EL · 2021 · une_rt_a

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data

Greece, 2021

Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
35.5%
Greece, 2021
▼ 6.6% vs 2020 (38.0%)
Analysis

In 2021, Greece's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 6.6% compared to 2020, reaching 35.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 16.7%.

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 26.3% (from 48.2% in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
212.6%
EU-27: 16.7%
Greece timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025