Labor force, female in Greece
Greece: Labor force, female was 44.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Greece is 44.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Greece peaked at 45.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1991.
That places Greece 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 35.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 42.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.4% | 44.8% | 6 |
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More education data for Greece
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Greece?
- Labor force, female in Greece was 44.7% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for labor force, female?
- Greece ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.