Employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece
Greece: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece is 4.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece peaked at 5.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1995.
Greece ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 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)
- 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Greece was 4.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).