% |
| 13 | Larisa | 27.1% |
| 14 | Arta, Preveza | 25.8% |
| 15 | Drama | 25.0% |
| 16 | Magnisia, Sporades | 24.5% |
| 17 | Fokida | 23.9% |
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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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