Informal employment, male in Greece
Greece: Informal employment, male was 9.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment, male in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male agricultural employment.
Analysis
Greece recorded 9.2% for informal employment, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment, male in Greece peaked at 12.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2015.
Greece ranks 36th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment, male in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total male agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.2% | — |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +33.6% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +81.5% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -32.9% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +26.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.7%, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.7%, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment, male in Greece?
- Informal employment, male in Greece was 9.2% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for informal employment, male?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).