Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Greece
Greece: Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts was 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025. ▲ Rising
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment in the same subgroup.
Analysis
Greece recorded 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Greece peaked at 22 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, in 2024.
Greece ranks 12th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | — |
| 2001 | 13.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 12.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 12 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 11 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 12.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 11.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 10.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 22 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +117.8% |
| 2022 | 19 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +117.8% | 10.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 22 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.94 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.8 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 13.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.49 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10.2 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 12.6 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.02 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 22 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 9 Switzerland 11.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Canada 10.4 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 11 Belgium 9.7 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 13 Austria 8.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 14 Ireland 7.9 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
- 15 Russia 7.3 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup compare
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 temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Greece?
- Temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts in Greece was 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees - regions — fixed-term employment contracts rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides the share of closed fixed term employment contracts in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source Data is collected via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.