NUTS-3 EL631 · Greece
Αιτωλοακαρνανία
Aitoloakarnania
Αιτωλοακαρνανία generates €2.7bn of GDP across 183.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 21.6/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +3.0%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 11.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for clean environment (48th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (7th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Persistent laggard19 → 12 EU percentile since 1995 (-6 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 advantage88
Energy cost58
Freight intensity56
Growth momentum43
Resilience31
Quality of life28
Industrial base21
Demographic outlook17
Governance8
Labour market7
Talent & skills6
Economic base4
Connectivity4
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)
21.6
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth42.8
Livability27.5
Market access4
Economic scale12
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)
31.3
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability37
Labour stability0
Diversification84
Demographic stability4
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
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access4
Market access4
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)
5.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary7
Lifelong learning3
Knowledge workers3
Scientists & engineers10
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)
27.5
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy8
Jobs7
Education30
Health41.5
Safety30.7
Connectivity—
Environment48
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
42.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.0%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+0.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.2 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.1 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-1.4%
CAGR
Employment rate
+11.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-11.9 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 · 26%Diversified · HHI 2039
Agriculture 10.3%Industry 18.1%Construction 2.9%Trade · transport · ICT 26%Finance · real estate · prof. 19.3%Public · health · education 23.4%
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)
€2,749M2023
4.0% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€2,490M2025
2.0% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 15
Population
183,7202025
1.3% 1y 1.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 37
Unemployment rate
9.6%2025
4.0% 1y 15.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 92
Employment
85,5802023
2.1% 1y 1.4% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 38
Productivity / employee
€34,9002025
4.1% 1y 4.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 5
Gross value added
€2,399M2023
2.9% 1y 3.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 12
All indicators · 84 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,399M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€248M
2023 · EU pctl 67
GVA — industry (B–E)
€435M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€246M
2023 · EU pctl 10
GVA — construction (F)
€68M
2023 · EU pctl 5
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€623M
2023 · EU pctl 21
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€11,200
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
17,400 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 4
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€14,100
2023 · EU pctl 8
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€1,755M
2023 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€79M
2023 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€3,384M
2023 · EU pctl 4 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€348M
2023 · EU pctl 23
GVA — information & communication (J)
€24M
2023 · EU pctl 15
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€463M
2023 · EU pctl 13
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€562M
2023 · EU pctl 12
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€2,490M
2025 · EU pctl 15
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€34,900
2025 · EU pctl 5
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€584M
2025 · EU pctl 11
Labour market
Employment, total persons
85,580
2023 · EU pctl 38
Self-employed persons
40,780
2023 · EU pctl 81
Employment in manufacturing (C)
5,410
2023 · EU pctl 13
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
66.4%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
27.1%
2025 · EU pctl 89 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
9.6%
2025 · EU pctl 92
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
76,700
2025 · EU pctl 30
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
14,011
2023 · EU pctl 50
Enterprise births
987
2023 · EU pctl 44
Enterprise deaths
614
2023 · EU pctl 34
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.3%
2023 · EU pctl 48
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.6%
2023 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
1.4%
2025 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.4%
2023 · EU pctl 63 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
21.7%
2025 · EU pctl 9 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
26.7%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
4.2%
2025 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
14.9%
2025 · EU pctl 3 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
5.2%
2025 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
451,824
2024 · EU pctl 30
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
318 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
5,607 kt
2025 · EU pctl 40
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
20 km/1000km²
2023 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
149
CURRENT · EU pctl 96
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)
109,780
2025 · EU pctl 36
Population aged 65+
49,808
2025 · EU pctl 41
Population aged under 15
24,132
2025 · EU pctl 36
Median age of population
50.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 84
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
45.4%
2025 · EU pctl 85
Crude rate of total population change
-13.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 1
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-6.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 1
Crude birth rate
6.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 27
Crude death rate
14.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 82
Live births
1,232
2024 · EU pctl 34
Deaths
2,603
2024 · EU pctl 44
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
67.4%
2025 · EU pctl 86
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.43
2024 · EU pctl 56
Population density (persons per km²)
36 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 11
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
118,105
2100 · EU pctl 24
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
316 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 24 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
1,085 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 67 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
234 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 57 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
2.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 93
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
5.4 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
84.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 15
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
303 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 19
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
93 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 96 · 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)
407 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 74
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
60 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 95
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
17 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 12
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
20 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 96
Environment
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
13
2024 · EU pctl 52
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)
2.8%
2021 · EU pctl 48
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