Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece

Greece: Employment rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
101st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1984
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.60.811984200020161984: 0.938 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.928 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.923 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.929 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.93 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.934 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.921 % of male labor force in working age2010: 0.877 % of male labor force in working age2011: 0.773 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.77 % of male labor force in working age2013: 0.724 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.747 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.767 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.774 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece stood at 0.8%.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece peaked at 0.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Greece ranks 101st of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1984 0.9%
2004 0.9% -1.1%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% +0.7%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -1.5%
2010 0.9% -4.7%
2011 0.8% -11.9%
2012 0.8% -0.3%
2013 0.7% -6.1%
2014 0.7% +3.3%
2015 0.8% +2.6%
2016 0.8% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 98 Montenegro 0.8% compare
  2. 99 Gambia 0.8% compare
  3. 100 Spain 0.8% compare
  4. 102 Croatia 0.8% compare
  5. 103 Albania 0.8% compare
  6. 104 Djibouti 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in Greece was 0.8% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1984.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
Greece ranks 101st out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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