NUTS-3 EL633 · Greece
Ηλεία
Ileia
Export region data (CSV)Ηλεία generates €2.1bn of GDP across 152.5k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 26.3/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic growth and livability. Its economy has grown +4.9%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 11.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for safety (44.3th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (7th).
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
26.3
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth63.8
Livability26.2
Market access7
Economic scale8
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)
38.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability19
Labour stability0
Diversification88
Demographic stability48
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 access1
Market access7
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)
26.2
/ 100 · EU-relative · 5/7 pillars
Economy8
Jobs7
Education30
Health41.5
Safety44.3
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
63.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.9%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+2.4 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.8 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.1%
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: Agriculture · 24.8%Diversified · HHI 1997
Agriculture 24.8%Industry 11.5%Construction 3%Trade · transport · ICT 22.8%Finance · real estate · prof. 17.9%Public · health · education 20%
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 · 64 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€1,861M
2023 · EU pctl 8
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€462M
2023 · EU pctl 86
GVA — industry (B–E)
€214M
2023 · EU pctl 5
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€137M
2023 · EU pctl 5
GVA — construction (F)
€56M
2023 · EU pctl 4
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€424M
2023 · EU pctl 12
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)
17,300 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 4
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€14,000
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)
€248M
2023 · EU pctl 15
GVA — information & communication (J)
€19M
2023 · EU pctl 12
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€333M
2023 · EU pctl 8
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€373M
2023 · EU pctl 7
Labour market
Employment, total persons
72,450
2023 · EU pctl 30
Self-employed persons
35,090
2023 · EU pctl 76
Employment in manufacturing (C)
2,970
2023 · EU pctl 6
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
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
9,172
2023 · EU pctl 36
Enterprise births
595
2023 · EU pctl 30
Enterprise deaths
314
2023 · EU pctl 14
3-year enterprise survival rate
3.8%
2023 · EU pctl 32
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
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)
927,985
2024 · EU pctl 51
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
318 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 1 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
211
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
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)
94,892
2025 · EU pctl 30
Population aged 65+
39,529
2025 · EU pctl 33
Population aged under 15
18,124
2025 · EU pctl 24
Median age of population
47.9 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 67
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.7%
2025 · EU pctl 75
Crude rate of total population change
9.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 91
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
17.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 96
Crude birth rate
5.4 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 6
Crude death rate
13.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 74
Live births
821
2024 · EU pctl 18
Deaths
2,007
2024 · EU pctl 33
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
60.8%
2025 · EU pctl 62
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.22
2024 · EU pctl 23
Population density (persons per km²)
59 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 21
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)
27.9%
2025 · EU pctl 87 · NUTS-2 src
Life expectancy at birth
81.8 yrs
2024 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
309 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 23 · 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
0.7 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 49
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
14.6 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 36
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
109 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 22
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
362 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 22
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
93 /M pop
2022 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
109 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 30
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
77 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 98
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
3 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 6
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
14 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 91
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