Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Greece

Greece: Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) was 3,127 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,127 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
20th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3,127 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
2,213 Thousand persons
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025

Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Greece, 2008–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2008201620252008: 3.0k Thousand persons2009: 2.9k Thousand persons2010: 2.8k Thousand persons2011: 2.6k Thousand persons2012: 2.3k Thousand persons2013: 2.2k Thousand persons2014: 2.3k Thousand persons2015: 2.3k Thousand persons2016: 2.4k Thousand persons2017: 2.5k Thousand persons2018: 2.5k Thousand persons2019: 2.7k Thousand persons2020: 2.6k Thousand persons2021: 2.7k Thousand persons2022: 2.9k Thousand persons2023: 2.9k Thousand persons2024: 3.0k Thousand persons2025: 3.1k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Greece is 3,127 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Greece peaked at 3,127 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,213 Thousand persons, in 2013.

Greece ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) in Greece, 2008 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2008 2,996 Thousand persons
2009 2,949 Thousand persons -1.6%
2010 2,826 Thousand persons -4.1%
2011 2,586 Thousand persons -8.5%
2012 2,340 Thousand persons -9.5%
2013 2,213 Thousand persons -5.4%
2014 2,263 Thousand persons +2.3%
2015 2,348 Thousand persons +3.7%
2016 2,420 Thousand persons +3.1%
2017 2,473 Thousand persons +2.2%
2018 2,546 Thousand persons +2.9%
2019 2,662 Thousand persons +4.6%
2020 2,640 Thousand persons -0.8%
2021 2,677 Thousand persons +1.4%
2022 2,883 Thousand persons +7.7%
2023 2,894 Thousand persons +0.4%
2024 2,960 Thousand persons +2.3%
2025 3,127 Thousand persons +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,972 Thousand persons 2,949 Thousand persons 2,996 Thousand persons 2
2010s 2,468 Thousand persons 2,213 Thousand persons 2,826 Thousand persons 10
2020s 2,863 Thousand persons 2,640 Thousand persons 3,127 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 17 Hungary 4,099 Thousand persons compare
  2. 18 Switzerland 4,065 Thousand persons compare
  3. 19 Austria 3,951 Thousand persons compare
  4. 21 Denmark 2,856 Thousand persons compare
  5. 22 Norway 2,746 Thousand persons compare
  6. 23 Bulgaria 2,540 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Greece?
Employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) in Greece was 3,127 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 3,127 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 2,213 Thousand persons in 2013.
How does Greece rank for employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2)?
Greece ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is employees by economic activity (nace rev. 2) rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 811 data points, 2008–2025
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