Belgium vs Greece: Unemployed population — Unemployment

Belgium
339.27 Persons
in 2025
Greece
421.98 Persons
in 2025
Belgium rank
20th
Greece rank
19th

Unemployed population — Unemployment over time

  • Belgium
  • Greece
05001.0k1.5k195619902025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 421.98 Persons against 339.27 Persons in Belgium, a difference of 82.71 Persons.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Greece ranks 19th of 35 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 89 Persons 215 Persons 126 Persons Greece
1970s 232.25 Persons 70.75 Persons 161.5 Persons Belgium
1980s 457.8 Persons 253 Persons 204.8 Persons Belgium
1990s 477.83 Persons 399.42 Persons 78.41 Persons Belgium
2000s 350.73 Persons 474.93 Persons 124.2 Persons Greece
2010s 370.13 Persons 1,041 Persons 670.86 Persons Greece
2020s 306.7 Persons 574.07 Persons 267.37 Persons Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployed population — unemployment, Belgium or Greece?
Greece, at 421.98 Persons against 339.27 Persons in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployed population — unemployment between Belgium and Greece?
82.71 Persons, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for unemployed population — unemployment?
Belgium ranks 20th and Greece ranks 19th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Unemployed population — Unemployment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 2,160 data points, 1955–2025
Last refreshed

The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population 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. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. 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.