Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece
Greece: Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits was 1.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece, 1980–2021
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.7% for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in 2021.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece peaked at 1.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.
That places Greece 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3% | — |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +275.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 25 Slovenia 1.9% compare
- 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.9% compare
- 27 Colombia 1.8% compare
- 29 Switzerland 1.7% compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 1.7% compare
- 31 Netherlands 1.6% 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 female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece?
- Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits in Greece was 1.7% in 2021, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment vs. public spending on family benefits recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female employment vs. public spending on family benefits recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
- How does Greece rank for female employment vs. public spending on family benefits?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female employment vs. public spending on family benefits rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in family programs.