NUTS-3 EL521 · Greece
Ημαθία
Imathia
Ημαθία generates €2.1bn of GDP across 129.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 25.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +5.1%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 10.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (59.7th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (7th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard21 → 15 EU percentile since 1995 (-5 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 outlook89
Cost advantage83
Energy cost58
Growth momentum55
Talent & skills37
Quality of life33
Resilience33
Industrial base26
Connectivity23
Freight intensity18
Labour market10
Governance8
Economic base6
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)
25.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth54.8
Livability33.1
Market access8
Economic scale7
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)
33
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability31
Labour stability2
Diversification85
Demographic stability14
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)
22.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access37
Market access8
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)
37.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary64
Lifelong learning7
Knowledge workers36
Scientists & engineers42
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)
33.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy11.5
Jobs7
Education52
Health35.5
Safety59.7
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
54.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+5.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.0%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+3.0 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+1.0 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.7%
CAGR
Employment rate
+10.2 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-6.7 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: Agriculture · 27.7%Diversified · HHI 2029
Agriculture 27.7%Industry 17.2%Construction 2.2%Trade · transport · ICT 20.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 13.8%Public · health · education 18.2%
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)
€2,090M2023
7.4% 1y 5.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 7
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,900M2025
2.0% 1y 4.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Population
129,6632025
0.4% 1y 0.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 23
Unemployment rate
11.7%2025
7.9% 1y 8.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 95
Employment
57,1102023
1.5% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 21
Productivity / employee
€39,8102025
4.1% 1y 6.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 9
Gross value added
€1,823M2023
6.3% 1y 5.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 7
All indicators · 83 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,823M
2023 · EU pctl 7
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€506M
2023 · EU pctl 88
GVA — industry (B–E)
€313M
2023 · EU pctl 8
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€213M
2023 · EU pctl 9
GVA — construction (F)
€39M
2023 · EU pctl 3
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€381M
2023 · EU pctl 10
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€12,400
2023 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
18,500 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 6
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€15,000
2023 · EU pctl 10
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€5,199M
2023 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€548M
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€11,333M
2023 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€156M
2023 · EU pctl 8
GVA — information & communication (J)
€16M
2023 · EU pctl 10
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€252M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€332M
2023 · EU pctl 5
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,900M
2025 · EU pctl 9
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€39,810
2025 · EU pctl 9
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€409M
2025 · EU pctl 6
Labour market
Employment, total persons
57,110
2023 · EU pctl 21
Self-employed persons
26,340
2023 · EU pctl 66
Employment in manufacturing (C)
4,880
2023 · EU pctl 10
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
70.7%
2025 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
23.3%
2025 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
11.7%
2025 · EU pctl 95
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
58,000
2025 · EU pctl 20
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
8,921
2023 · EU pctl 36
Enterprise births
654
2023 · EU pctl 33
Enterprise deaths
370
2023 · EU pctl 18
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.0%
2023 · EU pctl 40
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.5%
2023 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
3.7%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.5%
2023 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
36.4%
2025 · EU pctl 55 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
44.3%
2025 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
5.5%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
21.3%
2025 · EU pctl 36 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
7.9%
2025 · EU pctl 42 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
155,100
2024 · EU pctl 8
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
474 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,954 kt
2025 · EU pctl 11
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
24 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
67
CURRENT · EU pctl 63
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)
79,528
2025 · EU pctl 22
Population aged 65+
33,244
2025 · EU pctl 26
Population aged under 15
16,891
2025 · EU pctl 21
Median age of population
48.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 71
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.8%
2025 · EU pctl 75
Crude rate of total population change
4.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 70
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
11.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Crude birth rate
6.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 19
Crude death rate
13.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 78
Live births
812
2024 · EU pctl 18
Deaths
1,746
2024 · EU pctl 27
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
63.0%
2025 · EU pctl 73
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.35
2024 · EU pctl 41
Population density (persons per km²)
77 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 31
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
126,499
2100 · EU pctl 27
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
451 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 46 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,185 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
244 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 70 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 56
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
0.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 1
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
59.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
118 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 4
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
50 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 61 · 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)
295 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 60
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
43 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 89
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
27 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 19
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
12 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 87
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
3.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 3
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
5.5%
2021 · EU pctl 70
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