Annual working hours per worker in Greece
Greece: Annual working hours per worker was 1,893 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 71 North Macedonia 1,949 hours per worker compare
- 72 Georgia 1,932 hours per worker compare
- 73 South Korea 1,910 hours per worker compare
- 75 Israel 1,890 hours per worker compare
- 76 Belarus 1,875 hours per worker compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
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.