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.
Unemployment rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.6% | — |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +11.9% |
| 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% | -11.1% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -14.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.