At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region was 19.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
19.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2012
All-time low
17.7%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2003–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 19.6% for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 23.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 2020.
That places Greece 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 20.7% | — |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.0%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 17.9% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 19.6% | 6 |
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 at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region in Greece was 19.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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