Austria vs Greece: Number of people living in extreme poverty

Austria
48,236 people
in 2023
Greece
61,849 people
in 2023
Austria rank
80th
Greece rank
77th

Number of people living in extreme poverty over time

  • Austria
  • Greece
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 61,849 people against 48,236 people in Austria, a difference of 13,613 people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.

Austria ranks 80th and Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries.

Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Greece Difference Ahead
1990s 7,948 people 126,746 people 118,798 people Greece
2000s 25,138 people 61,771 people 36,633 people Greece
2010s 44,353 people 150,087 people 105,734 people Greece
2020s 53,958 people 79,600 people 25,641 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in extreme poverty, Austria or Greece?
Greece, at 61,849 people against 48,236 people in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in extreme poverty between Austria and Greece?
13,613 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?
23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for number of people living in extreme poverty?
Austria ranks 80th and Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in extreme poverty
Unit
people
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.