Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Greece
Greece: Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 3.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.1 for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Greece peaked at 7.79 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.1, in 2025.
Greece ranks 33rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.7 | — |
| 2015 | 7.69 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.79 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.33 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 6.72 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 6.27 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 5.75 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 6.15 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 5.37 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 4.33 | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 3.67 | -15.3% |
| 2025 | 3.1 | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.25 | 6.27 | 7.79 | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.73 | 3.1 | 6.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 30 Luxembourg 3.35 compare
- 31 Slovenia 3.24 compare
- 32 El Salvador 3.11 compare
- 34 Austria 2.82 compare
- 35 Costa Rica 2.68 compare
- 36 Italy 2.59 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 time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Greece?
- Time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Greece was 3.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 in 2016.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is time-related underemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). 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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. The time-related underemployment rate conveys the number of persons in time-related underemployment as a percent of the total number of persons in employment. Persons in time-related underemployment comprise all persons in employment, who satisfy the following three criteria during the reference period: a) are willing to work additional hours; b) are available to work additional hours i.e., are ready, within a specified subsequent period, to work additional hours, given opportunities for additional work; and c) worked less than a threshold relating to working time i.e., persons whose hours actually worked in all jobs during the reference period were below a threshold, to be chosen according to national circumstances. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.