At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece
Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.0%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 2016
All-time low
30.0%
in 1998
Years of data
30
1995–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece stood at 35.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece peaked at 45.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1998.
Greece ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.0% | — |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 30.9% | 33.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 34.7% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.0% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 Lithuania 36.2% compare
- 8 Lithuania 36.2% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 35.6% compare
- 11 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 35.0% compare
- 13 Austria 34.5% compare
- 13 Belgium 34.5% compare
- 13 Germany 34.5% compare
- 13 Romania 34.5% 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 included in) in Greece?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) in Greece was 35.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in)?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 included in 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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