Greece vs Japan

Unemployment, total (% of labor force)

Compare historical data and trends between these two countries

Greece

8.5 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Japan

2.5 percent

Latest data: 2025

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Historical Comparison

Detailed Data

Year Greece Japan Difference
2025 8.5 percent 2.5 percent +6.1 percent
2024 10.0 percent 2.5 percent +7.5 percent
2023 11.0 percent 2.6 percent +8.4 percent
2022 12.4 percent 2.6 percent +9.8 percent
2021 14.7 percent 2.8 percent +11.8 percent
2020 15.9 percent 2.8 percent +13.1 percent
2019 17.0 percent 2.4 percent +14.7 percent
2018 19.2 percent 2.5 percent +16.7 percent
2017 21.4 percent 2.8 percent +18.6 percent
2016 23.5 percent 3.1 percent +20.4 percent
2015 25.0 percent 3.4 percent +21.6 percent
2014 26.7 percent 3.6 percent +23.1 percent
2013 27.7 percent 4.0 percent +23.6 percent
2012 24.7 percent 4.4 percent +20.4 percent
2011 18.0 percent 4.6 percent +13.4 percent
2010 12.7 percent 5.1 percent +7.6 percent
2009 9.5 percent 5.1 percent +4.5 percent
2008 7.7 percent 4.0 percent +3.7 percent
2007 8.4 percent 3.9 percent +4.5 percent
2006 8.9 percent 4.2 percent +4.7 percent
2005 10.1 percent 4.4 percent +5.6 percent
2004 10.6 percent 4.7 percent +5.9 percent
2003 9.8 percent 5.3 percent +4.6 percent
2002 10.3 percent 5.4 percent +5.0 percent
2001 10.8 percent 5.0 percent +5.7 percent
2000 11.3 percent 4.7 percent +6.6 percent
1999 12.1 percent 4.7 percent +7.5 percent
1998 12.2 percent 4.1 percent +8.1 percent
1997 10.5 percent 3.4 percent +7.1 percent
1996 10.4 percent 3.4 percent +7.0 percent
1995 10.1 percent 3.2 percent +7.0 percent
1994 9.8 percent 2.9 percent +6.9 percent
1993 10.2 percent 2.5 percent +7.6 percent
1992 8.9 percent 2.2 percent +6.8 percent
1991 7.6 percent 2.1 percent +5.5 percent

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Compare Unemployment, total (% of labor force) data between Greece and Japan. Data is sourced from reliable international organizations and updated regularly.

Data sources: World Bank, IMF, OECD, Transparency International