Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Greece

Greece: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban was 5.06 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
5.06
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
47th
of 67 countries
All-time high
7.23
in 2011
All-time low
5.06
in 2016
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Greece, 2004–2016

024682004201020162004: 5.42005: 62006: 62007: 6.12008: 6.52009: 6.92010: 72011: 7.22012: 6.42013: 5.82014: 5.22015: 5.32016: 5.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 5.06 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Greece peaked at 7.23 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.06, in 2016.

Greece ranks 47th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.16 5.42 6.9 6
2010s 5.99 5.06 7.23 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 44 Malta 8.74 compare
  2. 45 Spain 7.81 compare
  3. 46 Peru 5.81 compare
  4. 48 Türkiye 5.03 compare
  5. 49 Estonia 4.49 compare
  6. 50 Belize 4.34

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Greece?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban in Greece was 5.06 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 7.23 in 2011.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 5.06 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban?
Greece ranks 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2016.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 898 data points, 1981–2021
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