Economy, jobs and prices in Lesvos, Limnos (Voreio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
GDP per person was 16,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 42% of the EU average (68% for Greece); 47th highest of 52 regional units in Greece.
How big is the economy of Lesvos, Limnos?
The local economy produced €1.5 billion of output (GDP) in 2023.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Lesvos, Limnos?
About 43,270 people worked in Lesvos, Limnos in 2023 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Lesvos and Limnos?
The 2021 census counted 5,787 unemployed people in Lesvos and Limnos, an unemployment rate of 14.3% of the labour force (14.2% nationally); 21st lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many people work in Lesvos and Limnos?
34,677 residents of Lesvos and Limnos were in work and 40,463 were economically active at the 2021 census, out of a resident population of 100,422.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the female unemployment rate in Lesvos and Limnos?
Unemployment among women in Lesvos and Limnos was 15.9% at the 2021 census, against 13.2% among men, a gap of 2.6 percentage points.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many pensioners live in Lesvos and Limnos?
Lesvos and Limnos had 23,705 pensioners in 2021, 68 for every 100 people in work (59 nationally), 26th lowest of 52 among the NUTS3 areas.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Lesvos, Limnos?
The largest part of the economy of Lesvos, Limnos in 2023 was public administration, education, health and other services, at 33.7% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (25.1%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Lesvos, Limnos?
Factories, mines and energy produced 8.2% of the value added in Lesvos, Limnos in 2023, against 14.8% for Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Lesvos, Limnos growing?
Gross value added rose from €1.1 billion in 2015 to €1.3 billion in 2023 in current prices, an increase of 18% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Lesvos, Limnos?
Of the 43,270 jobs located in Lesvos, Limnos in 2023, 28% in public services, education, health and other services, 5% in industry and 15.3% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Lesvos, Limnos?
The number of people working in Lesvos, Limnos rose by 17.5% between 2015 and 2023, to 43,270.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 27.6% of the unemployed in Lesvos and Limnos in 2021 were looking for their first job (1,598 people), versus 24.1% across Greece. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- 40.3% of all residents of Lesvos and Limnos were economically active, working or looking for work, at the 2021 census (44.3% nationally), and 16,209 were pupils or students. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lesvos, Limnos compares with other regional units in Greece
Unemployment rate at the 2021 census (2021)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 32 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Unemployment rate at the 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Fthiotida | 15.2% |
| 30 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 15.0% |
| 31 | Kerkyra | 14.4% |
| 32 | Lesvos, Limnos | 14.3% |
| 33 | Larisa | 14.1% |
| 34 | Peiraias, Nisoi | 13.8% |
| 35 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 13.6% |
Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census (2021)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 27 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensioners per 100 employed people, 2021 census |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Evvoia | 69 |
| 25 | Pieria | 69 |
| 26 | Magnisia, Sporades | 69 |
| 27 | Lesvos, Limnos | 68 |
| 28 | Lefkada | 67 |
| 29 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 67 |
| 30 | Korinthia | 66 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 43 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ikaria, Samos | 8.8% |
| 41 | Notios Tomeas Athinon | 8.8% |
| 42 | Thesprotia | 8.7% |
| 43 | Lesvos, Limnos | 8.2% |
| 44 | Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon | 8.1% |
| 45 | Chios | 7.9% |
| 46 | Rethymni | 7.3% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 18 of 52, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Irakleio | 23.8% |
| 16 | Thessaloniki | 23.7% |
| 17 | Ikaria, Samos | 23.7% |
| 18 | Lesvos, Limnos | 23.6% |
| 19 | Lakonia, Messinia | 23.5% |
| 20 | Karditsa, Trikala | 22.6% |
| 21 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 22.6% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 2 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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