Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Greece
Greece: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 31.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, female in Greece, 1987–2025
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 31.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Greece peaked at 40.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1993.
That places Greece 62nd out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 33.3% | — |
| 1988 | 32.2% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 24.9% | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +3.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.1% | 27.7% | 33.3% | 3 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 22.7% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.5% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 30.2% | 40.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Greece?
- Part time employment, female in Greece was 31.3% 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 40.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for part time employment, female?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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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About this data
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.