Employment in industry in Greece
16.3% of employed people in Greece worked in industry in 2025.
Greece, 2025
16.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
23.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
24.6%
Position in 2025
126th of 182
Employment in industry in Greece over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.3% | 23.9% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 24.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | 24.6% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | 24.8% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | 25.1% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | 25.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | 25.1% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | 25.7% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | 26.0% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | 26.4% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | 27.1% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | 28.3% |
| 2007 | 23.0% | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | 28.7% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | 28.7% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | 29.3% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | 30.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 16.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 15.0%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 126th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 23.9%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Employment in agriculture
10.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
73.0%
2025 · World Bank
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
19.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
5.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
71.0%
2025 · Eurostat