Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece
Greece: Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data was 236 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
236 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
840 Thousand persons
in 2014
All-time low
179 Thousand persons
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data in Greece, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Greece recorded 236 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2014 and was at its lowest, 179 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Greece 6th out of 43 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 | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 179 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 261 Thousand persons | +45.8% |
| 2011 | 394 Thousand persons | +51.0% |
| 2012 | 639 Thousand persons | +62.2% |
| 2013 | 807 Thousand persons | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 840 Thousand persons | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 785 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 740 Thousand persons | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 681 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 591 Thousand persons | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 534 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 472 Thousand persons | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 423 Thousand persons | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 364 Thousand persons | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 292 Thousand persons | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 257 Thousand persons | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 236 Thousand persons | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179 Thousand persons | 179 Thousand persons | 179 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 627.2 Thousand persons | 261 Thousand persons | 840 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.67 Thousand persons | 236 Thousand persons | 472 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2014.
- What is the lowest long-term unemployment by sex - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 179 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for long-term unemployment by sex - annual data?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 43 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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