Unemployment rate women in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rate women was 11.33 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.33
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
31.65
in 2013
All-time low
11.33
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.33 for unemployment rate women in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Greece peaked at 31.65 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.33, in 2025.
Greece ranks 41st 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.
Unemployment rate women in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.96 | — |
| 1992 | 14.94 | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 16.4 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 15.47 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 15.91 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.05 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 16.55 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 19.1 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 18.52 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.42 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 16.37 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 15.86 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.32 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 16.51 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.71 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 13.8 | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 12.97 | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.39 | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 13.28 | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 16.43 | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 21.71 | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 28.59 | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 31.65 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 30.49 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 28.99 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 28.02 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 25.98 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 24.05 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 19.27 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 18.84 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.36 | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 14.24 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 12.64 | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 11.33 | -10.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.32 | 12.96 | 19.1 | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.86 | 11.39 | 17.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.71 | 16.43 | 31.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.45 | 11.33 | 19.27 | 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 unemployment rate women in Greece?
- Unemployment rate women in Greece was 11.33 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.65 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.33 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rate women?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. 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 women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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