Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece
Greece: Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli was 2.83 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece stood at 2.83 million.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece peaked at 5.22 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million, in 2014.
Greece ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.44 million | 3.14 million | 5.22 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.27 million | 1.78 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 million | 2.49 million | 2.88 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,053 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 39.78 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.103 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.54 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0753 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0922 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli in Greece was 2.83 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2014.
- How does Greece rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines round povli rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines round povlines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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