NUTS 3

Irakleio

Region of Greece · NUTS code EL431

Among 52 NUTS 3 regions of Greece, Irakleio ranks best in gdp per capita (22nd).

Over time

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

Irakleio vs national value

Economy

GDP per capita
17,500 €/inh.
+1,700 vs 2022
22nd of 52 in the country
Greece 23,570 €/inh. · -26%
2023 · NUTS 3 ranking

Population

Population density
114.7 /km²
−0.6 vs 2023
10th of 52 in the country
Greece 79.8 /km² · +44%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Population change
-3.0 ‰
+0.2 vs 2023
30th of 52 in the country
Greece -0.6 ‰ · +400%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Net migration
-0.9 ‰
+1.0 vs 2023
38th of 52 in the country
Greece 4.8 ‰ · -119%
2024 · NUTS 3 ranking
Median age
44.7 years
+0.5 vs 2024
47th of 52 in the country
Greece 47.2 years · -5%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking
Aged 65+
20.8 %
+0.4 vs 2024
47th of 52 in the country
Greece 23.7 % · -12%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

Society

Tourist nights
47,942 per 1,000
11th of 52 in the country
Greece 15,073 per 1,000 · +218%
2025 · NUTS 3 ranking

For Kriti

Profile

Eurostat does not publish these indicators for NUTS 3 regions, only for the larger region Irakleio 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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