Status in employment in Greece

Greece: Status in employment was 69.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
89th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.66
in 2022
All-time low
58.01
in 1992
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Status in employment in Greece, 1991–2024

02040601991200720241991: 58.61992: 581993: 58.71994: 58.71995: 59.31996: 59.71997: 60.21998: 60.41999: 61.82000: 622001: 62.22002: 62.82003: 63.22004: 63.42005: 63.62006: 63.52007: 64.22008: 64.62009: 64.62010: 64.32011: 63.72012: 63.22013: 62.92014: 63.92015: 64.92016: 65.82017: 65.82018: 66.42019: 682020: 682021: 68.22022: 69.72023: 692024: 69.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 69.3 for status in employment in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, status in employment in Greece peaked at 69.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.01, in 1992.

That places Greece 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Status in employment in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Status in employment in Greece, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 58.58 —
1992 58.01 -1.0%
1993 58.69 +1.2%
1994 58.67 -0.0%
1995 59.29 +1.1%
1996 59.69 +0.7%
1997 60.2 +0.9%
1998 60.36 +0.3%
1999 61.77 +2.3%
2000 61.97 +0.3%
2001 62.17 +0.3%
2002 62.84 +1.1%
2003 63.17 +0.5%
2004 63.4 +0.4%
2005 63.57 +0.3%
2006 63.53 -0.1%
2007 64.24 +1.1%
2008 64.56 +0.5%
2009 64.59 +0.0%
2010 64.26 -0.5%
2011 63.65 -0.9%
2012 63.22 -0.7%
2013 62.87 -0.5%
2014 63.89 +1.6%
2015 64.9 +1.6%
2016 65.77 +1.3%
2017 65.79 +0.0%
2018 66.37 +0.9%
2019 67.96 +2.4%
2020 68 +0.1%
2021 68.18 +0.3%
2022 69.66 +2.2%
2023 69.05 -0.9%
2024 69.3 +0.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 69.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 69.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.31, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.47 58.01 61.77 9
2000s 63.4 61.97 64.59 10
2010s 64.87 62.87 67.96 10
2020s 68.83 68 69.66 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 86 Algeria 69.62 compare
  2. 87 Eswatini 69.55 compare
  3. 88 Brazil 69.49 compare
  4. 90 Mexico 69.17 compare
  5. 91 Kyrgyzstan 68.97 compare
  6. 92 Tajikistan 68.45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is status in employment in Greece?
Status in employment in Greece was 69.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest status in employment recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 69.66 in 2022.
What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 58.01 in 1992.
How does Greece rank for status in employment?
Greece ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is status in employment rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Status in employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,257 data points, 1991–2024
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