Annual working hours per worker in Greece
Greece: Annual working hours per worker was 1,893 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,893 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
74th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,329 hours per worker
in 1951
All-time low
1,735 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Greece, 1951–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Greece is 1,893 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Greece peaked at 2,329 hours per worker in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1,735 hours per worker, in 2020.
Greece ranks 74th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Greece, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2,329 hours per worker | — |
| 1952 | 2,320 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 2,310 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 2,300 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 2,291 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 2,282 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2,272 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 2,263 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 2,253 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 2,244 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 2,234 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 2,224 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2,214 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,204 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2,195 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,185 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 2,175 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,165 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2,156 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 2,114 hours per worker | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 2,115 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,116 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,118 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,119 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2,121 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2,122 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,123 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 2,125 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2,126 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2,127 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,127 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,127 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,124 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2,053 hours per worker | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,071 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2,059 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2,017 hours per worker | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 2,006 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,047 hours per worker | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 2,025 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2,055 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 2,082 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,103 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2,069 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2,051 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2,049 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,045 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,045 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,040 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,038 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,031 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,020 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,019 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,003 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,052 hours per worker | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,037 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,025 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,013 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,989 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,931 hours per worker | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,950 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,990 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1,997 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,949 hours per worker | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,935 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,943 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,947 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,961 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,918 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1,735 hours per worker | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1,854 hours per worker | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,882 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,893 hours per worker | +0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1,893 hours per worker is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1,893 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,291 hours per worker | 2,253 hours per worker | 2,329 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1960s | 2,200 hours per worker | 2,156 hours per worker | 2,244 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 2,126 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,076 hours per worker | 2,006 hours per worker | 2,127 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,056 hours per worker | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,103 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,023 hours per worker | 1,989 hours per worker | 2,052 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,952 hours per worker | 1,918 hours per worker | 1,997 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,841 hours per worker | 1,735 hours per worker | 1,893 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Greece?
- Annual working hours per worker in Greece was 1,893 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2,329 hours per worker in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,735 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Greece ranks 74th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.