Monthly unemployment levels in Greece

Greece: Monthly unemployment levels was 421.92 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
421.92 Persons
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
16th
of 32 countries
All-time high
1,344 Persons
in 2013
All-time low
387.83 Persons
in 2008
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Monthly unemployment levels in Greece, 1999–2025

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k1999201220251999: 547.5 Persons2000: 516.8 Persons2001: 487.5 Persons2002: 480 Persons2003: 459.8 Persons2004: 519.9 Persons2005: 493.4 Persons2006: 448.2 Persons2007: 418.3 Persons2008: 387.8 Persons2009: 490.8 Persons2010: 648.7 Persons2011: 889.7 Persons2012: 1.2k Persons2013: 1.3k Persons2014: 1.3k Persons2015: 1.2k Persons2016: 1.1k Persons2017: 1.0k Persons2018: 934.6 Persons2019: 846.8 Persons2020: 790.4 Persons2021: 677.6 Persons2022: 588.2 Persons2023: 521.8 Persons2024: 479.8 Persons2025: 421.9 Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Greece recorded 421.92 Persons for monthly unemployment levels in 2025.

The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly unemployment levels in Greece peaked at 1,344 Persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 387.83 Persons, in 2008.

Greece ranks 16th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 547.5 Persons 547.5 Persons 547.5 Persons 1
2000s 470.24 Persons 387.83 Persons 519.92 Persons 10
2010s 1,054 Persons 648.67 Persons 1,344 Persons 10
2020s 579.94 Persons 421.92 Persons 790.42 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 13 Australia 639.31 Persons compare
  2. 14 Sweden 511.33 Persons compare
  3. 15 Romania 500.33 Persons compare
  4. 17 Belgium 339.17 Persons compare
  5. 18 Portugal 336.92 Persons compare
  6. 19 Finland 277.58 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly unemployment levels in Greece?
Monthly unemployment levels in Greece was 421.92 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest monthly unemployment levels recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1,344 Persons in 2013.
What is the lowest monthly unemployment levels recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 387.83 Persons in 2008.
How does Greece rank for monthly unemployment levels?
Greece ranks 16th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is monthly unemployment levels rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Monthly unemployment levels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Monthly unemployment levels
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 1,684 data points, 1955–2025
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The infra-annual dataflow on the monthly unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.