Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Greece
Greece: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 45.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 45.7% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Greece peaked at 45.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1971.
That places Greece 140th out of 196 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.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.5% | — |
| 1971 | 25.9% | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 33.6% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 34.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 34.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 34.6% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 34.2% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 35.3% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 33.0% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 39.9% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 44.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 45.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.3%, 80% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greece's 45.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -27.0% | 35.5% | 25.9% |
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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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Greece?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Greece was 45.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1971.
- How does Greece rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Greece ranks 140th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 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 database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.