NUTS-3 EL525 · Greece
Πιερία
Pieria
Πιερία generates €1.9bn of GDP across 115.1k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 24.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +4.7%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 10.2pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (78th EU percentile) and weakest for digital connectivity (6th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard19 → 15 EU percentile since 1995 (-4 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 outlook97
Cost advantage83
Energy cost58
Growth momentum53
Talent & skills37
Quality of life32
Connectivity20
Resilience19
Industrial base18
Labour market10
Freight intensity8
Governance8
Economic 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)
24.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth53.2
Livability31.6
Market access8
Economic scale6
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)
18.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability26
Labour stability2
Diversification41
Demographic stability5
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)
20.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density6
Airport access47
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)
31.6
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy11
Jobs7
Education52
Health35.5
Safety78
Connectivity6
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
53.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.7%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.1 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.6 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-1.3%
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: Trade · transport · ICT · 35.1%Diversified · HHI 2303
Agriculture 9.7%Industry 12.1%Construction 2.7%Trade · transport · ICT 35.1%Finance · real estate · prof. 18.2%Public · health · education 22.3%
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)
€1,851M2023
8.7% 1y 4.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€1,683M2025
2.0% 1y 4.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 7
Population
115,1012025
1.0% 1y 1.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 18
Unemployment rate
11.7%2025
7.9% 1y 8.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 95
Employment
51,8802023
1.3% 1y 1.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 18
Productivity / employee
€38,8152025
4.1% 1y 6.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 8
Gross value added
€1,615M2023
7.5% 1y 4.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,615M
2023 · EU pctl 6
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€157M
2023 · EU pctl 52
GVA — industry (B–E)
€195M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€152M
2023 · EU pctl 5
GVA — construction (F)
€44M
2023 · EU pctl 3
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€566M
2023 · EU pctl 19
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)
17,600 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 5
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€14,300
2023 · EU pctl 8
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)
€216M
2023 · EU pctl 13
GVA — information & communication (J)
€13M
2023 · EU pctl 7
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€294M
2023 · EU pctl 6
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€360M
2023 · EU pctl 6
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€1,683M
2025 · EU pctl 7
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€38,815
2025 · EU pctl 8
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€363M
2025 · EU pctl 4
Labour market
Employment, total persons
51,880
2023 · EU pctl 18
Self-employed persons
23,790
2023 · EU pctl 63
Employment in manufacturing (C)
3,410
2023 · EU pctl 7
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)
51,500
2025 · EU pctl 16
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
10,011
2023 · EU pctl 40
Enterprise births
785
2023 · EU pctl 38
Enterprise deaths
466
2023 · EU pctl 25
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.3%
2023 · EU pctl 48
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)
4,220,999
2024 · EU pctl 84
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
474 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 3
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
1,177 kt
2025 · EU pctl 6
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
24 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
2
CURRENT · EU pctl 6
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
57
CURRENT · EU pctl 53
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)
70,487
2025 · EU pctl 18
Population aged 65+
29,550
2025 · EU pctl 22
Population aged under 15
15,064
2025 · EU pctl 18
Median age of population
49.1 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 77
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.9%
2025 · EU pctl 76
Crude rate of total population change
-9.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-2.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 4
Crude birth rate
6.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 19
Crude death rate
13.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 77
Live births
734
2024 · EU pctl 15
Deaths
1,545
2024 · EU pctl 22
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
63.3%
2025 · EU pctl 75
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.33
2024 · EU pctl 38
Population density (persons per km²)
76 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 30
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
122,619
2100 · EU pctl 26
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
0.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 0
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
4.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 7
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
57.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
127 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 5
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)
127 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 35
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
51 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 92
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
21 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 14
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
11 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 85
Environment
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
19.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 36
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
0.7%
2021 · EU pctl 16
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