Municipality of Karpathos

Name: Municipality of Karpathos — Every municipality in Greece: businesses by sector, openings and closures, residents per business, property prices and the area's risks.
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Tourist municipality on the rise: 12 more companies in a year.

RefreshingData as of 02/10/2026
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Same count as GEMI (General Commercial Registry), within 1%
6,567 residents (2021 census) · Area: 323.4 km²

active businesses: 1,525
companies opened in 12 months: 24
companies closed in 12 months: 12

"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.

Liveliness36/100Below averageTopognosia Index · #175 of the 266 large municipalities CharacterTourism & hospitality17.8× car rentals14.5× souvenirs8.4× other building workscompared with the national average, per resident Seismic activityVery high

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Net change +12232.2 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 231.1 · Greece 99.8

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Each sector in the municipality per 1,000 residents, against the Greek average.

More than the national average

Car rentals17.8×52 businesses · 7.9 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4)
Souvenirs & folk art14.5×31 businesses · 4.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.3)
Other building works8.4×17 businesses · 2.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.3)
Hotels & accommodation8.2×254 businesses · 38.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
Restaurants & food5.1×158 businesses · 24.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)

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Sectors in Karpathos municipality

105 sectors

Each 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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At least this many. When unnamed businesses (sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships) are few, we don't show them, because of GDPR. Personal data

The bar next to each sector: green for those that opened, red for those that closed in 12 months.

Stands outConcrete works4.1× the typical municipality's density Most new ones, proportionallyEngineers5 new in 12 months, 19% of its active ones

All 105 sectors, in a table

Sectors in Karpathos municipality.
Sector	Active	Opened (companies)	Closed (companies)	Per 1,000 res.	× typical
Hotels & accommodation	254	8	7	46.90	0.7×
Restaurants & food	158	at least 0	at least 0	34.87	0.9×
Cafés & bars	67	at least 2	at least 1	26.34	0.9×
Off-licences & tobacconists	67	1	0	10.20	1×
Construction companies	60	7	6	20.25	1×
Car rentals	52	3	at least 0	14.01	1.4×
Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics	52	1	0	7.92	0.6×
Furniture & homeware	41	1	0	6.24	0.7×
Trade agents & general wholesale	40	at least 0	1	6.09	0.8×
Supermarkets & mini markets	35	2	0	12.64	1.1×
Wholesale machinery & equipment	35	at least 0	0	5.33	0.8×
Perfumeries & cosmetics	32	1	0	4.87	0.7×
Souvenirs & folk art	31	1	0	11.12	1×
Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging	28	at least 2	0	4.26	0.5×
Wholesale vehicles & parts	23	at least 0	0	3.50	1.1×
Clothing & footwear	21	2	1	7.00	0.6×
Electronics, computers & phones	20	0	0	3.05	1.1×
Fabrics & textiles	19	1	0	2.89	0.7×
Wholesale fuel	19	0	0	2.89	1.1×
Travel agencies	18	0	0	2.74	0.5×
Car parts & tyres	18	at least 0	0	2.74	1×
Estate agents	17	at least 0	0	2.59	0.8×
Other building works	17	4	0	8.38	1.6×
Electricians	16	at least 0	0	3.81	0.9×
Bookshops & stationers	16	1	0	2.44	0.4×
Hairdressers & beauty	15	0	0	2.28	0.9×
Car dealers	15	at least 0	0	2.28	1.9×
Machinery repair & installation	15	at least 0	at least 0	2.28	0.8×
Warehousing & transport support	15	0	0	2.28	0.3×
Property management	14	0	0	2.13	0.6×
Taxis	14	at least 0	0	2.13	0.5×
Engineers	13	5	at least 0	4.11	0.9×
Boat rentals	13	at least 0	0	1.98	0.6×
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning	12	at least 0	0	3.35	0.7×
Carpentry	12	at least 0	0	4.26	1×
Photographers	12	0	0	1.83	0.9×
Property owners & landlords	12	at least 2	at least 0	6.85	0.7×
Car repair shops	11	at least 0	0	2.74	1×
Bakeries & patisseries	10	1	0	5.18	0.6×
Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers	10	1	0	3.96	0.6×
Petrol stations	10	0	0	1.52	0.9×
Doors & windows	10	0	0	3.35	1.6×
Concrete works	10	at least 0	0	5.63	4.1×
Motorcycles	10	0	0	1.52	0.8×
Wholesale food, drink & farm produce	10	1	at least 0	8.83	0.7×
Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing)	10	at least 0	0	11.27	1.5×
Accounting firms	9	0	0	1.83	1.1×
Delivery services	9	at least 0	0	1.37	0.3×
Painters & decorators	9	at least 0	0	6.24	1.5×
Pets & pet shops	9	0	0	1.37	1.3×
Haulage companies	8	at least 0	0	2.13	0.3×
Earthworks	8	0	0	2.44	0.5×
Florists	8	1	0	1.22	1.1×
Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies	8	0	0	5.03	0.6×
Pharmacies	7	0	0	1.07	0.6×
Tutoring centres & schools	7	1	0	2.44	0.8×
Hardware & paint	7	0	0	7.46	0.7×
Jewellers & watches	7	0	0	3.20	0.3×
Flooring & tiles	7	at least 0	0	7.00	1.5×
Electronics & computer repair	7	0	0	1.07	1.2×
Crops & farm services	7	0	at least 0	7.31	1×
Marketing, market research & PR	7	at least 1	0	1.07	0.5×
Solar & renewable energy	6	0	0	1.83	1.9×
Insurance agencies	6	0	0	1.98	1.3×
Advertising agencies	6	0	0	0.91	0.3×
Printers	6	0	0	0.91	0.8×
Music & dance schools	6	0	0	0.91	1.8×
IT & software	5	at least 1	0	3.05	1.1×
Business consultants	5	at least 0	at least 0	3.81	0.8×
Kiosks & convenience stores	5	0	0	1.83	1.4×
Event organisers	5	0	0	0.76	0.2×
Heating oil, firewood & LPG	5	0	0	0.76	0.4×
Goldsmiths & jewellery making	5	0	0	0.76	1×
Design: graphic, interior & product	5	at least 1	0	0.76	2.2×
Cleaning companies	4	at least 0	0	2.13	0.4×
Courier companies	4	0	0	0.61	0.5×
OPAP betting shops	4	0	0	0.61	4.1×
Tailors & alterations	4	0	0	0.61	—
Household appliances	4	1	0	3.96	0.8×
Livestock & animal farming	4	0	0	3.96	0.8×
Food & drink production	4	1	0	3.05	0.7×
Arts, theatre & culture	4	1	0	2.28	0.7×
Architecture firms	3	at least 0	0	0.46	0.3×
Sporting goods	3	0	0	3.05	0.7×
Dry cleaners & laundries	3	at least 0	0	0.46	0.5×
Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials	3	0	0	2.13	1×
Medical practices	1	0	0	0.15	—
Dental practices	0	0	0	0.00	—
Olive mills	0	0	0	0.00	—
Gyms	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Veterinary clinics	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Nurseries	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Security companies	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Spas & massage	at least 3	0	0	at least 0.46	at least 0.46
Opticians	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 1	0	0	at least 0.15	at least 0.15
Refrigeration technicians	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Metalwork	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
Physiotherapists	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.15	at least 0.15
Funeral homes	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Gardening & landscaping	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.15	at least 0.15
Financial advisers	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.15	at least 0.15

