ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Greece

Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 87.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
87.86 %
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
48th
of 79 countries
All-time high
94 %
in 1989
All-time low
74.18 %
in 2014
Years of data
38
1987–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Greece, 1987–2024

0204060801001987200520241987: 92.2 %1988: 93.5 %1989: 94 %1990: 93.3 %1991: 92.9 %1992: 92.4 %1993: 92.5 %1994: 93 %1995: 92 %1996: 92.8 %1997: 92.4 %1998: 88.3 %1999: 88.3 %2000: 88.5 %2001: 88.2 %2002: 87.5 %2003: 86.6 %2004: 86.8 %2005: 87.2 %2006: 88.8 %2007: 88.7 %2008: 89.3 %2009: 88 %2010: 86.2 %2011: 81.4 %2012: 77.2 %2013: 75 %2014: 74.2 %2015: 75.6 %2016: 77.5 %2017: 78.2 %2018: 79.6 %2019: 80.6 %2020: 78.8 %2021: 80.5 %2022: 85 %2023: 85.2 %2024: 87.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Greece recorded 87.86 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Greece peaked at 94 % in 1989 and was at its lowest, 74.18 %, in 2014.

Greece ranks 48th of 79 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-to-population ratio by in Greece, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Greece, 1987 to 2024.
Year % Change
1987 92.16 %
1988 93.5 % +1.5%
1989 94 % +0.5%
1990 93.34 % -0.7%
1991 92.89 % -0.5%
1992 92.4 % -0.5%
1993 92.45 % +0.1%
1994 93 % +0.6%
1995 91.96 % -1.1%
1996 92.85 % +1.0%
1997 92.38 % -0.5%
1998 88.32 % -4.4%
1999 88.32 % +0.0%
2000 88.48 % +0.2%
2001 88.19 % -0.3%
2002 87.5 % -0.8%
2003 86.58 % -1.1%
2004 86.77 % +0.2%
2005 87.19 % +0.5%
2006 88.76 % +1.8%
2007 88.7 % -0.1%
2008 89.27 % +0.6%
2009 88.04 % -1.4%
2010 86.19 % -2.1%
2011 81.43 % -5.5%
2012 77.15 % -5.3%
2013 74.97 % -2.8%
2014 74.18 % -1.1%
2015 75.61 % +1.9%
2016 77.47 % +2.5%
2017 78.22 % +1.0%
2018 79.62 % +1.8%
2019 80.61 % +1.2%
2020 78.84 % -2.2%
2021 80.45 % +2.0%
2022 84.95 % +5.6%
2023 85.15 % +0.2%
2024 87.86 % +3.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 87.86 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.42 %, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 87.86 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 93.22 % 92.16 % 94 % 3
1990s 91.79 % 88.32 % 93.34 % 10
2000s 87.95 % 86.58 % 89.27 % 10
2010s 78.55 % 74.18 % 86.19 % 10
2020s 83.45 % 78.84 % 87.86 % 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 45 Cyprus 87.99 % compare
  2. 46 Brunei Darussalam 87.97 % compare
  3. 47 Angola 87.92 % compare
  4. 49 Philippines 87.76 % compare
  5. 50 Republic of Korea 87.73 % compare
  6. 51 Serbia 86.91 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Greece?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Greece was 87.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 94 % in 1989.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 74.18 % in 2014.
How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Greece ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.