Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece
Greece: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 422 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece is 422, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece peaked at 1,344 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 422, in 2025.
That places Greece 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 491 | — |
| 2010 | 649 | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 890 | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 1,208 | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 1,344 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1,277 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,198 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1,146 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1,043 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 935 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 847 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 791 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 678 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 588 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 522 | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 480 | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 422 | -12.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 422 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 209, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 422 is above the median for high income countries, which is 212.5, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +37.1% | 649 | 890 |
| 2012 | +35.7% | 890 | 1,208 |
| 2010 | +32.2% | 491 | 649 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 491 | 491 | 491 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,054 | 649 | 1,344 | 10 |
| 2020s | 580.17 | 422 | 791 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 Sweden 510 compare
- 9 Romania 500 compare
- 11 Netherlands 396 compare
- 11 Netherlands 396 compare
- 13 Belgium 339 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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Greece was 422 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1,344 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 422 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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