Unemployed population — Unemployment in Greece
Greece: Unemployed population — Unemployment was 421.98 Persons in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployed population — Unemployment in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Greece recorded 421.98 Persons for unemployed population — unemployment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed population — unemployment in Greece peaked at 1,330 Persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 56 Persons, in 1977.
Greece ranks 19th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 215 Persons | 215 Persons | 215 Persons | 1 |
| 1970s | 70.75 Persons | 56 Persons | 102 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 253 Persons | 95 Persons | 307.8 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 399.42 Persons | 280.17 Persons | 554.58 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 474.93 Persons | 387.88 Persons | 523.3 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,041 Persons | 639.38 Persons | 1,330 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 574.07 Persons | 421.98 Persons | 754.98 Persons | 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 unemployed population — unemployment in Greece?
- Unemployed population — unemployment in Greece was 421.98 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,330 Persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployed population — unemployment recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 Persons in 1977.
- How does Greece rank for unemployed population — unemployment?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed population — unemployment rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Unemployed population — Unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the unemployed population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the unemployed population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. Chile, Costa Rica, and the United Kingdom publish Labour Force Survey (LFS) data using a rolling quarter methodology. The OECD treats the middle month of the rolling quarter as the reference month. As a result, the publication of monthly LFS data for these countries may be delayed by one month or more relative to the OECD reference month. The unemployed are persons in their working age who, in the reference period, do not have a job; are available for work; and, have taken specific steps to find a job. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.