Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Greece, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 10.0% for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Greece peaked at 27.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 2.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 | +41.3% | 12.7% | 18.0% |
| 2012 | +37.6% | 18.0% | 24.7% |
| 2010 | +33.2% | 9.6% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 12.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 10.0% | 15.9% | 5 |
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Greece?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Greece was 10.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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