ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 93.67 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 93.67 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Greece peaked at 95.49 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 90.71 %, in 2020.
Greece ranks 31st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 94.24 % | — |
| 1988 | 95.39 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 95.36 % | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 95.22 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 94.55 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 94.42 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.99 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 95.49 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 94.78 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 95.28 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 95.17 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.59 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 92.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 92.38 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.58 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.37 % | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 90.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 91.82 % | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.43 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 92.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 92.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.12 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.81 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 91.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.89 % | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.32 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.26 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.63 % | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.71 % | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 91.04 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.84 % | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 92.39 % | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.67 % | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95 % | 94.24 % | 95.39 % | 3 |
| 1990s | 94.5 % | 92.46 % | 95.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.06 % | 90.83 % | 92.7 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.16 % | 91.5 % | 93.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.13 % | 90.71 % | 93.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 28 Germany 94 % compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 93.92 % compare
- 30 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 93.81 % compare
- 32 Costa Rica 93.58 % compare
- 33 Belarus 93.55 % compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 93.19 % compare
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 — labour force participation rate by in Greece?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Greece was 93.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 95.49 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.71 % in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.