Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece
Greece: Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in was 16.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.4%
Change on year
up 15.5%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
17.6%
in 2005
All-time low
11.5%
in 2013
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece stood at 16.4%.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece peaked at 17.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2013.
Greece ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 13.7% | 16.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 6 Bulgaria 19.4% compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.6% compare
- 8 Finland 16.5% compare
- 10 Czechia 16.1% compare
- 11 Denmark 14.5% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.7% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 13.7% compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- 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 labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece?
- Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in in Greece was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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