Employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece
Greece: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 9.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 9.7% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece peaked at 11.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.
Greece ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.3% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 7 Honduras 11.8% compare
- 8 Lebanon 10.8% compare
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 9.4% compare
- 11 Australia 9.2% compare
- 12 Switzerland 9.0% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Greece was 9.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).