Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece
Greece: Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of was 12.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece stood at 12.0%.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece peaked at 15.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2012.
Greece ranks 36th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.0% | — |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | +114.3% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.0%, 50% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.0%, 50% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of 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 | +114.3% | 7.0% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 7.0% | 15.0% | 6 |
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 transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of in Greece was 12.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by duration of recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by duration of recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for transition from unemployment to employment by duration of?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by duration of rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from unemployment to employment by duration of unemployment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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