Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece
Greece: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 36.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.8%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
5th
of 45 countries
All-time high
71.6%
in 2015
All-time low
25.8%
in 1987
Years of data
43
1983–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece is 36.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece peaked at 71.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1987.
Greece ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 26.2% | — |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 25.8% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 29.9% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 36.2% | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 41.3% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 42.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 25.8% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 29.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 42.1% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 52.7% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 36.8% | 64.2% | 6 |
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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 36.8% in 2025, 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 71.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1987.
- How does Greece rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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