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Deed prices

Official value: ≈ 732 €/m²

Range 550–1,000 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 3% 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: 201 projects · €16 million
NSRF 2021–2027: 1 municipality projects · €162 thousand
Municipality contracts: 72 in 12 months · €3.1 million →

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Public contracts of Karpathos municipality by year
Year	Contracts	Amount	Largest category
2026 (to 09/10/2026)	53	€1.9 million	Construction work: €457 thousand
2025 (from 02/01/2025)	99	€3.4 million	Construction work: €798 thousand

Seismic activity

Seismic activity in the municipality: Very high.

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.

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Nearby municipalities

Municipality of Chalki277.9 / 1,000 res.132 active Comparewith Chalki municipality
Municipality of Karpathos here232.2 / 1,000 res.1,525 active
Municipality of Tilos211.8 / 1,000 res.158 active Comparewith Tilos municipality
Municipality of Rodos142.0 / 1,000 res.17,762 active Comparewith Rodos municipality
Municipality of Kasos140.6 / 1,000 res.172 active Comparewith Kasos municipality

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Close in size and in business density. The comparison opens with the two municipalities side by side.

Municipality of Milos293.7 / 1,000 res.1,557 active Comparewith Milos municipality
Municipality of Skopelos236.4 / 1,000 res.1,068 active Comparewith Skopelos municipality
Municipality of Karpathos here232.2 / 1,000 res.1,525 active
Municipality of Tinos188.4 / 1,000 res.1,683 active Comparewith Tinos municipality
Municipality of Agios Vasileios188.4 / 1,000 res.1,322 active Comparewith Agios Vasileios municipality

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Frequently asked questions

How many active businesses does Karpathos municipality have?

1,525 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.

Which sector has the most businesses in Karpathos municipality?

The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (308), followed by "Restaurants & food" (229).

How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Karpathos municipality?

232.2 active businesses per 1,000 residents.

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