ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Greece
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Greece at 8.5% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008.
Greece, 2025
8.5%
Change from 2024
−1.5percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
5.6%
Position in 2025
45th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Greece over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 8.5% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.5 percentage points from 10.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by −16.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Greece
All statistics for Greece
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.9%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
21.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
52.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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