NUTS-3 ITI15 · Italy
Prato
Prato generates €9.3bn of GDP across 259.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 50/100 is mid-table of EU regions, led by economic scale and market access. Its economy has grown +2.1%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 5.0pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (89.5th EU percentile) and weakest for clean environment (13th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run faller87 → 58 EU percentile since 1995 (-29 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 outlook90
Industrial base78
Digital readiness72
Economic base65
Connectivity63
Cost advantage59
Growth momentum46
Energy cost46
Quality of life45
Resilience42
Labour market30
Talent & skills23
Governance20
Freight intensity19
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)
50
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth46.2
Livability44.7
Market access53
Economic scale56
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)
41.8
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability40
Labour stability42
Diversification29
Demographic stability56
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)
63.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density46
Airport access91
Market access53
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)
23.3
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary13
Lifelong learning61
Knowledge workers12
Scientists & engineers7
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)
44.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy53
Jobs40.5
Education26
Health89.5
Safety31.7
Connectivity59
Environment13
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
46.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+2.1%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.6%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-1.6 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.2%
CAGR
Employment rate
+5.0 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-2.4 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: Finance · real estate · prof. · 30.6%Diversified · HHI 2399
Agriculture 0.5%Industry 27.8%Construction 5.2%Trade · transport · ICT 21.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 30.6%Public · health · education 14.8%
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)
€9,322M2023
3.9% 1y 2.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 56
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€8,514M2025
0.6% 1y 2.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 59
Population
259,6572025
0.1% 1y 0.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 51
Unemployment rate
4.3%2025
65.4% 1y 9.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 50
Employment
133,2002023
1.7% 1y 0.6% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 57
Productivity / employee
€71,1262025
1.4% 1y 3.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 31
Gross value added
€8,374M2023
4.0% 1y 2.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 56
All indicators · 86 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€8,374M
2023 · EU pctl 56
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€44M
2023 · EU pctl 18
GVA — industry (B–E)
€2,324M
2023 · EU pctl 63
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€2,119M
2023 · EU pctl 69
GVA — construction (F)
€435M
2023 · EU pctl 48
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,772M
2023 · EU pctl 58
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€23,000
2024 · EU pctl 41 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
37,300 PPS
2023 · EU pctl 65
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€35,900
2023 · EU pctl 53
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€29,682M
2023 · EU pctl 80 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€5,009M
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€51,756M
2023 · EU pctl 71 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,446M
2023 · EU pctl 66
GVA — information & communication (J)
€145M
2023 · EU pctl 49
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€2,562M
2023 · EU pctl 70
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,236M
2023 · EU pctl 40
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€8,514M
2025 · EU pctl 59
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€71,126
2025 · EU pctl 31
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€2,014M
2025 · EU pctl 55
Labour market
Employment, total persons
133,200
2023 · EU pctl 57
Self-employed persons
31,700
2023 · EU pctl 72
Employment in manufacturing (C)
47,600
2023 · EU pctl 87
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
73.7%
2025 · EU pctl 27 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
15.1%
2025 · EU pctl 52 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
4.3%
2025 · EU pctl 50
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
129,400
2025 · EU pctl 51
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
28,730
2023 · EU pctl 72
Enterprise births
2,073
2023 · EU pctl 64
Enterprise deaths
1,624
2023 · EU pctl 64
3-year enterprise survival rate
3.7%
2023 · EU pctl 28
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
1.4%
2023 · EU pctl 39 · 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 66 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
23.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
30.8%
2025 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
11.7%
2025 · EU pctl 61 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
17.4%
2025 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
4.9%
2025 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
96.6%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
606,930
2025 · EU pctl 37
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
744 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 97 · 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.
969
CURRENT · EU pctl 53
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
4,021 kt
2025 · EU pctl 29
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
373
CURRENT · EU pctl 46
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
23 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
16
CURRENT · EU pctl 9
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
3
CURRENT · EU pctl 75
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
168,985
2025 · EU pctl 53
Population aged 65+
60,145
2025 · EU pctl 51
Population aged under 15
30,527
2025 · EU pctl 45
Median age of population
48.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 68
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
35.6%
2025 · EU pctl 43
Crude rate of total population change
-1.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
3.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 41
Crude birth rate
5.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 5
Crude death rate
10.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 22
Live births
1,389
2024 · EU pctl 39
Deaths
2,610
2024 · EU pctl 44
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
53.7%
2025 · EU pctl 16
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.02
2024 · EU pctl 4
Population density (persons per km²)
712 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 86
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
282,653
2100 · EU pctl 62
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
285 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 17 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
848 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 13 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
209 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 22 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
0.8 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 56
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
125 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 97
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,602 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 84
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
51 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.72
2022 · EU pctl 20
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.60
2022 · EU pctl 14
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
2022 · EU pctl 20
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
0.57
2022 · EU pctl 15
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.41
2022 · EU pctl 25
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.159/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 54
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.048/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 19
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
225 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 52
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
40 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 88
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
25 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 18
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
15 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 92
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.
20
2024 · EU pctl 87
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
73.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 82
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
7.7%
2021 · EU pctl 79
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