Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Greece

Employment-to-population ratio in Greece in 2025 — 47.52%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.24 pp.

2025 47.52% +0.43 pp vs 2024
World rank 152of 182
Period maximum 48.32%2008
Period minimum 37.29%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Greece, 1991–20253540455019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 45.28%1992: 45.19%1993: 44.51%1994: 45.16%1995: 45.25%1996: 45.61%1997: 45.35%1998: 45.43%1999: 45.32%2000: 45.61%2001: 45.26%2002: 45.74%2003: 46.35%2004: 46.5%2005: 46.91%2006: 47.76%2007: 47.91%2008: 48.32%2009: 47.7%2010: 46.17%2011: 42.78%2012: 39.06%2013: 37.29%2014: 37.55%2015: 38.41%2016: 39.12%2017: 40.1%2018: 41.06%2019: 42.19%2020: 42.1%2021: 42.95%2022: 45.39%2023: 46.09%2024: 47.09%2025: 47.52%
Change over the period: +2.24 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 47.52%
World 58.06%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.52 +0.43 pp
2024 47.09 +1 pp
2023 46.09 +0.7 pp
2022 45.39 +2.43 pp
2021 42.95 +0.86 pp
2020 42.1 −0.09 pp
2019 42.19 +1.13 pp
2018 41.06 +0.96 pp
2017 40.1 +0.97 pp
2016 39.12 +0.71 pp
2015 38.41 +0.86 pp
2014 37.55 +0.26 pp
2013 37.29 −1.77 pp
2012 39.06 −3.72 pp
2011 42.78 −3.39 pp
2010 46.17 −1.53 pp
2009 47.7 −0.62 pp
2008 48.32 +0.41 pp
2007 47.91 +0.15 pp
2006 47.76 +0.85 pp
2005 46.91 +0.4 pp
2004 46.5 +0.16 pp
2003 46.35 +0.61 pp
2002 45.74 +0.47 pp
2001 45.26 −0.34 pp
2000 45.61 +0.29 pp
1999 45.32 −0.11 pp
1998 45.43 +0.08 pp
1997 45.35 −0.26 pp
1996 45.61 +0.35 pp
1995 45.25 +0.09 pp
1994 45.16 +0.65 pp
1993 44.51 −0.68 pp
1992 45.19 −0.09 pp
1991 45.28

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.