Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Greece
Greece: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
10th
of 40 countries
All-time high
25.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 1983
All-time low
12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Years of data
43
1983–2025
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Greece, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Greece is 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Greece peaked at 25.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
That places Greece 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 25.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 1984 | 21.94 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -14.2% |
| 1985 | 21.71 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 19.92 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 18.9 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 20.91 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 21.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 19.86 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 21.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 22.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 21.98 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 21.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 21.28 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 21.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 20.33 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 21.09 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.22 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 18.98 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 19.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.8 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.78 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.97 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 16.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 16.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.84 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.9 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.29 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 18.22 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 17.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 16.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 16.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 14.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 13.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 12.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 13.35 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 18.9 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 25.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 7 |
| 1990s | 21.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 19.86 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 22.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 19.49 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.75 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 19.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.79 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.2 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 7 Netherlands 4.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 7 Namibia 14.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 New Zealand 13.99 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 8 Slovenia 4.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Estonia 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 9 Japan 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 10 Lithuania 1.13 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Iceland 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Latvia 0.918 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 12 OECD 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 13 Israel 11.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 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 incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Greece?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Greece was 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 1983.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.32 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.