Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

NUTS 2 EL51 Part of: Greece › Voreia Elláda

Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Greece →

Population on 1 January565,1952025+0.7% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100452024 ^p+1 year on year11 of 13 · Greece Unemployment rate (15–74)10.6%2025-1.0 pp year on year11 of 13 · Greece Household disposable income per inhabitant12,900 PPS2023 ^p+11.2% year on year13 of 13 · Greece Life expectancy at birth80.42024-0.1 year on year13 of 13 · Greece Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education28.0%2025+4.3 pp year on year7 of 13 · Greece

How it compares with the other regions of Greece

Each dot is a NUTS 2 region of Greece, for the same period. Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki in blue; the dark grey line marks Greece. Better values to the right.

Compare with

GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 1002024

4296 · better →

4511 of 13

Household disposable income per inhabitant2023

12,900 PPS19,400 PPS · better →

12,900 PPS13 of 13

Unemployment rate (15–74)2025

15.3%5.1% · better →

10.6%11 of 13

Employment rate (20–64)2025

61.6%75.4% · better →

67.6%11 of 13

Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education2025

21.3%44.6% · better →

28.0%7 of 13

Life expectancy at birth2024

80.483.6 · better →

80.413 of 13

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Regional economy

Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Greece		Europe
Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 2
Regional GDPM€	2024 ^p	8,588 M€	+5.6%		—	8 / 13	258 / 276
GDP per capita€ per inhabitant	2024 ^p	14,600 €	+5.8%		22,500 €	11 / 13	236 / 276
GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant	2024 ^p	17,800 PPS	+4.1%		27,400 PPS	11 / 13	261 / 276
GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100	2024 ^p	45	+1		69	11 / 13	260 / 276
Gross value addedM€	2024 ^p	7,452 M€	+5.0%		—	8 / 13	258 / 276
Industry gross value addedM€	2024 ^p	1,599 M€	+7.0%		—	6 / 13	177 / 205
GVA of public administration, education and healthM€	2024 ^p	1,959 M€	+5.1%		—	4 / 13	156 / 184
Total employmentthousand persons	2024 ^p	253.2	+1.4%		—	7 / 13	217 / 248
Number of active enterprisesenterprises	2023	38,354	+0.2%		—	8 / 13	204 / 233
Enterprise birth rate%	2023	7.2%	-0.9 pp		8.4%	10 / 13	197 / 233
Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights	2025	4,038,460	+4.8%		—	8 / 13	198 / 294
Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants	2025	7,145	+4.8%		15,073	8 / 13	93 / 293

Regional labour market

Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Greece		Europe
Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 2
Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force	2025	10.6%	-1.0 pp		8.9%	11 / 13	262 / 286
Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force	2025	5.3%	-1.8 pp		5.0%	8 / 12	213 / 233
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force	2025	23.8%	-1.7 pp		19.1%	6 / 11	172 / 218
Employment rate (20–64)% of population10.4 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%)	2025	67.6%	+0.1 pp		71.0%	11 / 13	236 / 289
Male employment rate (20–64)% of population	2025	77.8%	-0.6 pp		79.7%	11 / 13	218 / 289
Female employment rate (20–64)% of population	2025	57.0%	+0.8 pp		62.3%	10 / 13	242 / 289
Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29	2025	15.9%	-1.9 pp		13.6%	9 / 13	228 / 284
Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education%	2025	28.0%	+4.3 pp		34.9%	7 / 13	204 / 289
Human resources in science and technology% of labour force	2025	34.8%	+4.5 pp		42.1%	6 / 13	238 / 289
R&D expenditure% of GDP	2024	0.90%	-0.26 pp		1.53%	10 / 13	85 / 163

Regional households and well-being

Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Greece		Europe
Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 2
Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant	2023 ^p	12,900 PPS	+11.2%		15,600 PPS	13 / 13	229 / 244
People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population	2025	31.6%	-2.2 pp		27.5%	10 / 13	228 / 251
Life expectancy at birthyears	2024	80.4	-0.1		81.9	13 / 13	195 / 267
Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births	2024	8.1	+1.5		3.7	13 / 13	231 / 252

Regional demography

Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Greece		Europe
Indicator	Period	Value	Year-on-year change	Trend	Value	Rank	Rank NUTS 2
Population on 1 Januarypersons	2025	565,195	+0.7%		—	6 / 13	252 / 295
Median age of populationyears	2025	46.6	0.0		47.2	10 / 13	79 / 294
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)%	2025	38.1%	-0.2 pp		37.4%	6 / 13	208 / 294
Population densityinhabitants per km²	2024	40.3	+0.8%		79.8	9 / 13	254 / 285
Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants	2024	6.9	+2.8		-0.3	3 / 13	64 / 294
Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants	2024	14.5	+3.2		5.2	3 / 13	16 / 294
Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants	2024	6.3	-0.2		6.6	7 / 13	248 / 294

Regions within it 5 NUTS 3 regions

EvrosEL511NUTS 3

Population: 136,419
GDP per head (EU = 100): 46
Inhabitants per km²: 32.4

XanthiEL512NUTS 3

Population: 107,954
GDP per head (EU = 100): 38
Inhabitants per km²: 61.1

RodopiEL513NUTS 3

Population: 106,838
GDP per head (EU = 100): 38
Inhabitants per km²: 42.3

DramaEL514NUTS 3

Population: 89,067
GDP per head (EU = 100): 42
Inhabitants per km²: 25.7

Thasos, KavalaEL515NUTS 3

Population: 124,917
GDP per head (EU = 100): 55
Inhabitants per km²: 59.9

European Commission indices

Regional competitiveness (RCI) →Regional Competitiveness Index · 2022 edition: 56.2 (EU-27 = 100)Regional social progress (EU-SPI) →Regional Social Progress Index · 2024 edition: 74.5 (EU-27 = 100)