Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Greece
Greece: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 23.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Greece, 1987–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Greece is 23.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Greece peaked at 31.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1993.
That places Greece 67th 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, total (% of total employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25.4% | — |
| 1988 | 23.8% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 17.3% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | +7.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 23.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 75% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 23.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 15.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.5% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 31.9% | 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, total in Greece?
- Part time employment, total in Greece was 23.9% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for part time employment, total?
- Greece ranks 67th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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, total (% of total 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.