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.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.1% | — |
| 1982 | 5.8% | +44.0% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +33.6% |
| 1984 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +37.6% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -11.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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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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.