Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Greece

Youth unemployment in Greece in 2025 — 21.39%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.47 pp.

2025 21.39% −0.99 pp vs 2024
World rank 141of 182
Period maximum 58.49%2013
Period minimum 21.39%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Greece, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.86%1992: 26.96%1993: 30.39%1994: 28.93%1995: 30.27%1996: 31.52%1997: 32.1%1998: 32.18%1999: 31.32%2000: 28.96%2001: 27.82%2002: 26.71%2003: 26.5%2004: 26.57%2005: 25.81%2006: 24.66%2007: 22.73%2008: 21.61%2009: 25.47%2010: 33.01%2011: 44.95%2012: 55.66%2013: 58.49%2014: 52.65%2015: 49.73%2016: 47.22%2017: 43.39%2018: 40.01%2019: 34.75%2020: 33.74%2021: 35.39%2022: 31.29%2023: 26.54%2024: 22.38%2025: 21.39%
Change over the period: −2.47 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Greece 21.39%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.39 −0.99 pp
2024 22.38 −4.17 pp
2023 26.54 −4.75 pp
2022 31.29 −4.1 pp
2021 35.39 +1.65 pp
2020 33.74 −1.01 pp
2019 34.75 −5.26 pp
2018 40.01 −3.38 pp
2017 43.39 −3.83 pp
2016 47.22 −2.51 pp
2015 49.73 −2.91 pp
2014 52.65 −5.85 pp
2013 58.49 +2.84 pp
2012 55.66 +10.71 pp
2011 44.95 +11.95 pp
2010 33.01 +7.54 pp
2009 25.47 +3.86 pp
2008 21.61 −1.12 pp
2007 22.73 −1.93 pp
2006 24.66 −1.15 pp
2005 25.81 −0.76 pp
2004 26.57 +0.07 pp
2003 26.5 −0.21 pp
2002 26.71 −1.11 pp
2001 27.82 −1.14 pp
2000 28.96 −2.36 pp
1999 31.32 −0.86 pp
1998 32.18 +0.08 pp
1997 32.1 +0.58 pp
1996 31.52 +1.25 pp
1995 30.27 +1.34 pp
1994 28.93 −1.47 pp
1993 30.39 +3.43 pp
1992 26.96 +3.11 pp
1991 23.86

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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