Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Greece
Greece: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 21.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 21.8% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Greece peaked at 49.7% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2021.
That places Greece 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.7% | — |
| 1971 | 32.0% | -35.7% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 36.2% | +27.4% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 33.9% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 34.9% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 33.6% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 33.9% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 21.8% | -1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 21.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 60% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Greece's 21.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 | -35.7% | 49.7% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 49.7% | 49.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 28.4% | 36.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 33.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 25.8% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 21.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 18.8% | 23.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Greece?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Greece was 21.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1961.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Greece ranks 144th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.