Employment by status in Greece
Greece: Employment by status was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Greece, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 69.3% for employment by status 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, employment by status in Greece peaked at 69.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 58.0% | 61.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 62.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 62.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 68.0% | 69.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Greece
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Greece?
- Employment by status in Greece was 69.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for employment by status?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status 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 International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.