Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece
Greece: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 118.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece, 1981–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Greece recorded 118.2% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece peaked at 215.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 113.7%, in 2019.
That places Greece 79th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 167.1% | — |
| 1982 | 178.4% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 175.6% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 182.9% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 180.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 214.0% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 195.7% | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 208.5% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 201.2% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 215.8% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 198.4% | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 200.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 192.7% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 183.1% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 201.6% | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 192.6% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 183.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 191.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 180.4% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 174.9% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 164.6% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 178.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 194.3% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 187.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 181.5% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 199.9% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 204.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 167.3% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 172.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 151.4% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 133.0% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 128.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 118.6% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 123.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 121.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 113.8% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 123.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 121.1% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 113.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 127.5% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 131.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 154.4% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 120.5% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 114.1% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 118.2% | +3.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 118.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 101.1%, 1.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Greece's 118.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.2%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 189.3% | 167.1% | 214.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 194.0% | 180.4% | 215.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.5% | 164.6% | 204.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.8% | 113.7% | 151.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.7% | 114.1% | 154.4% | 6 |
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)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Greece was 118.2% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 215.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.7% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Greece ranks 79th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.