Economy, jobs and prices in Chios (Voreio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 16,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 43% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 42nd highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Chios?
The local economy produced €791.11 million of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Chios?
About 21,330 people worked in Chios in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Chios?
Chios had 13.4% of its labour force out of work at the 2021 census (2,783 people), compared with 14.2% for Greece as a whole, 13th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Chios?
18,009 residents of Chios were in work and 20,795 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 51,694.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Chios?
Unemployment among women in Chios was 15.3% at the 2021 census, against 11.9% among men, a gap of 3.4 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Chios?
Chios had 11,487 pensioners in 2021, 64 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 21st lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Chios?
The largest part of the economy of Chios in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 33.0% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (30.2%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Chios?
Factories, mines and energy produced 7.9% of the value added in Chios in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Chios growing?
Gross value added rose from €0.6 billion in 2015 to €0.7 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 22% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Chios?
Of the 21,330 jobs located in Chios in 2023, 36% in public services, education, health and other services, 6% in industry and 5.9% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Chios?
The number of people working in Chios rose by 9.6% between 2015 and 2023, to 21,330.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 23.2% of the unemployed in Chios in 2021 were looking for their first job (645 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 40.2% of all residents of Chios were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 8,761 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Chios compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Chios ranks 40 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 43 | Lakonia, Messinia | 12.8% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Chios ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 67 |
| 30 | Korinthia | 66 |
| 31 | Larisa | 65 |
| 32 | Chios | 64 |
| 33 | Achaia | 64 |
| 34 | Lasithi | 64 |
| 35 | Voiotia | 62 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Chios ranks 45 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Thesprotia | 8.7% |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 8.2% |
| 44 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.1% |
| 45 | Chios | 7.9% |
| 46 | Rethymni | 7.3% |
| 47 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 6.9% |
| 48 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 6.4% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Chios ranks 5 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 43.6% |
| 3 | Voreios Tomeas Athinon | 42.0% |
| 4 | Anatoliki Attiki | 32.3% |
| 5 | Chios | 30.2% |
| 6 | Evrytania | 29.2% |
| 7 | Achaia | 27.1% |
| 8 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 27.1% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Chios ranks 3 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evros | 42.8% |
| 2 | Lesvos, Limnos | 33.7% |
| 3 | Chios | 33.0% |
| 4 | Evrytania | 32.4% |
| 5 | Ikaria, Samos | 32.0% |
| 6 | Ioannina | 31.9% |
| 7 | Xanthi | 30.0% |
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Sources
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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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