Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece

Greece: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
62nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.5%
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.61984200020161984: 0.508 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.646 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.664 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.659 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.657 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.674 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.675 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.666 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.655 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.667 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.689 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1984.

That places Greece 62nd out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1984 0.5%
2004 0.6% +27.1%
2005 0.7% +2.9%
2006 0.7% -0.8%
2007 0.7% -0.3%
2008 0.7% +1.8%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.7% +0.1%
2011 0.7% -0.8%
2012 0.7% -0.5%
2013 0.7% -1.7%
2014 0.7% +1.7%
2015 0.7% +0.4%
2016 0.7% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 59 Mexico 0.7% compare
  2. 60 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  3. 61 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  4. 63 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  5. 64 Brazil 0.7% compare
  6. 65 Belize 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece was 0.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1984.
How does Greece rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Greece ranks 62nd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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