Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece
Greece: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 221 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
221 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
25th
of 45 countries
All-time high
600 Thousand persons
in 1998
All-time low
221 Thousand persons
in 2020
Years of data
28
1993–2020
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece, 1993–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece stood at 221 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece peaked at 600 Thousand persons in 1998 and was at its lowest, 221 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Greece ranks 25th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 535 Thousand persons | — |
| 1994 | 520 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 512 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 509 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 523 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 600 Thousand persons | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 583 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 566 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 537 Thousand persons | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 518 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 485 Thousand persons | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 506 Thousand persons | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 455 Thousand persons | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 424 Thousand persons | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 398 Thousand persons | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 374 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 371 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 354 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 335 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 329 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 315 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 306 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 279 Thousand persons | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 262 Thousand persons | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 263 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 243 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 234 Thousand persons | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 221 Thousand persons | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 540.29 Thousand persons | 509 Thousand persons | 600 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 463.4 Thousand persons | 371 Thousand persons | 566 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 292 Thousand persons | 234 Thousand persons | 354 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 221 Thousand persons | 221 Thousand persons | 221 Thousand persons | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece?
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Greece was 221 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 600 Thousand persons in 1998.
- What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 221 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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