Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Greece

Labor force in Greece in 2025 — 4,715,509 people. Ranked 90 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 13.5%.

2025 4.72M people −0.21% vs 2024
World rank 90of 182
Period maximum 5.02M people2010
Period minimum 4.1M people1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Greece, 1990–20254M4.25M4.5M4.75M5M5.25M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,153,774 people1991: 4,098,074 people1992: 4,202,526 people1993: 4,242,086 people1994: 4,329,587 people1995: 4,396,119 people1996: 4,487,051 people1997: 4,507,484 people1998: 4,648,334 people1999: 4,664,083 people2000: 4,679,182 people2001: 4,642,262 people2002: 4,692,781 people2003: 4,751,371 people2004: 4,833,969 people2005: 4,871,505 people2006: 4,920,904 people2007: 4,926,848 people2008: 4,948,462 people2009: 5,000,038 people2010: 5,021,719 people2011: 4,943,412 people2012: 4,890,730 people2013: 4,825,291 people2014: 4,766,187 people2015: 4,737,907 people2016: 4,715,851 people2017: 4,695,990 people2018: 4,668,888 people2019: 4,672,995 people2020: 4,596,339 people2021: 4,573,946 people2022: 4,660,376 people2023: 4,658,631 people2024: 4,725,479 people2025: 4,715,509 people
Change over the period: +561,735 (+13.52%) Average annual rate: 0.36 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 4.72M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
High-income countries computed 716M people
Labor force — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.72M −9,970 −0.21%
2024 4.73M +66,848 +1.43%
2023 4.66M −1,745 −0.04%
2022 4.66M +86,430 +1.89%
2021 4.57M −22,393 −0.49%
2020 4.6M −76,656 −1.64%
2019 4.67M +4,107 +0.09%
2018 4.67M −27,102 −0.58%
2017 4.7M −19,861 −0.42%
2016 4.72M −22,056 −0.47%
2015 4.74M −28,280 −0.59%
2014 4.77M −59,104 −1.22%
2013 4.83M −65,439 −1.34%
2012 4.89M −52,682 −1.07%
2011 4.94M −78,307 −1.56%
2010 5.02M +21,681 +0.43%
2009 5M +51,576 +1.04%
2008 4.95M +21,614 +0.44%
2007 4.93M +5,944 +0.12%
2006 4.92M +49,399 +1.01%
2005 4.87M +37,536 +0.78%
2004 4.83M +82,598 +1.74%
2003 4.75M +58,590 +1.25%
2002 4.69M +50,519 +1.09%
2001 4.64M −36,920 −0.79%
2000 4.68M +15,099 +0.32%
1999 4.66M +15,749 +0.34%
1998 4.65M +140,850 +3.12%
1997 4.51M +20,433 +0.46%
1996 4.49M +90,932 +2.07%
1995 4.4M +66,532 +1.54%
1994 4.33M +87,501 +2.06%
1993 4.24M +39,560 +0.94%
1992 4.2M +104,452 +2.55%
1991 4.1M −55,700 −1.34%
1990 4.15M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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