Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece
Greece: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 31.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
31.1%
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
4th
of 26 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. Measured in Percentage.
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 26 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 part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 29.5% | — |
| 1984 | 26.1% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 31.0% | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 34.0% | +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 | 41.0% | +55.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +55.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -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 | 28.2% | 25.9% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 20.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 23.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 31.2% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 31.1% | 31.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
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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 26 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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