Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 61.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
37th
of 48 countries
All-time high
61.3%
in 2025
All-time low
55.7%
in 2001
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 61.3% for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 61.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 2001.
Greece ranks 37th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.4% | — |
| 2000 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 61.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.2%, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 61.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.2%, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.7% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 58.5% | 61.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Greece was 61.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region 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 Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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