EL · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
Greece, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
21.8%
Greece, 2017
▼ 8.8% vs 2016 (23.9%)
Analysis
In 2017, Greece's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 8.8% compared to 2016, reaching 21.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
Greece ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 12.1% (from 24.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
262.7%
EU-27: 8.3%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a