ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 9.65 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 9.65 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Greece peaked at 22.94 % in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.38 %, in 2015.
That places Greece 59th out of 78 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.94 % | — |
| 1988 | 22.45 % | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 18.55 % | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 18.2 % | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 15.85 % | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 17.95 % | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 17.16 % | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 20.01 % | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 19.2 % | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 19.15 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 16.94 % | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 14.16 % | -16.4% |
| 1999 | 13.3 % | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 12.31 % | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 10.66 % | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 10.69 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.92 % | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.01 % | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 8.22 % | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.26 % | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 9.49 % | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.37 % | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 8.46 % | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 8.11 % | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 6.13 % | -24.4% |
| 2013 | 5.74 % | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 5.54 % | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.38 % | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.83 % | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.33 % | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 7.38 % | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 8.11 % | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8 % | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 8.34 % | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.21 % | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.17 % | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 9.65 % | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.31 % | 18.55 % | 22.94 % | 3 |
| 1990s | 17.19 % | 13.3 % | 20.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.84 % | 8.01 % | 12.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 % | 5.38 % | 8.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 % | 7.8 % | 9.65 % | 5 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 41.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 762.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,914 current US$ per person (2025)
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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 9.65 % 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 22.94 % in 1987.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.38 % in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Greece ranks 59th out of 78 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 74.2%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.