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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
106th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
14
1984–2016

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

00.20.40.60.81984200020161984: 0.761 % of total youth labor force2004: 0.751 % of total youth labor force2005: 0.687 % of total youth labor force2006: 0.71 % of total youth labor force2007: 0.712 % of total youth labor force2008: 0.767 % of total youth labor force2009: 0.691 % of total youth labor force2010: 0.631 % of total youth labor force2011: 0.482 % of total youth labor force2012: 0.462 % of total youth labor force2013: 0.362 % of total youth labor force2014: 0.392 % of total youth labor force2015: 0.485 % of total youth labor force2016: 0.459 % of total youth labor force

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.5% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Greece peaked at 0.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

That places Greece 106th out of 111 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, total in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of total youth labor force Change
1984 0.8%
2004 0.8% -1.3%
2005 0.7% -8.5%
2006 0.7% +3.3%
2007 0.7% +0.3%
2008 0.8% +7.7%
2009 0.7% -9.9%
2010 0.6% -8.6%
2011 0.5% -23.6%
2012 0.5% -4.3%
2013 0.4% -21.7%
2014 0.4% +8.5%
2015 0.5% +23.7%
2016 0.5% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 103 Georgia 0.5% compare
  2. 104 Albania 0.5% compare
  3. 105 Italy 0.5% compare
  4. 107 South Africa 0.4% compare
  5. 108 Kosovo 0.4% compare
  6. 108 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Greece?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Greece was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Greece rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
Greece ranks 106th out of 111 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth labor force)
Unit
% of total youth labor force
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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