Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Greece
Greece: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly was 73.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Greece, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 73.3 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Greece peaked at 75.9 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.9, in 1998.
That places Greece 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9 | — |
| 1999 | 44.3 | +306.4% |
| 2000 | 48.1 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 53.1 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 52.1 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 55.3 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 60.3 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 62.2 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 62.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.8 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.9 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 61.6 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 64.1 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 66.4 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 64 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 64.1 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.1 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 68.2 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 73 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 75.9 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.3 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.3 | -2.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 73.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 73.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment … methods quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +306.4% | 10.9 | 44.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6 | 10.9 | 44.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.46 | 48.1 | 62.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.21 | 64 | 75.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3 | 73.3 | 73.3 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Greece?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Greece was 73.3 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9 in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9 in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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