Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece
Greece: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece is 2.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece peaked at 4.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
That places Greece 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 1992 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 7.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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)
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- 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, male (% of male employment) in Greece?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece was 2.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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, male (% of male 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.