Part time employment, female in Greece

Greece: Part time employment, female was 8.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.7%
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
94th
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.2%
in 2017
All-time low
7.0%
in 2001
Years of data
39
1987–2025

Part time employment, female in Greece, 1987–2025

0510151987200620251987: 10.6 % of total female employment1988: 10.2 % of total female employment1989: 7.9 % of total female employment1990: 7.5 % of total female employment1991: 7.1 % of total female employment1992: 8.2 % of total female employment1993: 7.5 % of total female employment1994: 7.8 % of total female employment1995: 8.4 % of total female employment1996: 8.2 % of total female employment1997: 7.9 % of total female employment1998: 9.8 % of total female employment1999: 9.9 % of total female employment2000: 7.7 % of total female employment2001: 7 % of total female employment2002: 7.9 % of total female employment2003: 7.6 % of total female employment2004: 8.3 % of total female employment2005: 9.2 % of total female employment2006: 10.1 % of total female employment2007: 10 % of total female employment2008: 9.8 % of total female employment2009: 10.3 % of total female employment2010: 10.3 % of total female employment2011: 10.1 % of total female employment2012: 11.8 % of total female employment2013: 12.6 % of total female employment2014: 13.2 % of total female employment2015: 13.2 % of total female employment2016: 13.8 % of total female employment2017: 14.2 % of total female employment2018: 13.2 % of total female employment2019: 13.5 % of total female employment2020: 12.7 % of total female employment2021: 12.5 % of total female employment2022: 12.4 % of total female employment2023: 11.8 % of total female employment2024: 10.6 % of total female employment2025: 8.7 % of total female employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Greece is 8.7%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Greece peaked at 14.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2001.

That places Greece 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Part time employment, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Greece, 1987 to 2025.
Year % of total female employment Change
1987 10.6%
1988 10.2% -3.3%
1989 7.9% -22.4%
1990 7.5% -5.5%
1991 7.1% -5.6%
1992 8.2% +16.5%
1993 7.5% -8.4%
1994 7.8% +3.7%
1995 8.4% +7.5%
1996 8.2% -2.8%
1997 7.9% -2.9%
1998 9.8% +23.6%
1999 9.9% +0.6%
2000 7.7% -21.6%
2001 7.0% -9.8%
2002 7.9% +13.4%
2003 7.6% -3.7%
2004 8.3% +9.2%
2005 9.2% +10.7%
2006 10.1% +9.4%
2007 10.0% -0.8%
2008 9.8% -2.5%
2009 10.3% +5.9%
2010 10.3% -0.1%
2011 10.1% -2.0%
2012 11.8% +17.1%
2013 12.6% +6.7%
2014 13.2% +4.6%
2015 13.2% -0.1%
2016 13.8% +4.8%
2017 14.2% +2.4%
2018 13.2% -6.8%
2019 13.5% +2.0%
2020 12.7% -5.5%
2021 12.5% -1.5%
2022 12.4% -1.2%
2023 11.8% -4.8%
2024 10.6% -10.2%
2025 8.7% -18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.6% 7.9% 10.6% 3
1990s 8.2% 7.1% 9.9% 10
2000s 8.8% 7.0% 10.3% 10
2010s 12.6% 10.1% 14.2% 10
2020s 11.4% 8.7% 12.7% 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 91 Montenegro 10.2% compare
  2. 92 Portugal 10.2% compare
  3. 93 Lithuania 9.2% compare
  4. 95 Mongolia 7.9% compare
  5. 96 Seychelles 7.8% compare
  6. 97 Hungary 7.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, female in Greece?
Part time employment, female in Greece was 8.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2001.
How does Greece rank for part time employment, female?
Greece ranks 94th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.