Female labor force participation rate in Greece
Greece: Female labor force participation rate was 45.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 45.7% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Greece peaked at 45.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
That places Greece 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 29.6% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 36.3% | 33.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 39.0% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 43.4% | 45.7% | 6 |
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- 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 female labor force participation rate in Greece?
- Female labor force participation rate in Greece was 45.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Greece ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.