LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece
Greece: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 10.82 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece stood at 10.82. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece peaked at 28.66 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.82, in 2025.
That places Greece 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28.66 | — |
| 2015 | 27.19 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 25.97 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 24 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 21.84 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 19.69 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 19.53 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.24 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.9 | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 13.29 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 11.73 | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 10.82 | -7.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.94, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.82 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.56 | 19.69 | 28.66 | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.75 | 10.82 | 19.53 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Greece was 10.82 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 28.66 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Greece ranks 21st out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.