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NUTS-3 EL521 · Greece

Ημαθία

Population

129,6632025

GDP

€2,090M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

11.7%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

69.1%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

1,709.5 km²

NUTS-3 EL524 · Greece

Πέλλα

Population

120,5152025

GDP

€2,327M2023

Unemployment· NUTS-2 source

11.7%2025

Employment· NUTS-2 source

69.1%2025

Active firms· FR-only

—

Cadastral parcels· FR-only

—

Area

2,506.1 km²

Decision brief

Download brief (PDF)mandate-neutral · ranked by overall opportunity

Best overall fit: Πέλλα (Opportunity 29). Runner-up: Ημαθία (26). Contrarian pick: Ημαθία — leads the set on Demographic outlook (EU pctl 89).

#1Πέλλα

Strengths

Demographic outlook (86) · Cost advantage (83)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Labour market (EU bottom 15%)

Connectivity (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

#2Ημαθία

Strengths

Demographic outlook (89) · Cost advantage (83)

Red flags

Economic base (EU bottom 15%)

Labour market (EU bottom 15%)

Governance (EU bottom 15%)

Why you might not pick Πέλλα

Economic base (EU bottom 15%); Labour market (EU bottom 15%); Connectivity (EU bottom 15%); Governance (EU bottom 15%). Its weakest dimension is Governance (EU pctl 8) — Ημαθία may suit a mandate that weights that higher.

How robust is this recommendation?

Πέλλα leads under all four archetype mandates — the recommendation is weight-stable.

Phase-2 diligence checklist

Site-level grid connection capacity and power pricing (beyond country-grain energy data)
Local incentives, tax regimes and permitting timelines
Workforce depth for your specific roles (the talent pillar is a proxy)
Real-estate availability, rents and land — public pan-EU data stops at the Nordics

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Composite intelligence · 0–100 EU-percentile scores

Opportunity Indexscale + growth + access + structure

25.7

28.9

Resilience Indexdiversification, stability, buffers

33.0

18.5

Quality of Lifeprosperity, health, safety, environment

33.1

37.6

Connectivitytransit + air + market access

22.5

14.0

Talent & Human Capitalskills, learning, knowledge workers

37.3

Growth Momentumrecent GDP / employment trajectory

54.8

63.0

Trajectories · 2012–latest

Real GDP (2020 prices)

4.0% 5y

4.2% 5y

Population

0.7% 5y

1.6% 5y

Unemployment rate

8.7% 5y

Derived comparisons

GDP per capita

€16,117

€19,308

Population density

76 /km²

48 /km²

Parcels per 1k pop

FR-only

Firms per 1k pop

FR-only

All indicators · 83 metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)

Economy

Gross value added, total (current prices)

€1,823M

€2,030M

GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)

€506M

€645M

GVA — industry (B–E)

€313M

€305M

GVA — manufacturing (C)

€213M

€248M

GVA — construction (F)

€39M

€51M

GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)

€381M

€461M

Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source) ·N2

€12,400

GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)

18,500 PPS

21,400 PPS

GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)

€15,000

€17,400

Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy) ·N2

€5,199M

Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C) ·N2

€548M

Compensation of employees (total wage bill) ·N2

€11,333M

GVA — real estate activities (L)

€156M

€154M

GVA — information & communication (J)

€16M

€11M

GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)

€252M

€229M

GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)

€332M

€340M

Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)

€1,900M

€2,116M

Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)

€39,810

€40,643

Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)

€409M

€456M

Labour market

Employment, total persons

57,110

62,280

Self-employed persons

26,340

32,890

Employment in manufacturing (C)

4,880

5,540

Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source) ·N2

70.7%

Youth unemployment rate (15–24) ·N2

23.3%

Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)

11.7%

Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)

58,000

53,800

Business demography

Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)

8,921

9,373

Enterprise births

654

661

Enterprise deaths

370

394

3-year enterprise survival rate

4.0%

3.7%

Innovation & R&D

R&D expenditure as % of GDP ·N2

1.5%

Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total) ·N2

3.7%

R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE) ·N2

1.5%

Education

Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64 ·N2

36.4%

Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool) ·N2

44.3%

Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks) ·N2

5.5%

Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force) ·N2

21.3%

Scientists & engineers (% of labour force) ·N2

7.9%

Tourism

Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)

155,100

233,769

Mobility

Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants ·N2

474 /1k

Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)

1,954 kt

2,684 kt

Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²) ·N2

24 km/1000km²

Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.

Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.

Demography

Population aged 15–64 (working age)

79,528

73,720

Population aged 65+

33,244

31,387

Population aged under 15

16,891

15,408

Median age of population

48.3 yrs

50.0 yrs

Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)

41.8%

42.6%

Crude rate of total population change

4.0 /1k

-13.8 /1k

Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment

11.2 /1k

-5.3 /1k

Crude birth rate

6.3 /1k

6.7 /1k

Crude death rate

13.5 /1k

15.1 /1k

Live births

812

807

Deaths

1,746

1,832

Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)

63.0%

63.5%

Total fertility rate (births per woman)

1.35

1.41

Population density (persons per km²)

77 /km²

49 /km²

Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)

126,499

112,127

Social

At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE) ·N2

33.0%

Life expectancy at birth ·N2

81.7 yrs

At-risk-of-poverty rate (regional) ·N2

24.2%

Health

Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants ·N2

451 /100k

Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate) ·N2

1,185 /100k

Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate) ·N2

244 /100k

Safety & crime

Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants

0.8 /100k

0.0 /100k

Robberies per 100k inhabitants

0.8 /100k

1.6 /100k

Burglaries per 100k inhabitants

59.6 /100k

28.6 /100k

Thefts per 100k inhabitants

118 /100k

97.4 /100k

Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants ·N2

50 /M

Governance & institutions

Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.56

Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.42

Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.49

Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)

0.32

Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)

0.24

Energy

Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)

€0.143/kWh

Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)

€0.039/kWh

Climate

Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)

295 m

167 m

Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)

43 days/yr

56 days/yr

Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)

27 days/yr

40 days/yr

Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)

12 days/yr

8 days/yr