Economy, jobs and prices in Ioannina (Ipeiros, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 17,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 46% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 38th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Ioannina?
The local economy produced €2.3 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Ioannina?
About 70,600 people worked in Ioannina in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ioannina?
The 2021 census counted 10,267 unemployed people in Ioannina, an unemployment rate of 15.2% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 25th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Ioannina?
57,185 residents of Ioannina were in work and 67,455 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 160,772.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Ioannina?
Unemployment among women in Ioannina was 15.7% at the 2021 census, against 14.8% among men, a gap of 0.9 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Ioannina?
Ioannina had 41,067 pensioners in 2021, 72 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 18th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Ioannina?
The largest part of the economy of Ioannina in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 31.9% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (24.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Ioannina?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 15.9% of output in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Ioannina growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.6 billion in 2015 to €2.0 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 25% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Ioannina?
Of the 70,600 jobs located in Ioannina in 2023, 33% in public services, education, health and other services, 10% in industry and 9.5% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Ioannina?
The number of people working in Ioannina rose by 18.8% between 2015 and 2023, to 70,600.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.0% of the unemployed in Ioannina in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,768 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 42.0% of all residents of Ioannina were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 30,300 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ioannina compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Ioannina ranks 28 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Ikaria, Samos | 15.5% |
| 26 | Fokida | 15.4% |
| 27 | Evvoia | 15.4% |
| 28 | Ioannina | 15.2% |
| 29 | Fthiotida | 15.2% |
| 30 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 15.0% |
| 31 | Kerkyra | 14.4% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Ioannina ranks 18 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kastoria | 73 |
| 16 | Ikaria, Samos | 73 |
| 17 | Thasos, Kavala | 72 |
| 18 | Ioannina | 72 |
| 19 | Pella | 71 |
| 20 | Lakonia, Messinia | 71 |
| 21 | Ileia | 71 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Ioannina ranks 24 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Imathia | 17.2% |
| 22 | Evrytania | 17.1% |
| 23 | Anatoliki Attiki | 16.3% |
| 24 | Ioannina | 15.9% |
| 25 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 15.5% |
| 26 | Pella | 15.0% |
| 27 | Lakonia, Messinia | 14.3% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Ioannina ranks 12 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 15 | Irakleio | 23.8% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Ioannina ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chios | 33.0% |
| 4 | Evrytania | 32.4% |
| 5 | Ikaria, Samos | 32.0% |
| 6 | Ioannina | 31.9% |
| 7 | Xanthi | 30.0% |
| 8 | Karditsa, Trikala | 29.4% |
| 9 | Achaia | 29.2% |
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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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