Female labor force participation rate in Greece
Greece: Female labor force participation rate was 44.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female labor force participation rate in Greece stood at 44.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Greece peaked at 45.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1991.
That places Greece 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.3% | 33.3% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 38.7% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 43.1% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 42.7% | 45.0% | 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 44.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, 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 45.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Greece ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).