Women's labour force participation in Greece
The ILO estimates that 44.7% of women aged 15 and over in Greece were in the labour force in 2025.
Greece, 2025
44.7%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
55.1%
Position in 2025
136th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Greece over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.7% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 45.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 44.0%, the figure has changed by +0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 136th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Labour force participation
52.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
62.3%
2025 · Eurostat
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