Greece vs Italy: Labour force participation rate
Labour force participation rate over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 52.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 49.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Italy, a difference of 3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd of 33 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.25 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 47.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 4.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Greece |
| 2000s | 52.58 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 48.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 3.68 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Greece |
| 2010s | 52.25 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 49.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 3.1 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Greece |
| 2020s | 51.98 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 49.3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 2.69 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 52.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup against 49.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate between Greece and Italy?
- 3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for labour force participation rate?
- Greece ranks 31st and Italy ranks 33rd of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.