Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece

Greece: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
9th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece, 1984–2016

0.10.150.20.250.31984200020161984: 0.084 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.1 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.107 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.106 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.1 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.087 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.1 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.129 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.242 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.252 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.29 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.294 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.271 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.257 % of total labor force in working age

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.3% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 142.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1984.

That places Greece 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1984 0.1%
2004 0.1% +19.2%
2005 0.1% +6.8%
2006 0.1% -0.6%
2007 0.1% -5.6%
2008 0.1% -13.0%
2009 0.1% +15.2%
2010 0.1% +28.6%
2011 0.2% +87.5%
2012 0.3% +4.0%
2013 0.3% +15.4%
2014 0.3% +1.3%
2015 0.3% -8.1%
2016 0.3% -4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 6 Albania 0.3% compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
  3. 8 Gambia 0.3% compare
  4. 10 Croatia 0.2% compare
  5. 11 Spain 0.2% compare
  6. 12 Rwanda 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Greece was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1984.
How does Greece rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Greece ranks 9th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 142.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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