Low pay rate in Greece
Greece: Low pay rate was 9.73 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Greece, 2002–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, low pay rate in Greece stood at 9.73. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Greece peaked at 15.96 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.73, in 2024.
Greece ranks 72nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.33 | — |
| 2006 | 15.78 | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 12.55 | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 15.96 | +27.2% |
| 2015 | 14.67 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 14.43 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.38 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.37 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.38 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.59 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 13 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 11.47 | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 9.73 | -15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.06 | 12.33 | 15.78 | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.25 | 12.55 | 15.96 | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.95 | 9.73 | 13.59 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Greece?
- Low pay rate in Greece was 9.73 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.96 in 2014.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for low pay rate?
- Greece ranks 72nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.