NUTS-3 EL611 · Greece
Καρδίτσα, Τρίκαλα
Karditsa, Trikala
Export region data (CSV)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).
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).
All indicators · 65 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
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
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
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
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 40
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
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)
30.5%
2025 · EU pctl 90 · NUTS-2 src
Life expectancy at birth
82.2 yrs
2024 · EU pctl 60 · NUTS-2 src
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
592 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 72 · 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
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
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