Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Greece

Youth unemployment in Greece in 2025 — 21.39%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 2.47 pp.

2025 21.39% −0.99 pp vs 2024
World rank 141of 182
Period maximum 58.49%2013
Period minimum 21.39%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Greece, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.86%1992: 26.96%1993: 30.39%1994: 28.93%1995: 30.27%1996: 31.52%1997: 32.1%1998: 32.18%1999: 31.32%2000: 28.96%2001: 27.82%2002: 26.71%2003: 26.5%2004: 26.57%2005: 25.81%2006: 24.66%2007: 22.73%2008: 21.61%2009: 25.47%2010: 33.01%2011: 44.95%2012: 55.66%2013: 58.49%2014: 52.65%2015: 49.73%2016: 47.22%2017: 43.39%2018: 40.01%2019: 34.75%2020: 33.74%2021: 35.39%2022: 31.29%2023: 26.54%2024: 22.38%2025: 21.39%
Change over the period: −2.47 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 21.39%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 21.39 −0.99 pp
2024 22.38 −4.17 pp
2023 26.54 −4.75 pp
2022 31.29 −4.1 pp
2021 35.39 +1.65 pp
2020 33.74 −1.01 pp
2019 34.75 −5.26 pp
2018 40.01 −3.38 pp
2017 43.39 −3.83 pp
2016 47.22 −2.51 pp
2015 49.73 −2.91 pp
2014 52.65 −5.85 pp
2013 58.49 +2.84 pp
2012 55.66 +10.71 pp
2011 44.95 +11.95 pp
2010 33.01 +7.54 pp
2009 25.47 +3.86 pp
2008 21.61 −1.12 pp
2007 22.73 −1.93 pp
2006 24.66 −1.15 pp
2005 25.81 −0.76 pp
2004 26.57 +0.07 pp
2003 26.5 −0.21 pp
2002 26.71 −1.11 pp
2001 27.82 −1.14 pp
2000 28.96 −2.36 pp
1999 31.32 −0.86 pp
1998 32.18 +0.08 pp
1997 32.1 +0.58 pp
1996 31.52 +1.25 pp
1995 30.27 +1.34 pp
1994 28.93 −1.47 pp
1993 30.39 +3.43 pp
1992 26.96 +3.11 pp
1991 23.86 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.