NUTS 3

Chania

Region of Greece · NUTS code EL434

Among 52 NUTS 3 regions of Greece, Chania ranks best in gdp per capita (12th).

Over time

The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish it, only the region line is shown.

Chania vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
19,000 €/inh.
+2,200 vs 2022
12th of 52 in the country
Greece 23,570 €/inh. · -19%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
66.2 /km²
0 vs 2023
17th of 52 in the country
Greece 79.8 /km² · -17%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
1.5 ‰
+0.9 vs 2023
20th of 52 in the country
Greece -0.6 ‰ · -350%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
3.8 ‰
+1.3 vs 2023
26th of 52 in the country
Greece 4.8 ‰ · -21%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
45.3 years
+0.5 vs 2024
46th of 52 in the country
Greece 47.2 years · -4%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
21.1 %
+0.5 vs 2024
45th of 52 in the country
Greece 23.7 % · -11%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
64,192 per 1,000
8th of 52 in the country
Greece 15,073 per 1,000 · +326%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Kriti

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Chania belongs to.

Population
621,121
−321 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Life expectancy
82.4 years
+0.1 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Unemployment
5.1 %
−3.5 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Income per capita
12,800 €/inh.
+1,200 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Employment
75.4 %
+4.0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Road deaths
55 per mn
−16 vs 2022
2023 · NUTS 2 ranking
Tertiary educated
28.5 %
0 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
Fertility
1.51
−0.06 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
High-tech jobs
2.8 %
+0.7 vs 2024
2025 · NUTS 2 ranking
GDP growth
2.2 %
0 vs 2023
2024 · NUTS 2 ranking
Doctors
593 per 100k
−17 vs 2019
2020 · NUTS 2 ranking

Other regions in Kriti

Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.

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