Informal employment in Greece
Greece: Informal employment was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment in Greece, 2014–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in Greece is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Greece peaked at 4.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2020.
That places Greece 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Informal employment in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.5% | — |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
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- 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 informal employment in Greece?
- Informal employment in Greece was 3.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for informal employment?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total non-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 non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers 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).