Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Greece
Greece: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Greece, 1987–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Greece recorded 18.3% for part time employment, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Greece peaked at 25.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1993.
Greece ranks 68th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21.4% | — |
| 1988 | 19.3% | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 14.9% | -23.0% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +20.5% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +27.0% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +33.2% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +12.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 18.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 72% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 18.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.5% | 14.9% | 21.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 11.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 16.2% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Greece?
- Part time employment, male in Greece was 18.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for part time employment, male?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. 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, male (% of total male 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.