Municipality of Kythira
Tourist and construction municipality on the rise: 8 more companies in a year.
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- 3,644 residents (2021 census) · Area: 298.9 km²
- active businesses
- 802
- companies opened in 12 months
- 19
- companies closed in 12 months
- 11
"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 +8220.1 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 89.2 · 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
- Taxis9.4×15 businesses · 4.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4)
- Hotels & accommodation9.1×155 businesses · 42.5 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
- Construction companies6.2×63 businesses · 17.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.8)
- Crops & farm services3.8×21 businesses · 5.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5)
- Restaurants & food3.7×63 businesses · 17.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
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Sectors in Kythira 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 155opened6closedat least 242.5 / 1,000 res.
- Restaurants & food 63opened4closedat least 017.3 / 1,000 res.
- Construction companies 63openedat least 7closed017.3 / 1,000 res.
- Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics 40openedat least 1closed011.0 / 1,000 res.
- Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging 35
- Arts, theatre & culture 32openedat least 0closed08.8 / 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 | 155 | 6 | at least 2 | 60.37 | 12.3× |
| Restaurants & food | 63 | 4 | at least 0 | 31.28 | 4.8× |
| Construction companies | 63 | at least 7 | 0 | 37.60 | 5.9× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 40 | at least 1 | 0 | 10.98 | 1.1× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9.60 | 1.9× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 32 | at least 0 | 0 | 8.78 | 3.2× |
| Cafés & bars | 29 | at least 0 | 0 | 22.78 | 5.3× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 28 | 0 | at least 0 | 7.68 | 2.8× |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 27 | 0 | at least 0 | 7.41 | 1.7× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 23 | 1 | at least 0 | 6.31 | 0.9× |
| Crops & farm services | 21 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 48.57 | 43× |
| Clothing & footwear | 20 | 0 | at least 0 | 12.07 | 2.7× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 18 | 0 | at least 0 | 9.60 | 3.1× |
| Delivery services | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 1.5× |
| Event organisers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 3.9× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 18 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 0.9× |
| Car parts & tyres | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 2.2× |
| Taxis | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 | 4.4× |
| Property owners & landlords | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14.54 | 2.5× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 12 | 0 | at least 0 | 3.29 | 1.3× |
| Car repair shops | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.76 | 2.4× |
| Engineers | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.14 | 1.8× |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 10 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 2.1× |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 10 | 0 | at least 0 | 2.74 | 0.7× |
| Insurance agencies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 1.1× |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.15 | 27.4× |
| Painters & decorators | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 2.8× |
| Warehousing & transport support | 10 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 1× |
| Electricians | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 1.4× |
| IT & software | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.49 | 1.1× |
| Car rentals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8.51 | 5× |
| Carpentry | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.39 | 2.4× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.47 | 5× |
| Printers | 9 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.47 | 1.9× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 8 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 10.43 | 2.7× |
| Gyms | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 2.8× |
| Petrol stations | 8 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 2.9× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.4× |
| Solar & renewable energy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 1.5× |
| Hardware & paint | 8 | 1 | at least 0 | 12.07 | 2.6× |
| Earthworks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.96 | 10.3× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7.14 | 1.9× |
| Metalwork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 5.2× |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 6.3× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 2.2× |
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 0.7× |
| Wholesale fuel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 1.9× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 | 1.2× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.76 | 1.9× |
| Jewellers & watches | 7 | 1 | at least 0 | 10.70 | 3.6× |
| Florists | 7 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.92 | 3.1× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 2.4× |
| Gardening & landscaping | 7 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.92 | 3× |
| Food & drink production | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.51 | 6.1× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 0.7× |
| Haulage companies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 1× |
| Doors & windows | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 4.2× |
| Flooring & tiles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 1.2× |
| Spas & massage | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 2.1× |
| Household appliances | 6 | 0 | at least 0 | 6.04 | 2× |
| Motorcycles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 2.2× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 6 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 15.09 | 2.6× |
| Estate agents | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.76 | 2.4× |
| Courier companies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 1.4× |
| Furniture & homeware | 5 | 0 | at least 0 | 9.60 | 2.4× |
| Photographers | 5 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 2.5× |
| Car dealers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.8× |
| Other building works | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.9× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 5 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.37 | 2.9× |
| Accounting firms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.7× |
| Cleaning companies | 4 | 0 | at least 0 | 8.78 | 3.2× |
| Architecture firms | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 | 2.5× |
| Travel agencies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 3× |
| Advertising agencies | 4 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.4× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 4 | 0 | at least 0 | 6.59 | 2.6× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.76 | 1.8× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 3 | 0 | at least 0 | 5.49 | 2.4× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 3 | 0 | at least 0 | 9.88 | 2.5× |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 | at least 0 | 2.20 | 1× |
| Property management | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.21 | 2.1× |
| Business consultants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 0.9× |
| Sporting goods | 3 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 4.67 | 1.7× |
| Pets & pet shops | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.3× |
| Parking & roadside assistance | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.3× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 26× |
| Physiotherapists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0.5× |
| Medical practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Veterinary clinics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Driving schools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Psychologists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Nurseries | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Security companies | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.27 | at least 0.27 |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Concrete works | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.27 | at least 0.27 |
| OPAP betting shops | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Opticians | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Boat rentals | at least 5 | 0 | 1 | at least 1.37 | at least 1.37 |
| Tailors & alterations | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Olive mills | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.27 | at least 0.27 |
| Scrap metal & recycling | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Music & dance schools | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.27 | at least 0.27 |
| Funeral homes | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Financial advisers | at least 3 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.82 | at least 0.82 |
| Design: graphic, interior & product | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.27 | at least 0.27 |
In-depth analysis: Kythira
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 600–1,050 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 4% 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.
Detached houses, commercial premises, plots, the price range and the year-on-year change are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
Source: Ministry of National Economy and Finance · updated 05/10/2026
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 132 projects · €12 million
- Municipality contracts: 124 in 12 months · €2.5 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 09/10/2026) | 88 | €1.9 million | Repair and maintenance services: €313 thousand |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 142 | €2.6 million | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security: €338 thousand |
The municipality's bodies
New contracts in the 12 months to 09/10/2026.
| Body | Contracts | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΛΙΜΕΝΙΚΟ ΤΑΜΕΙΟ ΚΥΘΗΡΩΝ | 5 | €43 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.
Ground acceleration, the nearest active fault and earthquakes around an address are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
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Nearby municipalities
- Municipality of Kythira here220.1 / 1,000 res.802 active
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Similar in size
Close in size and in business density. The comparison opens with the two municipalities side by side.
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- Municipality of Kythira here220.1 / 1,000 res.802 active
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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Kythira municipality have?
802 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 01/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Kythira municipality?
The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (220), followed by "Restaurants & food" (114).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Kythira municipality?
220.1 active businesses per 1,000 residents.