Youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece
Greece: Youth long-term unemployment rate was 5.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.1
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
12th
of 24 countries
All-time high
25.2
in 2013
All-time low
5.1
in 2025
Years of data
43
1983–2025
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 5.1 for youth long-term unemployment rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece peaked at 25.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2025.
That places Greece 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5.9 | — |
| 1984 | 7.2 | +22.0% |
| 1985 | 8 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 8.2 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.7 | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 8.6 | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 7.8 | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 7.3 | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 8.4 | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 11.9 | +41.7% |
| 1993 | 14.4 | +21.0% |
| 1994 | 13.9 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 15.6 | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 18.9 | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 17.2 | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 16 | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 16.3 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 16.1 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 13.4 | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.3 | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 16.6 | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | -32.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 9.9 | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4 | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 12.2 | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 15.9 | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 21.3 | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 25.2 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 21.1 | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 19.9 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 22.1 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 20.6 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 21.8 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 12.2 | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 12.7 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 13.2 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 11.5 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8 | -49.6% |
| 2025 | 5.1 | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.63 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.99 | 7.3 | 18.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.25 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.29 | 12.2 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.08 | 5.1 | 13.2 | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate in Greece was 5.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for youth long-term unemployment rate?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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