Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece
Greece: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 755 Thousand persons in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
755 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
1,330 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
360 Thousand persons
in 1993
Years of data
28
1993–2020
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece, 1993–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Greece recorded 755 Thousand persons for unemployment by sex and age - annual data in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece peaked at 1,330 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 360 Thousand persons, in 1993.
That places Greece 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 360 Thousand persons | — |
| 1994 | 378 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 395 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 419 Thousand persons | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 438 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 508 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 555 Thousand persons | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 523 Thousand persons | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 508 Thousand persons | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 493 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 473 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 520 Thousand persons | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 493 Thousand persons | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 448 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 418 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 388 Thousand persons | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 485 Thousand persons | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 639 Thousand persons | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 882 Thousand persons | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 1,195 Thousand persons | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 1,330 Thousand persons | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1,274 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,197 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 1,131 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 1,027 Thousand persons | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 915 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 819 Thousand persons | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 755 Thousand persons | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 436.14 Thousand persons | 360 Thousand persons | 555 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2000s | 474.9 Thousand persons | 388 Thousand persons | 523 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,041 Thousand persons | 639 Thousand persons | 1,330 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 755 Thousand persons | 755 Thousand persons | 755 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece was 755 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,330 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 360 Thousand persons in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - annual data (1992–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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