Sterea Elláda
NUTS 2 EL64 Part of: Greece › Kentriki Elláda
Source: Eurostat, NUTS 2024 classification. Extracted on 2026-10-16. Compiled by IPEF. · Regions of Greece →
Population on 1 January507,1682025+0.4% year on year GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100602024 p+1 year on year4 of 13 · GreeceUnemployment rate (15–74)8.5%2025-0.1 pp year on year7 of 13 · GreeceHousehold disposable income per inhabitant13,300 PPS2023 p+11.8% year on year10 of 13 · GreeceLife expectancy at birth82.12024+0.5 year on year7 of 13 · GreecePopulation aged 25–64 with tertiary education24.7%2025+3.6 pp year on year9 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. Sterea Elláda in blue; the dark grey line marks Greece. Better values to the right.
Compare with
Regional economy
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Greece | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Regional GDPM€ | 2024 p | 10,718 M€ | +6.2% | — | 5 / 13 | 249 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita€ per inhabitant | 2024 p | 19,600 € | +5.9% | 22,500 € | 4 / 13 | 204 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in purchasing power standardsPPS per inhabitant | 2024 p | 23,900 PPS | +4.8% | 27,400 PPS | 4 / 13 | 223 / 276 | |
| GDP per capita in PPS, EU27 = 100index EU27 = 100 | 2024 p | 60 | +1 | 69 | 4 / 13 | 221 / 276 | |
| Gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 9,301 M€ | +5.6% | — | 5 / 13 | 251 / 276 | |
| Industry gross value addedM€ | 2024 p | 3,877 M€ | +8.5% | — | 3 / 13 | 142 / 205 | |
| GVA of public administration, education and healthM€ | 2024 p | 1,299 M€ | +5.6% | — | 8 / 13 | 175 / 184 | |
| Total employmentthousand persons | 2024 p | 241.6 | +0.4% | — | 8 / 13 | 220 / 248 | |
| Number of active enterprisesenterprises | 2023 | 37,838 | +0.6% | — | 9 / 13 | 205 / 233 | |
| Enterprise birth rate% | 2023 | 7.1% | -0.7 pp | 8.4% | 11 / 13 | 203 / 233 | |
| Nights spent at tourist accommodationnights | 2025 | 3,249,674 | +10.4% | — | 10 / 13 | 217 / 294 | |
| Tourism intensitynights per 1,000 inhabitants | 2025 | 6,407 | +10.4% | 15,073 | 10 / 13 | 106 / 293 | |
Regional labour market
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Greece | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Unemployment rate (15–74)% of labour force | 2025 | 8.5% | -0.1 pp | 8.9% | 7 / 13 | 227 / 286 | |
| Long-term unemployment (12 months or more)% of labour force | 2025 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp | 5.0% | 10 / 12 | 217 / 233 | |
| Youth unemployment rate (15–24)% of labour force | 2025 u | 18.5% | -2.1 pp | 19.1% | 4 / 11 | 123 / 218 | |
| Employment rate (20–64)% of population5.0 pp below the EU 2030 target (78%) | 2025 | 73.0% | +3.3 pp | 71.0% | 4 / 13 | 205 / 289 | |
| Male employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 86.9% | +2.2 pp | 79.7% | 1 / 13 | 34 / 289 | |
| Female employment rate (20–64)% of population | 2025 | 57.9% | +4.4 pp | 62.3% | 9 / 13 | 241 / 289 | |
| Young people neither in employment nor in education (15–29)% of population aged 15–29 | 2025 | 13.5% | -4.5 pp | 13.6% | 3 / 13 | 197 / 284 | |
| Population aged 25–64 with tertiary education% | 2025 | 24.7% | +3.6 pp | 34.9% | 9 / 13 | 229 / 289 | |
| Human resources in science and technology% of labour force | 2025 | 31.5% | +5.3 pp | 42.1% | 8 / 13 | 259 / 289 | |
| R&D expenditure% of GDP | 2024 | 0.93% | -0.14 pp | 1.53% | 8 / 13 | 78 / 163 | |
Regional households and well-being
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Greece | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Household disposable income per inhabitantPPS per inhabitant | 2023 p | 13,300 PPS | +11.8% | 15,600 PPS | 10 / 13 | 225 / 244 | |
| People at risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)% of population | 2025 | 27.4% | +1.7 pp | 27.5% | 4 / 13 | 206 / 251 | |
| Life expectancy at birthyears | 2024 | 82.1 | +0.5 | 81.9 | 7 / 13 | 119 / 267 | |
| Infant mortality rateper 1,000 live births | 2024 | 2.4 | +0.7 | 3.7 | 4 / 13 | 57 / 252 | |
Regional demography
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| Indicator | Period | Value | Year-on-year change | Trend | Greece | Europe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Rank | Rank NUTS 2 | |||||
| Population on 1 Januarypersons | 2025 | 507,168 | +0.4% | — | 8 / 13 | 260 / 295 | |
| Median age of populationyears | 2025 | 49.2 | +0.2 | 47.2 | 4 / 13 | 30 / 294 | |
| Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)% | 2025 | 43.2% | +0.4 pp | 37.4% | 10 / 13 | 262 / 294 | |
| Population densityinhabitants per km² | 2024 | 32.8 | +0.3% | 79.8 | 12 / 13 | 263 / 285 | |
| Total population changeper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 4.4 | +3.1 | -0.3 | 4 / 13 | 101 / 294 | |
| Net migration (including statistical adjustment)per 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 12.2 | +2.8 | 5.2 | 4 / 13 | 26 / 294 | |
| Crude birth rateper 1,000 inhabitants | 2024 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 6.6 | 11 / 13 | 278 / 294 | |