NUTS-3 EL433 · Greece
Ρέθυμνο
Rethymni
Ρέθυμνο generates €1.5bn of GDP across 85.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 29.4/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +4.8%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 13.5pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (66.3th EU percentile) and weakest for economy (16th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard26 → 18 EU percentile since 1995 (-9 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Demographic outlook88
Cost advantage81
Growth momentum68
Energy cost58
Quality of life44
Connectivity28
Labour market27
Freight intensity25
Resilience22
Talent & skills18
Economic base13
Governance8
Industrial base5
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
29.4
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth68
Livability43.5
Market access2
Economic scale4
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
21.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability7
Labour stability4
Diversification19
Demographic stability57
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
28
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access54
Market access2
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
17.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary37
Lifelong learning1
Knowledge workers14
Scientists & engineers19
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
43.5
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy16
Jobs32.5
Education38.5
Health64
Safety66.3
Connectivity—
Environment—
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
68
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.8%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.1%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.8 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.7 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+13.5 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-12.2 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Trade · transport · ICT · 40%Moderately concentrated · HHI 2517
Agriculture 12.2%Industry 7.3%Construction 3.4%Trade · transport · ICT 40%Finance · real estate · prof. 21.4%Public · health · education 15.7%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2023
GDP (current prices)
€1,549M2023
11.8% 1y 4.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,383M2025
2.0% 1y 5.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 5
Population
85,7162025
0.5% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Unemployment rate
5.2%2025
38.8% 1y 21.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 63
Employment
40,1002023
3.4% 1y 2.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 10
Productivity / employee
€42,3672025
4.1% 1y 7.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
Gross value added
€1,352M2023
10.6% 1y 5.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 4
All indicators · 83 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,352M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€165M
2023 · EU pctl 53
GVA — industry (B–E)
€98M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€64M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — construction (F)
€46M
2023 · EU pctl 3
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€541M
2023 · EU pctl 17
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€12,800
2023 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
22,000 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 13
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€17,900
2023 · EU pctl 16
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,427M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€104M
2023 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€4,111M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€190M
2023 · EU pctl 11
GVA — information & communication (J)
€15M
2023 · EU pctl 9
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€290M
2023 · EU pctl 6
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€212M
2023 · EU pctl 3
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,383M
2025 · EU pctl 5
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€42,367
2025 · EU pctl 12
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€383M
2025 · EU pctl 5
Labour market
Employment, total persons
40,100
2023 · EU pctl 10
Self-employed persons
14,440
2023 · EU pctl 48
Employment in manufacturing (C)
1,730
2023 · EU pctl 2
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
72.0%
2025 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
12.9%
2025 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
5.2%
2025 · EU pctl 63
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
40,400
2025 · EU pctl 9
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
8,128
2023 · EU pctl 33
Enterprise births
581
2023 · EU pctl 29
Enterprise deaths
221
2023 · EU pctl 7
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.0%
2023 · EU pctl 38
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.7%
2023 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
2.8%
2025 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.7%
2023 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
28.5%
2025 · EU pctl 23 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
36.5%
2025 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
3.1%
2025 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
17.7%
2025 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.4%
2025 · EU pctl 19 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
6,692,617
2024 · EU pctl 91
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
500 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,524 kt
2025 · EU pctl 8
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
1 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
51
CURRENT · EU pctl 46
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 50
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
56,015
2025 · EU pctl 11
Population aged 65+
15,996
2025 · EU pctl 6
Population aged under 15
13,705
2025 · EU pctl 15
Median age of population
42.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 15
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
28.6%
2025 · EU pctl 9
Crude rate of total population change
5.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 75
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
5.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 52
Crude birth rate
9.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 91
Crude death rate
9.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Live births
815
2024 · EU pctl 18
Deaths
810
2024 · EU pctl 6
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
53.0%
2025 · EU pctl 13
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.61
2024 · EU pctl 89
Population density (persons per km²)
57 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 21
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
83,800
2100 · EU pctl 14
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
410 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
966 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
213 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 28 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
17.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 2
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
205 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 13
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
71 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.56
2022 · EU pctl 12
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.42
2022 · EU pctl 10
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.49
2022 · EU pctl 16
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.32
2022 · EU pctl 10
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.24
2022 · EU pctl 14
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.143/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 42
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.039/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 0
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
609 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 87
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
23 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 80
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
4 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 6
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
6 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 70
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
7.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 10
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
1.1%
2021 · EU pctl 24
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