Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece
Greece: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 4.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece is 4.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece peaked at 19.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.0% | — |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -3.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 10.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 13.9% | 19.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 88 Ukraine 4.7% compare
- 89 Suriname 4.7% compare
- 90 Equatorial Guinea 4.7% compare
- 92 Tonga 4.6% compare
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 4.2% compare
- 94 North Macedonia 4.1% compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece was 4.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Greece ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.