Share of public paid employees with social security in Greece

Greece: Share of public paid employees with social security was 0.9788 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9788
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.9908
in 2015
All-time low
0.9646
in 2008
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Share of public paid employees with social security in Greece, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.812007201320202007: 0.9722008: 0.9652009: 0.982010: 0.9732011: 0.9852012: 0.9832013: 0.9832014: 0.9792015: 0.9912016: 0.9812017: 0.9662018: 0.9752019: 0.982020: 0.979

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of public paid employees with social security in Greece is 0.9788, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with social security in Greece peaked at 0.9908 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9646, in 2008.

Greece ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of public paid employees with social security in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with social security in Greece, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.9719
2008 0.9646 -0.7%
2009 0.9797 +1.6%
2010 0.9733 -0.6%
2011 0.9847 +1.2%
2012 0.983 -0.2%
2013 0.9829 -0.0%
2014 0.9795 -0.3%
2015 0.9908 +1.2%
2016 0.981 -1.0%
2017 0.9659 -1.5%
2018 0.9747 +0.9%
2019 0.9804 +0.6%
2020 0.9788 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9721 0.9646 0.9797 3
2010s 0.9796 0.9659 0.9908 10
2020s 0.9788 0.9788 0.9788 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 13 Cyprus 0.9857 compare
  2. 14 Malta 0.984 compare
  3. 15 Portugal 0.9813 compare
  4. 17 Ireland 0.9786 compare
  5. 18 Austria 0.9771 compare
  6. 19 Serbia 0.9749 compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with social security in Greece?
Share of public paid employees with social security in Greece was 0.9788 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9908 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with social security recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9646 in 2008.
How does Greece rank for share of public paid employees with social security?
Greece ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with social security rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with social security. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with social security
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
43 places, 545 data points, 2000–2021
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