Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Greece is 1.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 6.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
That places Greece 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.2% | — |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -23.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -26.2% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -22.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 35% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.1%, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 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 ratio by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region in Greece was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth unemployment ratio by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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