Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Greece

Labor force participation rate in Greece in 2025 — 51.96%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.41 pp.

2025 51.96% −0.38 pp vs 2024
World rank 152of 182
Period maximum 52.89%2010
Period minimum 48.99%1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Greece, 1990–202548495051525319901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 50.54%1991: 48.99%1992: 49.62%1993: 49.56%1994: 50.07%1995: 50.34%1996: 50.9%1997: 50.65%1998: 51.75%1999: 51.58%2000: 51.44%2001: 50.72%2002: 51.01%2003: 51.4%2004: 52.03%2005: 52.16%2006: 52.43%2007: 52.27%2008: 52.33%2009: 52.73%2010: 52.89%2011: 52.16%2012: 51.89%2013: 51.57%2014: 51.23%2015: 51.2%2016: 51.15%2017: 51.02%2018: 50.8%2019: 50.86%2020: 50.06%2021: 50.33%2022: 51.83%2023: 51.8%2024: 52.33%2025: 51.96%
Change over the period: +1.41 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 51.96%
World 60.98%
Southern Europe computed 53.75%
High-income countries computed 61.12%
Labor force participation rate — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.96 −0.38 pp
2024 52.33 +0.53 pp
2023 51.8 −0.02 pp
2022 51.83 +1.5 pp
2021 50.33 +0.27 pp
2020 50.06 −0.8 pp
2019 50.86 +0.05 pp
2018 50.8 −0.22 pp
2017 51.02 −0.13 pp
2016 51.15 −0.05 pp
2015 51.2 −0.03 pp
2014 51.23 −0.34 pp
2013 51.57 −0.33 pp
2012 51.89 −0.26 pp
2011 52.16 −0.74 pp
2010 52.89 +0.16 pp
2009 52.73 +0.41 pp
2008 52.33 +0.05 pp
2007 52.27 −0.15 pp
2006 52.43 +0.27 pp
2005 52.16 +0.13 pp
2004 52.03 +0.63 pp
2003 51.4 +0.39 pp
2002 51.01 +0.29 pp
2001 50.72 −0.72 pp
2000 51.44 −0.14 pp
1999 51.58 −0.17 pp
1998 51.75 +1.1 pp
1997 50.65 −0.25 pp
1996 50.9 +0.56 pp
1995 50.34 +0.27 pp
1994 50.07 +0.52 pp
1993 49.56 −0.06 pp
1992 49.62 +0.63 pp
1991 48.99 −1.55 pp
1990 50.54

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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