Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece
Greece: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 65.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece is 65.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece peaked at 65.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55.7%, in 1992.
Greece ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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, male (% of male employment) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 56.3% | — |
| 1992 | 55.7% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 65.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 78% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 65.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.8% | 55.7% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 58.3% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 58.4% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 63.2% | 65.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Greece was 65.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.7% in 1992.
- How does Greece rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Greece ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.