Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Greece
Greece: Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits was 15 Hours per week in 2025. ▼ Falling
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Greece, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
In 2025, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Greece stood at 15 Hours per week.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Greece peaked at 20 Hours per week in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13 Hours per week, in 2014.
Greece ranks 24th of 31 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed … jobless family claiming minimum income benefits in Greece, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 18 Hours per week | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 16 Hours per week | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 17 Hours per week | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 16 Hours per week | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 17 Hours per week | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17 Hours per week | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 15 Hours per week | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 14 Hours per week | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 14 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 Hours per week | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 14 Hours per week | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 14 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 Hours per week | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16 Hours per week | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 Hours per week | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 Hours per week | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 16 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 Hours per week | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 15 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 15 Hours per week is below the median for high income countries, which is 20 Hours per week, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 15 Hours per week is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20 Hours per week, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.67 Hours per week | 16 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.8 Hours per week | 13 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.33 Hours per week | 15 Hours per week | 18 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Greece?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Greece was 15 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2001.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 Hours per week in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.