ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Greece
Greece: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and was 2.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Greece, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Greece stood at 2.48 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Greece peaked at 3.8 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.64 %, in 1993.
Greece ranks 37th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.64 % | — |
| 1994 | 1.92 % | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 % | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 1.86 % | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 1.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.68 % | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.81 % | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.08 % | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 2.18 % | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.11 % | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.53 % | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 2.76 % | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 2.93 % | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.29 % | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 2.86 % | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 2.24 % | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 3.05 % | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 3.12 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.97 % | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3.09 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.91 % | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.4 % | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 2.66 % | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 2.59 % | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.74 % | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.19 % | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 3.8 % | +19.1% |
| 2022 | 3.52 % | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.43 % | -31.0% |
| 2024 | 2.48 % | +2.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.48 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.51 %, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.48 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.73 %, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 % | 1.64 % | 1.92 % | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.48 % | 1.81 % | 3.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 % | 2.59 % | 3.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 % | 2.43 % | 3.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2078 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Greece?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and in Greece was 2.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 % in 1993.
- How does Greece rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in fishing and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in fishing and aquaculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.