Work & Labour in Greece

1,050 indicators covering work & labour for Greece.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of female workers in informal employment 4.9% 2024 down 46.4% 57th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 3.6% 2024 down 44.1% 58th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 13.58 2025 down 58.6% 29th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 12.96 Years 2025 up 2.4% 2nd
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 2.09 million Persons 2026 down 0.3% 27th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 3.6% 2024 down 44.1% 67th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 32.45 2020 down 2.3% 66th
Workers in the reference group 3,674 2016 up 86.6% 35th
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total 10,392 Hours 2024 up 13.5% 8th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 32.45 2020 down 2.3% 65th
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 6.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.8% 1st
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic 789.44 Persons 2024 up 9.5% 19th
Gender wage gap 3.48 2020 down 22.2% 44th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 36.76 2025 down 6.4% 41st
Part-time employment - Regions 237,700 Persons 2025 down 30.7% 21st
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 710.3 2025 up 20.3% 38th
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 0 National currency 2025 — 3rd
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.4 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 23.2% 34th
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,340 2025 up 21.2% 44th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 1,166 National currency 2025 down 16.4% 18th
Employees 3,112 2025 up 32.6% 38th
Public sector employees 795.69 2020 down 18.3% 27th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1,100 2020 up 4.4% 58th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1,100 2020 up 4.4% 57th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 3.5% 2020 down 22.2% 42nd
Gender wage gap 3.5% 2020 down 22.2% 42nd
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 3.5% 2020 down 22.2% 42nd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 3.5% 2020 down 22.2% 42nd
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 3.5% 2020 down 22.2% 42nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 9.16 2025 down 60.2% 22nd
Hospital employment 10.43 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 16.8% 25th
Gender wage gap 4.59 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2022 down 16.2% 30th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.98 2025 down 61.8% 20th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.52 2025 down 2.6% 42nd
Annual working hours per person employed 2,030 Hours 2016 down 4.5% 4th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 37.84 2025 down 0.5% 54th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 5.97 2020 down 45.6% 62nd
Average hourly earnings of employees 5.97 2020 up 6.7% 50th
Average hourly earnings of employees 5.97 2020 up 6.7% 50th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.266 2020 up 2.7% 51st
Median hourly earnings of employees 5.05 2020 up 2.9% 50th
Median hourly earnings of employees 5.05 2020 up 2.9% 50th
Median hourly earnings of employees 5.05 2020 up 2.9% 50th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 30.46 2025 down 1.6% 53rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 29.75 2025 up 0.2% 54th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 490.85 2025 up 35.4% 25th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 111.9 Index 2026 up 16.7% 2nd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 91.8% 2024 up 0.5% 43rd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 84.4% 2024 up 1.5% 31st
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 8.84 2025 down 64.6% 15th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8.84 2025 down 64.6% 15th
Unemployment rate 11.41 2025 down 58.6% 6th
Unemployment 543.28 2025 down 58.9% 17th
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 725.56 2025 down 10.3% 33rd
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 50.3 2025 down 5.9% 34th
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 717.04 2025 up 1.7% 32nd
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 579.8 2025 up 37.2% 35th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 40.19 2025 up 44.0% 40th
Working-age population 8,732 2025 down 3.7% 28th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 20.09 2025 down 57.9% 6th