Municipality of Ios
Tourist municipality on the rise: 22 more companies in a year.
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- 2,299 residents (2021 census) · Area: 109.8 km²
- active businesses
- 672
- companies opened in 12 months
- 29
- companies closed in 12 months
- 7
"Businesses" are all active ones, sole proprietorships included. "Companies" are legal entities only (S.A., Ltd, P.C., general and limited partnerships etc.): only these keep their municipality in the registry when they close, which is why openings and closures count companies.
Net change +22292.3 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 231.1 · Greece 99.8
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What stands out and what's missing
Each sector in the municipality per 1,000 residents, against the Greek average.
More than the national average
- Hotels & accommodation14.7×159 businesses · 69.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
- Restaurants & food7.5×81 businesses · 35.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
- Cafés & bars5.8×47 businesses · 20.4 per 1,000 res. (Greece 3.5)
- Clothing & footwear3.3×15 businesses · 6.5 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0)
- Construction companies2.8×18 businesses · 7.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.8)
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Sectors in Ios municipality
105 sectorsEach sector also counts businesses that have it as a secondary activity; that's why wholesale trade, often declared alongside another line of work, ranks high.
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- Hotels & accommodation 159
- Restaurants & food 81
- Cafés & bars 47opened10closedat least 020.4 / 1,000 res.
- Bookshops & stationers 26openedat least 2closed011.3 / 1,000 res.
- Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics 25
- Perfumeries & cosmetics 22openedat least 0closed09.6 / 1,000 res.
The bar next to each sector: green for those that opened, red for those that closed in 12 months.
All 105 sectors, in a table
| Sector | Active | Opened (companies) | Closed (companies) | Per 1,000 res. | × typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels & accommodation | 159 | 8 | 1 | 81.77 | 1.2× |
| Restaurants & food | 81 | 11 | 3 | 67.86 | 1.7× |
| Cafés & bars | 47 | 10 | at least 0 | 60.90 | 2.1× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 26 | at least 2 | 0 | 11.31 | 2× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10.87 | 0.8× |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 22 | at least 0 | 0 | 9.57 | 1.4× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 21 | at least 1 | 0 | 9.13 | 1.1× |
| Warehousing & transport support | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.70 | 1.2× |
| Construction companies | 18 | at least 1 | 1 | 20.44 | 1× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7.39 | 1.1× |
| Furniture & homeware | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6.96 | 0.8× |
| Sporting goods | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6.96 | 1.6× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 16 | at least 0 | 0 | 6.96 | 2.4× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 1× |
| Clothing & footwear | 15 | 3 | 0 | 21.31 | 1.8× |
| Event organisers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.09 | 1.6× |
| Household appliances | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.09 | 1.3× |
| Business consultants | 13 | at least 1 | 2 | 5.65 | 1.1× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 13 | at least 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 0.8× |
| Taxis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.22 | 1.2× |
| Boat rentals | 12 | at least 0 | 1 | 5.22 | 1.5× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5.22 | 1.8× |
| Cleaning companies | 11 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.78 | 0.8× |
| Opticians | 11 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.78 | 7.4× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 11 | at least 0 | 1 | 4.78 | 0.6× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 10 | at least 0 | 0 | 8.70 | 0.8× |
| Travel agencies | 9 | at least 1 | 0 | 10.44 | 1.7× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 9 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 1.9× |
| Gyms | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 5.8× |
| Estate agents | 8 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1× |
| Car repair shops | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.3× |
| Delivery services | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 0.7× |
| Earthworks | 8 | at least 0 | 0 | 5.22 | 1.1× |
| Photographers | 8 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 1.8× |
| Other building works | 8 | at least 1 | 1 | 3.48 | 0.7× |
| Accounting firms | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 1.8× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 7 | at least 1 | 1 | 7.39 | 1.6× |
| Jewellers & watches | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 14.35 | 1.5× |
| Spas & massage | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 1.5× |
| Wholesale fuel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 1.2× |
| Property owners & landlords | 7 | at least 2 | 1 | 10.87 | 1.1× |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 0.9× |
| Electricians | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 0.6× |
| Haulage companies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.09 | 1× |
| Car rentals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.96 | 0.7× |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 6 | at least 0 | 2 | 9.57 | 0.8× |
| Flooring & tiles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 0.6× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 0.6× |
| Printers | 6 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 2.3× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 6 | at least 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 0.5× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 1.2× |
| Courier companies | 5 | 0 | at least 0 | 2.17 | 1.8× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 3.8× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 1.1× |
| Motorcycles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 1.1× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 2.4× |
| Crops & farm services | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.65 | 0.8× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.39 | 1.5× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 4 | at least 2 | 0 | 9.13 | 1× |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 0.9× |
| Petrol stations | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 1× |
| Engineers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 0.9× |
| Hardware & paint | 4 | at least 0 | 0 | 9.57 | 0.9× |
| Doors & windows | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.74 | 0.8× |
| Car parts & tyres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 0.6× |
| Florists | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.74 | 1.5× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 1.9× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 3 | at least 2 | 1 | 12.61 | 1.2× |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 0.8× |
| IT & software | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 0.5× |
| Security companies | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 1.8× |
| Carpentry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.61 | 0.6× |
| Pets & pet shops | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 1.2× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 8.26 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 | 0.4× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 3 | at least 0 | 1 | 4.35 | 1.2× |
| Solar & renewable energy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.9× |
| Olive mills | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | — |
| Financial advisers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 2.2× |
| Medical practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Veterinary clinics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Nurseries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| OPAP betting shops | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Tailors & alterations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Funeral homes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Gardening & landscaping | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Insurance agencies | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Architecture firms | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Property management | at least 3 | at least 1 | 0 | at least 1.30 | at least 1.30 |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Advertising agencies | at least 2 | at least 0 | 0 | at least 0.87 | at least 0.87 |
| Concrete works | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.43 | at least 0.43 |
| Painters & decorators | at least 2 | 1 | 1 | at least 0.87 | at least 0.87 |
| Car dealers | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Driving schools | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Psychologists | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Metalwork | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.43 | at least 0.43 |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Scrap metal & recycling | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Parking & roadside assistance | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Music & dance schools | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Physiotherapists | at least 0 | 0 | 1 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Food & drink production | at least 2 | 0 | 1 | at least 0.87 | at least 0.87 |
| Design: graphic, interior & product | at least 0 | at least 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
In-depth analysis: Ios
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 1,200–1,700 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 2% of the municipality's area; the average price applies only to that part. The official value is the zone price the state sets to calculate taxes. It is not a market price or a property valuation.
We don't publish deed prices for this municipality: each property type needs at least 10 deeds in a year, and that isn't reached here.
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 86 projects · €4.0 million
- NSRF 2021–2027: 1 municipality projects · €255 thousand
- Municipality contracts: 110 in 12 months · €2.0 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 31/10/2026) | 88 | €1.8 million | Construction work: €731 thousand |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 112 | €1.6 million | Construction work: €238 thousand |
Seismic activity
Seismic activity in the municipality: Moderate.
The level compares the municipality's seismic hazard with the rest of Greece, which is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe. It says nothing about a specific building: there, its construction is what counts.
Ground acceleration, the nearest active fault and earthquakes around an address are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Ios municipality have?
672 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Ios municipality?
The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (188), followed by "Restaurants & food" (156).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Ios municipality?
292.3 active businesses per 1,000 residents.