Employment rate in Greece
Greece: Employment rate was 47.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Greece stood at 47.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Greece peaked at 48.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2013.
Greece ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.3% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 37.3% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 42.1% | 47.5% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Greece?
- Employment rate in Greece was 47.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for employment rate?
- Greece ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.