Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Greece
Greece: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young was 31.1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
31.1
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
4th
of 27 countries
All-time high
53.4
in 2016
All-time low
20.2
in 1990
Years of data
37
1983–2020
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece, 1983–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece is 31.1, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece peaked at 53.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 1990.
That places Greece 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 29.5 | — |
| 1984 | 26.1 | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 31 | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 29.7 | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 29 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 25.9 | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 20.2 | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 34 | +68.3% |
| 1992 | 37.1 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 29.5 | -20.5% |
| 1994 | 45.3 | +53.6% |
| 1995 | 35.2 | -22.3% |
| 1996 | 45.7 | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 36.1 | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 44.3 | +22.7% |
| 1999 | 42.7 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 31.7 | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 33.2 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 27.7 | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 26.4 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 41 | +55.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 26 | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 35.8 | +55.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 43.7 | +82.1% |
| 2011 | 48.5 | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 31.8 | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 42.6 | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2 | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 53.4 | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 31.2 | -41.6% |
| 2018 | 42.1 | +34.9% |
| 2019 | 40.8 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 31.1 | -23.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 31.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 31.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.8, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.17 | 25.9 | 31 | 7 |
| 1990s | 37.01 | 20.2 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.91 | 23.1 | 41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.03 | 31.2 | 53.4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.1 | 31.1 | 31.1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece was 31.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 27 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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