Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece
Greece: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) was 11.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece is 11.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece peaked at 31.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +32.2% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +31.7% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 11.3% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.0% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 16.4% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.3% | 19.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece?
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) in Greece was 11.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment, female (% of female labor force) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment, female (% of female labor force)?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, female (% of female labor force) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.