Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Greece

Greece: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment was 5,193 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5,193 Persons
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
5,193 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
4,107 Persons
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Greece, 1995–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1995201020251995: 4.1k Persons1996: 4.1k Persons1997: 4.1k Persons1998: 4.3k Persons1999: 4.3k Persons2000: 4.3k Persons2001: 4.3k Persons2002: 4.4k Persons2003: 4.5k Persons2004: 4.6k Persons2005: 4.6k Persons2006: 4.7k Persons2007: 4.8k Persons2008: 4.9k Persons2009: 4.8k Persons2010: 4.7k Persons2011: 4.5k Persons2012: 4.3k Persons2013: 4.3k Persons2014: 4.4k Persons2015: 4.3k Persons2016: 4.4k Persons2017: 4.4k Persons2018: 4.6k Persons2019: 4.7k Persons2020: 4.6k Persons2021: 4.8k Persons2022: 5.0k Persons2023: 5.1k Persons2024: 5.1k Persons2025: 5.2k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2025, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Greece stood at 5,193 Persons. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Greece peaked at 5,193 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,107 Persons, in 1997.

Greece ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment in Greece, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 4,137 Persons
1996 4,115 Persons -0.5%
1997 4,107 Persons -0.2%
1998 4,282 Persons +4.3%
1999 4,292 Persons +0.2%
2000 4,306 Persons +0.3%
2001 4,316 Persons +0.2%
2002 4,426 Persons +2.5%
2003 4,481 Persons +1.3%
2004 4,596 Persons +2.6%
2005 4,641 Persons +1.0%
2006 4,731 Persons +1.9%
2007 4,794 Persons +1.3%
2008 4,850 Persons +1.2%
2009 4,820 Persons -0.6%
2010 4,692 Persons -2.7%
2011 4,490 Persons -4.3%
2012 4,311 Persons -4.0%
2013 4,287 Persons -0.6%
2014 4,440 Persons +3.6%
2015 4,290 Persons -3.4%
2016 4,438 Persons +3.5%
2017 4,413 Persons -0.6%
2018 4,613 Persons +4.5%
2019 4,715 Persons +2.2%
2020 4,595 Persons -2.5%
2021 4,831 Persons +5.1%
2022 5,000 Persons +3.5%
2023 5,103 Persons +2.0%
2024 5,149 Persons +0.9%
2025 5,193 Persons +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,187 Persons 4,107 Persons 4,292 Persons 5
2000s 4,596 Persons 4,306 Persons 4,850 Persons 10
2010s 4,469 Persons 4,287 Persons 4,715 Persons 10
2020s 4,978 Persons 4,595 Persons 5,193 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 16 Portugal 5,425 Persons compare
  2. 17 Sweden 5,263 Persons compare
  3. 18 Belgium 5,204 Persons compare
  4. 20 Switzerland 4,886 Persons compare
  5. 21 Hungary 4,830 Persons compare
  6. 22 Austria 4,572 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Greece?
Annual population and employment, national concept — total employment in Greece was 5,193 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 5,193 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — total employment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4,107 Persons in 1997.
How does Greece rank for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
Greece ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — total employment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org