Economy, jobs and prices in Korinthia (Peloponnisos, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 21,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 57% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 21st highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Korinthia?
The local economy produced €2.6 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Korinthia?
About 58,730 people worked in Korinthia in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Korinthia?
The 2021 census counted 7,788 unemployed people in Korinthia, an unemployment rate of 13.4% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 14th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Korinthia?
50,258 residents of Korinthia were in work and 58,050 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 138,308.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Korinthia?
Unemployment among women in Korinthia was 14.9% at the 2021 census, against 12.3% among men, a gap of 2.5 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Korinthia?
Korinthia had 33,342 pensioners in 2021, 66 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 23rd lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Korinthia?
The largest part of the economy of Korinthia in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 29.9% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (20.6%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Korinthia?
Factories, mines and energy produced 29.9% of the value added in Korinthia in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Korinthia growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.7 billion in 2015 to €2.2 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 30% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Korinthia?
Of the 58,730 jobs located in Korinthia in 2023, 23% in public services, education, health and other services, 12% in industry and 21.1% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Korinthia?
The number of people working in Korinthia rose by 14.7% between 2015 and 2023, to 58,730.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 24.5% of the unemployed in Korinthia in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,907 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 42.0% of all residents of Korinthia were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 22,213 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Korinthia compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Korinthia ranks 39 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Argolida, Arkadia | 13.6% |
| 37 | Dytiki Attiki | 13.5% |
| 38 | Evros | 13.4% |
| 39 | Korinthia | 13.4% |
| 40 | Chios | 13.4% |
| 41 | Voiotia | 13.3% |
| 42 | Dytikos Tomeas Athinon | 13.1% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Korinthia ranks 30 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Lesvos, Limnos | 68 |
| 28 | Lefkada | 67 |
| 29 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 67 |
| 30 | Korinthia | 66 |
| 31 | Larisa | 65 |
| 32 | Chios | 64 |
| 33 | Achaia | 64 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Korinthia ranks 7 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Drama | 31.1% |
| 5 | Florina | 31.1% |
| 6 | Fthiotida | 30.4% |
| 7 | Korinthia | 29.9% |
| 8 | Argolida, Arkadia | 28.5% |
| 9 | Dytiki Attiki | 26.6% |
| 10 | Rodopi | 26.5% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Korinthia ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Rethymni | 21.4% |
| 25 | Thasos, Kavala | 20.9% |
| 26 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 20.2% |
| 27 | Korinthia | 20.2% |
| 28 | Xanthi | 20.1% |
| 29 | Fokida | 20.0% |
| 30 | Rodopi | 19.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Korinthia ranks 39 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Argolida, Arkadia | 18.3% |
| 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% |
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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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