Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece

Greece: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
105th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1984
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.60.81984200020161984: 0.826 % of male youth labor force2004: 0.823 % of male youth labor force2005: 0.751 % of male youth labor force2006: 0.798 % of male youth labor force2007: 0.783 % of male youth labor force2008: 0.804 % of male youth labor force2009: 0.758 % of male youth labor force2010: 0.654 % of male youth labor force2011: 0.469 % of male youth labor force2012: 0.453 % of male youth labor force2013: 0.346 % of male youth labor force2014: 0.412 % of male youth labor force2015: 0.541 % of male youth labor force2016: 0.464 % of male youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth labor force.

Analysis

In 2016, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece peaked at 0.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

That places Greece 105th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of male youth labor force Change
1984 0.8%
2004 0.8% -0.4%
2005 0.8% -8.7%
2006 0.8% +6.2%
2007 0.8% -1.8%
2008 0.8% +2.6%
2009 0.8% -5.7%
2010 0.7% -13.7%
2011 0.5% -28.3%
2012 0.5% -3.4%
2013 0.3% -23.6%
2014 0.4% +19.2%
2015 0.5% +31.2%
2016 0.5% -14.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 102 Kosovo 0.5% compare
  2. 102 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% compare
  3. 104 Italy 0.5% compare
  4. 106 South Africa 0.4% compare
  5. 107 Kazakhstan 0.3% compare
  6. 108 Djibouti 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male in Greece was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1984.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male?
Greece ranks 105th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth labor force)
Unit
% of male youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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