ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece

Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 82.84 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82.84 %
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 79 countries
All-time high
82.84 %
in 2024
All-time low
75.33 %
in 1991
Years of data
38
1987–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece, 1987–2024

0204060801987200520241987: 78.3 %1988: 78.9 %1989: 79.7 %1990: 79.4 %1991: 75.3 %1992: 77.3 %1993: 77.3 %1994: 78.3 %1995: 77.7 %1996: 79.2 %1997: 78.7 %1998: 76.9 %1999: 77.6 %2000: 77.4 %2001: 75.6 %2002: 75.3 %2003: 76.1 %2004: 76.8 %2005: 77 %2006: 77.6 %2007: 78 %2008: 78.4 %2009: 79.2 %2010: 80.9 %2011: 79.6 %2012: 79.7 %2013: 80.5 %2014: 80.5 %2015: 81.7 %2016: 81.2 %2017: 81 %2018: 82 %2019: 81.7 %2020: 80.3 %2021: 80.7 %2022: 82.2 %2023: 82.6 %2024: 82.8 %

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 82.84 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Greece peaked at 82.84 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.33 %, in 1991.

Greece ranks 46th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value in Greece, 1987 to 2024.
Year % Change
1987 78.34 %
1988 78.94 % +0.8%
1989 79.66 % +0.9%
1990 79.41 % -0.3%
1991 75.33 % -5.1%
1992 77.26 % +2.6%
1993 77.31 % +0.1%
1994 78.3 % +1.3%
1995 77.71 % -0.8%
1996 79.23 % +2.0%
1997 78.69 % -0.7%
1998 76.88 % -2.3%
1999 77.61 % +0.9%
2000 77.37 % -0.3%
2001 75.58 % -2.3%
2002 75.34 % -0.3%
2003 76.1 % +1.0%
2004 76.75 % +0.9%
2005 77.04 % +0.4%
2006 77.58 % +0.7%
2007 78.02 % +0.6%
2008 78.43 % +0.5%
2009 79.15 % +0.9%
2010 80.89 % +2.2%
2011 79.6 % -1.6%
2012 79.7 % +0.1%
2013 80.55 % +1.1%
2014 80.47 % -0.1%
2015 81.7 % +1.5%
2016 81.18 % -0.6%
2017 81.03 % -0.2%
2018 81.97 % +1.2%
2019 81.69 % -0.3%
2020 80.28 % -1.7%
2021 80.67 % +0.5%
2022 82.2 % +1.9%
2023 82.56 % +0.4%
2024 82.84 % +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 78.98 % 78.34 % 79.66 % 3
1990s 77.77 % 75.33 % 79.41 % 10
2000s 77.14 % 75.34 % 79.15 % 10
2010s 80.88 % 79.6 % 81.97 % 10
2020s 81.71 % 80.28 % 82.84 % 5

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  2. 44 Zambia 82.88 % compare
  3. 45 Republic of Korea 82.86 % compare
  4. 47 Bulgaria 80.82 % compare
  5. 48 Indonesia 80.45 % compare
  6. 49 Dominican Republic 79.78 % compare

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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 82.84 % 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 82.84 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 75.33 % in 1991.
How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Greece ranks 46th 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 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
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86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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