ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 488.46 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Greece stood at 488.46 1000 No.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Greece peaked at 865.61 1000 No in 1988 and was at its lowest, 392.92 1000 No, in 2020.
Greece ranks 30th of 72 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 status of employment in Greece, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 858.85 1000 No | — |
| 1988 | 865.61 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 852.51 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 826.43 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 756.59 1000 No | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 768.7 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 602.83 1000 No | -21.6% |
| 1994 | 687.78 1000 No | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 641.36 1000 No | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 720 1000 No | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 733.62 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 710.9 1000 No | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 704.72 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 684.63 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 647.48 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 643 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 640.79 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 525.73 1000 No | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 523.5 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 525.78 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 511.73 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 519.3 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 532.57 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 534.79 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 495.61 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 472.17 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 460.46 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 447.91 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 444.3 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 446.17 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 450.6 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 414.33 1000 No | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 400.92 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 392.92 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 463.27 1000 No | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 463.67 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 493.86 1000 No | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 488.46 1000 No | -1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 488.46 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 177.65 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 488.46 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.33 1000 No, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 858.99 1000 No | 852.51 1000 No | 865.61 1000 No | 3 |
| 1990s | 715.29 1000 No | 602.83 1000 No | 826.43 1000 No | 10 |
| 2000s | 575.45 1000 No | 511.73 1000 No | 684.63 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 456.73 1000 No | 400.92 1000 No | 534.79 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 460.44 1000 No | 392.92 1000 No | 493.86 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 42.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 647.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 57.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Greece?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Greece was 488.46 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 865.61 1000 No in 1988.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 392.92 1000 No in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.