At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece
Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) was 23.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
23.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
29th
of 45 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2013
All-time low
22.5%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 23.2% for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) in Greece peaked at 28.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 29th of 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 23.7% | — |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.2% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.7% | 6 |
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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 23.2% 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 28.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded)?
- Greece ranks 29th out of 45 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 9.0%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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