Economy, jobs and prices in Fthiotida (Sterea Elláda, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 19,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 51% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 30th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Fthiotida?
The local economy produced €2.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Fthiotida?
About 79,890 people worked in Fthiotida in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Fthiotida?
Fthiotida had 15.2% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (8,506 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 24th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Fthiotida?
47,605 residents of Fthiotida were in work and 56,108 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 137,794.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Fthiotida?
Unemployment among women in Fthiotida was 16.2% at the 2021 census, against 14.4% among men, a gap of 1.8 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Fthiotida?
Fthiotida had 38,113 pensioners in 2021, 80 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 9th highest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Fthiotida?
The largest part of the economy of Fthiotida in 2023 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 30.4% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (22.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Fthiotida?
Factories, mines and energy produced 30.4% of the value added in Fthiotida in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Fthiotida growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.8 billion in 2015 to €2.2 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 22% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Fthiotida?
Of the 79,890 jobs located in Fthiotida in 2023, 22% in public services, education, health and other services, 13% in industry and 24.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Fthiotida?
The number of people working in Fthiotida rose by 10.4% between 2015 and 2023, to 79,890.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.2% of the unemployed in Fthiotida in 2021 were looking for their first job (2,311 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 40.7% of all residents of Fthiotida were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 21,255 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Fthiotida compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Fthiotida ranks 29 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 32 | Lesvos, Limnos | 14.3% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Fthiotida ranks 9 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Thesprotia | 82 |
| 7 | Kilkis | 82 |
| 8 | Drama | 80 |
| 9 | Fthiotida | 80 |
| 10 | Grevena, Kozani | 79 |
| 11 | Aitoloakarnania | 78 |
| 12 | Evros | 76 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Fthiotida ranks 6 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Grevena, Kozani | 31.8% |
| 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% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Fthiotida ranks 34 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Chania | 19.6% |
| 32 | Evros | 19.5% |
| 33 | Lasithi | 19.5% |
| 34 | Fthiotida | 19.4% |
| 35 | Larisa | 19.3% |
| 36 | Kastoria | 19.3% |
| 37 | Aitoloakarnania | 19.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Fthiotida ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 22.0% |
| 25 | Kilkis | 21.8% |
| 26 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 21.4% |
| 27 | Fthiotida | 21.0% |
| 28 | Irakleio | 20.9% |
| 29 | Chania | 20.7% |
| 30 | Ileia | 20.0% |
More on Fthiotida: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government and politics · Sterea Elláda · Greece
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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.