ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece

Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 859.27 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
859.27 1000 No
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
50th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1,101 1000 No
in 1988
All-time low
661.98 1000 No
in 2020
Years of data
38
1987–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece, 1987–2024

02505007501.0k1987200520241987: 1.1k 1000 No1988: 1.1k 1000 No1989: 1.1k 1000 No1990: 1.1k 1000 No1991: 995.3 1000 No1992: 996.2 1000 No1993: 775.7 1000 No1994: 896 1000 No1995: 821.8 1000 No1996: 932.7 1000 No1997: 954.8 1000 No1998: 963.3 1000 No1999: 959 1000 No2000: 951.4 1000 No2001: 942.8 1000 No2002: 928.4 1000 No2003: 933.2 1000 No2004: 845.7 1000 No2005: 838 1000 No2006: 842.4 1000 No2007: 830.1 1000 No2008: 842.8 1000 No2009: 872.8 1000 No2010: 873.7 1000 No2011: 794.2 1000 No2012: 762.1 1000 No2013: 737.5 1000 No2014: 720.2 1000 No2015: 738.1 1000 No2016: 755 1000 No2017: 757.9 1000 No2018: 696.7 1000 No2019: 698.1 1000 No2020: 662 1000 No2021: 803.2 1000 No2022: 841.9 1000 No2023: 894.8 1000 No2024: 859.3 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece stood at 859.27 1000 No.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece peaked at 1,101 1000 No in 1988 and was at its lowest, 661.98 1000 No, in 2020.

Greece ranks 50th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Greece, 1987 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1987 1,098 1000 No
1988 1,101 1000 No +0.3%
1989 1,090 1000 No -1.0%
1990 1,063 1000 No -2.5%
1991 995.29 1000 No -6.4%
1992 996.17 1000 No +0.1%
1993 775.66 1000 No -22.1%
1994 895.97 1000 No +15.5%
1995 821.84 1000 No -8.3%
1996 932.69 1000 No +13.5%
1997 954.76 1000 No +2.4%
1998 963.28 1000 No +0.9%
1999 959.02 1000 No -0.4%
2000 951.37 1000 No -0.8%
2001 942.78 1000 No -0.9%
2002 928.4 1000 No -1.5%
2003 933.25 1000 No +0.5%
2004 845.68 1000 No -9.4%
2005 838.05 1000 No -0.9%
2006 842.43 1000 No +0.5%
2007 830.06 1000 No -1.5%
2008 842.81 1000 No +1.5%
2009 872.78 1000 No +3.6%
2010 873.67 1000 No +0.1%
2011 794.16 1000 No -9.1%
2012 762.1 1000 No -4.0%
2013 737.46 1000 No -3.2%
2014 720.25 1000 No -2.3%
2015 738.12 1000 No +2.5%
2016 754.98 1000 No +2.3%
2017 757.89 1000 No +0.4%
2018 696.69 1000 No -8.1%
2019 698.11 1000 No +0.2%
2020 661.98 1000 No -5.2%
2021 803.16 1000 No +21.3%
2022 841.94 1000 No +4.8%
2023 894.81 1000 No +6.3%
2024 859.27 1000 No -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,097 1000 No 1,090 1000 No 1,101 1000 No 3
1990s 935.78 1000 No 775.66 1000 No 1,063 1000 No 10
2000s 882.76 1000 No 830.06 1000 No 951.37 1000 No 10
2010s 753.34 1000 No 696.69 1000 No 873.67 1000 No 10
2020s 812.23 1000 No 661.98 1000 No 894.81 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 47 Denmark 952.64 1000 No compare
  2. 48 Georgia 922.19 1000 No compare
  3. 49 Kyrgyzstan 875.75 1000 No compare
  4. 51 Switzerland 805.13 1000 No compare
  5. 52 Dominican Republic 780.37 1000 No compare
  6. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 769.63 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Greece was 859.27 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1,101 1000 No in 1988.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 661.98 1000 No in 2020.
How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Greece ranks 50th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.