Employment outside the formal sector in Greece
Greece: Employment outside the formal sector was 161.63 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment outside the formal sector in Greece, 2007–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Greece recorded 161.63 for employment outside the formal sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector in Greece peaked at 188.64 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.55, in 2015.
That places Greece 55th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment outside the formal sector in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 168.86 | — |
| 2008 | 128.35 | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 108.34 | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 155.4 | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 134.91 | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 115.76 | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 96.06 | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 117.46 | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 94.55 | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 123.35 | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 115.03 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 138.29 | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 179.6 | +29.9% |
| 2020 | 188.64 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 152.86 | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 188.3 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 176.79 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 160.09 | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 161.63 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.18 | 108.34 | 168.86 | 3 |
| 2010s | 127.04 | 94.55 | 179.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 171.38 | 152.86 | 188.64 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment outside the formal sector in Greece?
- Employment outside the formal sector in Greece was 161.63 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 188.64 in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.55 in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for employment outside the formal sector?
- Greece ranks 55th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.