Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece
Greece: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece is 70.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1991.
Greece ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.3% | — |
| 1991 | 57.8% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 58.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 70.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 57.8% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 62.6% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 66.6% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 66.2% | 70.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Greece was 70.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Greece ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO 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 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.