ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 56.8 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Greece is 56.8 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Greece peaked at 78.6 % in 1988 and was at its lowest, 55.1 %, in 2022.
Greece ranks 17th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 78.2 % | — |
| 1988 | 78.6 % | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 78.2 % | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.7 % | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 76 % | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 77.2 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 77.7 % | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 76.8 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 78 % | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 77.2 % | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 76.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 73.8 % | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 73.5 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 72 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 68.7 % | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 69.3 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.7 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.2 % | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 62.5 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.4 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 61.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.4 % | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 62 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.2 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.2 % | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 59.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 59.5 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.4 % | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 59.4 % | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 57.7 % | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 55.1 % | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 55.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.8 % | +2.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 56.8 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 56.8 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.33 % | 78.2 % | 78.6 % | 3 |
| 1990s | 76.47 % | 73.5 % | 78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.01 % | 61 % | 72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.59 % | 57.4 % | 62.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.84 % | 55.1 % | 59.4 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 — share of employment by status of in Greece?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Greece was 56.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6 % in 1988.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.1 % in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — 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.