Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece
Greece: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 75.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 75.3% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece peaked at 75.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1992.
That places Greece 81st out of 187 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.2% | — |
| 1992 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 75.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 75.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 62.5% | 68.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.6% | 68.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 69.3% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 74.2% | 75.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 78 Syrian Arab Republic 76.6% compare
- 79 Serbia 76.0% compare
- 80 Brazil 75.3% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 74.6% compare
- 83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 74.5% compare
- 84 Kyrgyzstan 74.5% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Greece was 75.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.