Public employment in Greece
Greece: Public employment was 5,044 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public employment in Greece, 2005–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Greece recorded 5,044 for public employment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public employment in Greece peaked at 5,044 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,535, in 2013.
Greece ranks 17th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Public employment in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,456 | — |
| 2006 | 4,532 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 4,572 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,637 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4,585 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 4,437 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,124 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 3,730 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 3,535 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 3,539 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,611 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,674 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,447 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 4,650 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4,752 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4,630 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 4,866 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4,984 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5,044 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,556 | 4,456 | 4,637 | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,050 | 3,535 | 4,752 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,881 | 4,630 | 5,044 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public employment in Greece?
- Public employment in Greece was 5,044 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest public employment recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5,044 in 2023.
- What is the lowest public employment recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,535 in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for public employment?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public employment rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Public employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.