Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Greece
The youth unemployment rate in Greece was 19.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Greece, 2025
19.1%
Change from 2024
−3.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
14.8%
Position in 2025
13th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Greece over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.1% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 45.2% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | 26.1% | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.4 percentage points from 22.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 50.3%, the figure has changed by −31.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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ILO estimate of youth unemployment
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Long-term unemployment rate
5.0%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
71.0%
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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