Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 7.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Greece stood at 7.1.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Greece peaked at 18.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.6, in 2009.
Greece ranks 26th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.5 | — |
| 2004 | 7.5 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 7.6 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 8.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6 | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 12 | +57.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2 | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 18.2 | +28.2% |
| 2014 | 17.2 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 16.8 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.2 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 12.6 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 13 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.5 | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 9.2 | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1 | -12.0% |
| 2025 | 7.1 | -12.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 7.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 7.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +57.9% | 7.6 | 12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.72 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.08 | 7.1 | 13 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Greece?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Greece was 7.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Greece ranks 26th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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