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

Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 45.03 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
45.03 %
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
71st
of 79 countries
All-time high
54.97 %
in 1988
All-time low
36.22 %
in 2014
Years of data
38
1987–2024

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

02040601987200520241987: 54.5 %1988: 55 %1989: 54.3 %1990: 53 %1991: 49 %1992: 49.8 %1993: 49.2 %1994: 49.8 %1995: 48.5 %1996: 49.5 %1997: 47.6 %1998: 46.4 %1999: 46 %2000: 45.5 %2001: 44.3 %2002: 43.7 %2003: 43.8 %2004: 41.9 %2005: 42 %2006: 42.9 %2007: 43 %2008: 43.6 %2009: 43.7 %2010: 43.2 %2011: 40.1 %2012: 37.6 %2013: 36.5 %2014: 36.2 %2015: 37.4 %2016: 38.2 %2017: 39 %2018: 40.2 %2019: 40.9 %2020: 39 %2021: 40.4 %2022: 43 %2023: 44.1 %2024: 45 %

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 45.03 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Greece peaked at 54.97 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 36.22 %, in 2014.

That places Greece 71st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Greece, 1987 to 2024.
Year % Change
1987 54.53 %
1988 54.97 % +0.8%
1989 54.29 % -1.2%
1990 53.04 % -2.3%
1991 48.97 % -7.7%
1992 49.75 % +1.6%
1993 49.16 % -1.2%
1994 49.76 % +1.2%
1995 48.55 % -2.4%
1996 49.54 % +2.0%
1997 47.59 % -3.9%
1998 46.38 % -2.5%
1999 45.97 % -0.9%
2000 45.51 % -1.0%
2001 44.34 % -2.6%
2002 43.68 % -1.5%
2003 43.79 % +0.3%
2004 41.87 % -4.4%
2005 41.99 % +0.3%
2006 42.91 % +2.2%
2007 43.01 % +0.2%
2008 43.63 % +1.4%
2009 43.7 % +0.2%
2010 43.18 % -1.2%
2011 40.12 % -7.1%
2012 37.58 % -6.3%
2013 36.55 % -2.7%
2014 36.22 % -0.9%
2015 37.36 % +3.1%
2016 38.25 % +2.4%
2017 39.04 % +2.1%
2018 40.18 % +2.9%
2019 40.94 % +1.9%
2020 39.05 % -4.6%
2021 40.43 % +3.5%
2022 42.95 % +6.2%
2023 44.06 % +2.6%
2024 45.03 % +2.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 45.03 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.72 %, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 45.03 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.11 %, 80% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 54.6 % 54.29 % 54.97 % 3
1990s 48.87 % 45.97 % 53.04 % 10
2000s 43.44 % 41.87 % 45.51 % 10
2010s 38.94 % 36.22 % 43.18 % 10
2020s 42.3 % 39.05 % 45.03 % 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 68 Sri Lanka 46.79 % compare
  2. 69 Ukraine 46.74 % compare
  3. 70 Italy 45.86 % compare
  4. 72 Bulgaria 43.92 % compare
  5. 73 Namibia 43.64 % compare
  6. 74 Romania 43.56 % 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 45.03 % 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 54.97 % in 1988.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 36.22 % in 2014.
How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Greece ranks 71st 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 24.3%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 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.