NUTS-3 EL512 · Greece
Ξάνθη
Xanthi
Export region data (CSV)Ξάνθη generates €1.3bn of GDP across 108k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 19.2/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +3.5%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 8.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (43th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (6.5th).
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
19.2
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth47.6
Livability21.1
Market access5
Economic scale3
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)
25.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability19
Labour stability6
Diversification49
Demographic stability28
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)
39
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access73
Market access5
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)
21.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary55
Lifelong learning4
Knowledge workers8
Scientists & engineers18
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)
21.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy6.5
Jobs6.5
Education26.5
Health23
Safety43
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
47.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.5%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.2%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.3 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.6 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.3%
CAGR
Employment rate
+8.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-6.6 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: Public · health · education · 30%Diversified · HHI 2254
Agriculture 4.6%Industry 20.6%Construction 2.4%Trade · transport · ICT 22.4%Finance · real estate · prof. 20.1%Public · health · education 30%
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).
All indicators · 64 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,118M
2023 · EU pctl 3
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€51M
2023 · EU pctl 21
GVA — industry (B–E)
€231M
2023 · EU pctl 5
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€180M
2023 · EU pctl 7
GVA — construction (F)
€27M
2023 · EU pctl 2
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€250M
2023 · EU pctl 4
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€11,100
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
14,400 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 1
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€11,700
2023 · EU pctl 3
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€1,728M
2023 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€170M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€3,128M
2023 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€132M
2023 · EU pctl 6
GVA — information & communication (J)
€26M
2023 · EU pctl 17
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€224M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€335M
2023 · EU pctl 5
Labour market
Employment, total persons
47,770
2023 · EU pctl 15
Self-employed persons
17,020
2023 · EU pctl 53
Employment in manufacturing (C)
3,700
2023 · EU pctl 7
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
67.7%
2025 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
23.8%
2025 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
6,217
2023 · EU pctl 25
Enterprise births
516
2023 · EU pctl 26
Enterprise deaths
261
2023 · EU pctl 10
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.5%
2023 · EU pctl 53
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.2%
2023 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
1.9%
2025 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
28.0%
2025 · EU pctl 21 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
42.5%
2025 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
4.6%
2025 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
16.6%
2025 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.3%
2025 · EU pctl 18 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
173,920
2024 · EU pctl 10
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
412 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
32
CURRENT · EU pctl 27
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
71,062
2025 · EU pctl 18
Population aged 65+
21,144
2025 · EU pctl 10
Population aged under 15
15,748
2025 · EU pctl 19
Median age of population
43.4 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 22
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
29.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13
Crude rate of total population change
2.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 62
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Crude birth rate
7.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 45
Crude death rate
11.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 44
Live births
814
2024 · EU pctl 18
Deaths
1,218
2024 · EU pctl 13
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
51.9%
2025 · EU pctl 10
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.36
2024 · EU pctl 43
Population density (persons per km²)
61 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 23
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)
31.6%
2025 · EU pctl 92 · NUTS-2 src
Life expectancy at birth
80.4 yrs
2024 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
439 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 44 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,154 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 76 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
245 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 65
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
7.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 16
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
9.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 1
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
268 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 17
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
73 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
156 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 41
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
47 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 91
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
37 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 28
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
12 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 88
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