Greece — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1960–2030 · 71 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The unemployment rate reading for Greece was 8.9% in 2025. The previous reading was 10.1% in 2024; the period change was −1.2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 15.5%, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1960–2030
- Quarterly data, 1987–2026
- Monthly data, 1990–2026
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Latest observations
2016–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 7.21 % |
| 2029 | 7.37 % |
| 2028 | 7.59 % |
| 2027 | 7.9 % |
| 2026 | 8.92 % |
10 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2025 | 8.9 % |
| 2024 | 10.1 % |
| 2023 | 11.1 % |
| 2022 | 12.4 % |
| 2021 | 14.8 % |
| 2020 | 16.3 % |
| 2019 | 17.3 % |
| 2018 | 19.3 % |
| 2017 | 21.5 % |
| 2016 | 23.5 % |