Number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece
Greece: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 10.35 million people in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
10.35 million people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
11.04 million people
in 2008
All-time low
10.35 million people
in 2023
Years of data
24
1995–2023
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece is 10.35 million people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece peaked at 11.04 million people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.35 million people, in 2023.
Greece ranks 63rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.44 million people | — |
| 2000 | 10.77 million people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 10.86 million people | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.87 million people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.86 million people | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.94 million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.95 million people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.98 million people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.04 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.04 million people | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.00 million people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.94 million people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 10.81 million people | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 10.80 million people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.68 million people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.61 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 10.63 million people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.64 million people | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.72 million people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.62 million people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10.58 million people | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.50 million people | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.37 million people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.35 million people | -0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10.35 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 million people, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10.35 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.39 million people, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.44 million people | 10.44 million people | 10.44 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.92 million people | 10.77 million people | 11.04 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.74 million people | 10.61 million people | 11.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.45 million people | 10.35 million people | 10.58 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Greece was 10.35 million people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 11.04 million people in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.35 million people in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 63rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $3 per day.