Duration of working life in Greece
Greece: Duration of working life was 35.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.3
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
37th
of 46 countries
All-time high
35.3
in 2025
All-time low
30.9
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 35.3 for duration of working life in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Greece peaked at 35.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.9, in 2001.
Greece ranks 37th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Duration of working life in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4 | — |
| 2001 | 30.9 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.3 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.7 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.6 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.7 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 31.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.1 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.3 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 32 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.1 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 32.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.3 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.5 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.7 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.9 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.2 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.8 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 32.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.1 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 34.3 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 34.8 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 35.3 | +1.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 35.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.1, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 35.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.6, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.53 | 30.9 | 32.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.41 | 32 | 33.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.02 | 32.8 | 35.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Greece?
- Duration of working life in Greece was 35.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9 in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for duration of working life?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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