Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Greece

Greece: Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment was 3,127 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,127 Persons
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
3,127 Persons
in 2025
All-time low
1,099 Persons
in 1961
Years of data
51
1960–2025

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Greece, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Greece is 3,127 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Greece peaked at 3,127 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,099 Persons, in 1961.

Greece ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment in Greece, 1960 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1960 1,220 Persons
1961 1,099 Persons -9.9%
1977 1,553 Persons +41.3%
1978 1,574 Persons +1.4%
1979 1,608 Persons +2.2%
1980 1,668 Persons +3.7%
1981 1,694 Persons +1.6%
1982 1,710 Persons +0.9%
1983 1,692 Persons -1.1%
1984 1,714 Persons +1.3%
1985 1,765 Persons +3.0%
1986 1,770 Persons +0.3%
1987 1,791 Persons +1.2%
1988 1,842 Persons +2.9%
1989 1,885 Persons +2.3%
1990 1,944 Persons +3.2%
1991 1,929 Persons -0.8%
1992 1,936 Persons +0.4%
1993 1,980 Persons +2.3%
1994 2,017 Persons +1.9%
1995 2,059 Persons +2.1%
1996 2,100 Persons +2.0%
1997 2,111 Persons +0.6%
1998 2,261 Persons +7.1%
1999 2,311 Persons +2.2%
2000 2,379 Persons +2.9%
2001 2,539 Persons +6.8%
2002 2,599 Persons +2.4%
2003 2,662 Persons +2.4%
2004 2,794 Persons +5.0%
2005 2,843 Persons +1.8%
2006 2,895 Persons +1.8%
2007 2,951 Persons +1.9%
2008 2,996 Persons +1.5%
2009 2,949 Persons -1.6%
2010 2,826 Persons -4.1%
2011 2,586 Persons -8.5%
2012 2,340 Persons -9.5%
2013 2,213 Persons -5.4%
2014 2,263 Persons +2.3%
2015 2,348 Persons +3.7%
2016 2,421 Persons +3.1%
2017 2,473 Persons +2.2%
2018 2,546 Persons +2.9%
2019 2,662 Persons +4.6%
2020 2,640 Persons -0.8%
2021 2,677 Persons +1.4%
2022 2,883 Persons +7.7%
2023 2,894 Persons +0.4%
2024 2,960 Persons +2.3%
2025 3,127 Persons +5.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,160 Persons 1,099 Persons 1,220 Persons 2
1970s 1,578 Persons 1,553 Persons 1,608 Persons 3
1980s 1,753 Persons 1,668 Persons 1,885 Persons 10
1990s 2,065 Persons 1,929 Persons 2,311 Persons 10
2000s 2,761 Persons 2,379 Persons 2,996 Persons 10
2010s 2,468 Persons 2,213 Persons 2,826 Persons 10
2020s 2,863 Persons 2,640 Persons 3,127 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 21 Switzerland 4,065 Persons compare
  2. 22 Austria 3,951 Persons compare
  3. 23 Israel 3,862 Persons compare
  4. 25 Denmark 2,856 Persons compare
  5. 26 Norway 2,746 Persons compare
  6. 27 Bulgaria 2,540 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Greece?
Number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment in Greece was 3,127 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 3,127 Persons in 2025.
What is the lowest number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1,099 Persons in 1961.
How does Greece rank for number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment?
Greece ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of employees by activities (isic rev. 4) — employment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
43 places, 2,002 data points, 1955–2025
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The dataflow "Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)" is a subset of the “Employment by activites and status (ALFS)” dataset which presents annual labour force statistics for OECD member countries, Brazil and 4 geographical areas (Major Seven, Euro zone, European Union and OECD-Total). This dataflow shows the number of employees broken down by economic activities (ISIC Rev. 4). Economic activities are defined according to the Major divisions of the International standard International Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4 with the exception of the United-States wich compiled since 2003, employment data by sector following the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS); NAICS sector are then proxied to ISIC Rev. 4 and are therefore not strictly comparable with other countries’ data. The professional status is defined in the International Classification by status in Employment (ICSE-1993). Data are presented in thousands of persons, or as indices with base year 2015=100. Annual data in this dataset are typically calculated as averages of infra-annual estimates. This can lead to differences with annual data published by National Statistics Institutes. Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 2 are also available from 1970 to 2014 Historical data of employment statistics defined according to ISIC Rev. 3 are available from 1983 to 2023. Data for Canada are currently only available in ISIC Rev. 3