NUTS-3 EL611 · Greece
Καρδίτσα, Τρίκαλα
Karditsa, Trikala
Καρδίτσα, Τρίκαλα generates €3.0bn of GDP across 222.3k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 23.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +3.3%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 9.0pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (65th EU percentile) and weakest for clean environment (1.5th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard18 → 10 EU percentile since 1995 (-8 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)
Cost advantage86
Freight intensity76
Energy cost58
Growth momentum45
Industrial base30
Resilience30
Quality of life29
Talent & skills22
Labour market12
Demographic outlook10
Governance8
Connectivity5
Economic base3
Air quality2
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)
23.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth44.8
Livability28.8
Market access6
Economic scale15
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)
29.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability35
Labour stability3
Diversification70
Demographic stability11
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)
4.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access3
Market access6
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)
21.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary40
Lifelong learning6
Knowledge workers16
Scientists & engineers25
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
1.5
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 2/3 pollutants
PM2.517.8 µg/m³
PM1034.4 µg/m³
NO2—
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
28.8
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy8.5
Jobs21.5
Education32
Health44
Safety65
Connectivity—
Environment1.5
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
44.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+1.7%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+1.6 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.9%
CAGR
Employment rate
+9.0 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-10.6 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 · 29.4%Diversified · HHI 2136
Agriculture 8.2%Industry 17.3%Construction 2.9%Trade · transport · ICT 19.6%Finance · real estate · prof. 22.6%Public · health · education 29.4%
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)
€3,031M2023
4.8% 1y 3.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 15
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€2,775M2025
2.0% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 18
Population
222,3142025
0.6% 1y 0.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 45
Unemployment rate
6.2%2025
38.0% 1y 18.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 69
Employment
105,0202023
0.2% 1y 1.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 46
Productivity / employee
€31,4542025
4.1% 1y 5.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 3
Gross value added
€2,645M2023
3.6% 1y 3.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 14
All indicators · 84 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,645M
2023 · EU pctl 14
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€217M
2023 · EU pctl 63
GVA — industry (B–E)
€458M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€329M
2023 · EU pctl 14
GVA — construction (F)
€76M
2023 · EU pctl 6
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€517M
2023 · EU pctl 16
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€11,700
2023 · EU pctl 14 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
16,400 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 3
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€13,300
2023 · EU pctl 6
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€2,244M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€354M
2023 · EU pctl 8 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€4,089M
2023 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€377M
2023 · EU pctl 25
GVA — information & communication (J)
€21M
2023 · EU pctl 13
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€598M
2023 · EU pctl 18
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€778M
2023 · EU pctl 21
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€2,775M
2025 · EU pctl 18
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€31,454
2025 · EU pctl 3
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€700M
2025 · EU pctl 15
Labour market
Employment, total persons
105,020
2023 · EU pctl 46
Self-employed persons
51,670
2023 · EU pctl 88
Employment in manufacturing (C)
6,530
2023 · EU pctl 17
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
65.7%
2025 · EU pctl 5 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
16.0%
2025 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
6.2%
2025 · EU pctl 69
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
91,900
2025 · EU pctl 38
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
16,528
2023 · EU pctl 54
Enterprise births
1,156
2023 · EU pctl 48
Enterprise deaths
600
2023 · EU pctl 33
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.3%
2023 · EU pctl 48
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.1%
2023 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
1.1%
2025 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.1%
2023 · EU pctl 52 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
31.4%
2025 · EU pctl 34 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
37.9%
2025 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
5.3%
2025 · EU pctl 6 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
17.9%
2025 · EU pctl 16 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
6.9%
2025 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
769,520
2024 · EU pctl 45
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
395 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
9,345 kt
2025 · EU pctl 61
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
17 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 32 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
156
CURRENT · EU pctl 97
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
130,612
2025 · EU pctl 43
Population aged 65+
65,601
2025 · EU pctl 56
Population aged under 15
26,101
2025 · EU pctl 39
Median age of population
51.3 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 91
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
50.2%
2025 · EU pctl 94
Crude rate of total population change
-6.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 12
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Crude birth rate
5.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 8
Crude death rate
15.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 93
Live births
1,229
2024 · EU pctl 34
Deaths
3,485
2024 · EU pctl 58
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
70.2%
2025 · EU pctl 91
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.21
2024 · EU pctl 22
Population density (persons per km²)
37 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 11
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
150,123
2100 · EU pctl 34
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
608 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,115 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
240 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 35
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
2.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 3
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
18.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 2
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
71.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 1
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
53 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 69 · 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)
129 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 36
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
87 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 99
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
22 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 15
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
11 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 86
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
34
2024 · EU pctl 100
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
5.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 6
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
8.1%
2021 · EU pctl 81
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