Unemployment rate for young people in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rate for young people was 21.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate for young people in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 21.39 for unemployment rate for young people in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Greece peaked at 58.49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.39, in 2025.
Greece ranks 44th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.72 | 23.86 | 32.18 | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.68 | 21.61 | 28.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.99 | 33.01 | 58.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.45 | 21.39 | 35.39 | 6 |
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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 for young people in Greece?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Greece was 21.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 58.49 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.39 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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