Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Greece
Greece: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 26.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 26.8% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Greece peaked at 60.5% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 167th of 174 countries on this measure, 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, male … male national in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 60.5% | — |
| 1971 | 47.4% | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 33.8% | -28.8% |
| 1982 | 34.8% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | +44.7% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 48.2% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 44.2% | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 42.1% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 39.2% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 44.4% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 34.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 26.8% | +4.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.7%, 59% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.9%, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +44.7% | 34.8% | 50.4% |
| 1981 | -28.8% | 47.4% | 33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.5% | 60.5% | 60.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 47.4% | 47.4% | 47.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 33.8% | 50.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 39.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 33.8% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 23.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 22.6% | 26.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Greece?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Greece was 26.8% 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, male (%) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 1961.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Greece ranks 167th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (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.