Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.4%
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
26th
of 45 countries
All-time high
72.2%
in 2013
All-time low
24.4%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.4% for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.3% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 72.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 26th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.8% | — |
| 2000 | 37.1% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 26.6% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -29.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 24.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28.6%, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 24.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.2% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 39.1% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 24.4% | 49.1% | 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 youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region in Greece was 24.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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 unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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