At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece
Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 13.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
13.1%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
33rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 2013
All-time low
12.8%
in 2004
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece stood at 13.1%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece peaked at 17.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 33rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.0% | — |
| 1996 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.4% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 30 North Macedonia 13.5% compare
- 30 Romania 13.5% compare
- 32 Iceland 13.4% compare
- 34 Portugal 12.6% compare
- 35 Netherlands 12.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 12.4% compare
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 at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece was 13.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded from social transfers) by poverty threshold, age and sex - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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