Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece
Greece: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 236 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 236 for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in 2025.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece peaked at 840 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179, in 2009.
That places Greece 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 179 | — |
| 2010 | 261 | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 394 | +51.0% |
| 2012 | 639 | +62.2% |
| 2013 | 807 | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 840 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 785 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 740 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 681 | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 591 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 534 | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 472 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 423 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 364 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 292 | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 257 | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 236 | -8.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 236 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 236 is above the median for high income countries, which is 58, 4.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +62.2% | 394 | 639 |
| 2011 | +51.0% | 261 | 394 |
| 2010 | +45.8% | 179 | 261 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179 | 179 | 179 | 1 |
| 2010s | 627.2 | 261 | 840 | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.67 | 236 | 472 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece?
- Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece was 236 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 840 in 2014.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long-term unemployment by sex - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.9%. 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 Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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