Greece — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Greece, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Greece was 51.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 52.89% in 2010. The lowest was 48.99% in 1991 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.08% per year.
Greece ranks 154 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Greece sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 43 of 49 economies; North Macedonia (51.94%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 155th of 187 in 1990 → 152nd of 187 in 2000 → 145th of 187 in 2010 → 157th of 187 in 2020 → 152nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 52.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 51.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 51.83% | +1.5 pp |
| 2021 | 50.33% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 50.06% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 50.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 50.8% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 51.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 51.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 51.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 51.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 51.57% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 51.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 52.16% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 52.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 52.73% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 52.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 52.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 52.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 52.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 52.03% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 51.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 50.72% | -0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 51.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 51.58% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 51.75% | +1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 50.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 50.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 50.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 49.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 49.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 48.99% | -1.6 pp |
| 1990 | 50.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Labor participation in 1991?
48.99% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Greece’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +2.8% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 51.96%; 2024: 52.33%; 2023: 51.8%; 2022: 51.83%; 2021: 50.33%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.