Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Greece

71.0% of people aged 20 to 64 in Greece were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 20 to 64 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Greece, 2025 71.0% % of population aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.7percentage points 2024: 69.3%
European Union, 2025 76.1% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 78.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 29th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Greece over time

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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 (% of population aged 20 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2025 71.0% 76.1%
2024 69.3% 75.7%
2023 67.4% 75.3%
2022 66.3% 74.6%
2021 62.6% 73.0%
2020 58.3% 71.7%
2019 60.8% 72.7%
2018 59.0% 71.9%
2017 57.4% 70.9%
2016 55.9% 69.6%
2015 54.8% 68.5%
2014 53.1% 67.5%
2013 52.5% 66.7%
2012 54.5% 66.9%
2011 59.3% 67.1%
2010 63.5% 67.0%
2009 65.4% 67.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 69.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 54.8%, the figure has changed by +16.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 29th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y20-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Attribution
Source: Eurostat