Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece, 1981–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 8.8% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece peaked at 27.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1981.
That places Greece 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 12.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 8.8% | 15.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece was 8.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Greece ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.