Greece - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Greece was 43.98 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.23 in 2016, while its lowest value was 34.63 in 1991.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35.81
1991 34.63
1992 35.48
1993 35.70
1994 35.84
1995 36.18
1996 36.94
1997 37.15
1998 38.21
1999 38.90
2000 38.95
2001 38.75
2002 39.09
2003 39.42
2004 40.16
2005 40.32
2006 40.58
2007 40.70
2008 40.83
2009 41.58
2010 42.15
2011 42.56
2012 43.04
2013 43.07
2014 43.59
2015 44.09
2016 44.23
2017 44.01
2018 43.76
2019 43.81
2020 43.71
2021 43.98

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Greece was 4,653,394 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,054,160 in 2010 and a minimum value of 4,030,515 in 1991.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 4,091,075
1991 4,030,515
1992 4,118,436
1993 4,175,211
1994 4,256,965
1995 4,316,583
1996 4,394,140
1997 4,365,322
1998 4,702,143
1999 4,768,698
2000 4,798,249
2001 4,763,411
2002 4,810,500
2003 4,865,285
2004 4,948,611
2005 4,956,226
2006 4,985,262
2007 4,979,147
2008 4,991,624
2009 5,044,784
2010 5,054,160
2011 4,967,713
2012 4,915,175
2013 4,859,851
2014 4,817,019
2015 4,806,673
2016 4,812,950
2017 4,805,421
2018 4,785,624
2019 4,796,764
2020 4,712,041
2021 4,653,394

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure