Unemployment rate,Percent in Greece
Greece: Unemployment rate,Percent was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.9%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
9th
of 71 countries
All-time high
27.8%
in 2013
All-time low
7.8%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Unemployment rate,Percent in Greece, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Greece recorded 8.9% for unemployment rate,percent in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Greece peaked at 27.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 9th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 13.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 8.9% | 17.7% | 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 rate,percent in Greece?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Greece was 8.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. 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,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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