Unemployment rate in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rate was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Greece is 8.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Greece peaked at 27.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1991.
That places Greece 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 12.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 8.5% | 15.9% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Greece?
- Unemployment rate in Greece was 8.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rate?
- Greece ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.