Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Greece
Greece: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 9.53 million people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
9.53 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
41st
of 119 countries
All-time high
10.52 million people
in 2009
All-time low
8.61 million people
in 2015
Years of data
21
1995–2021
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Greece stood at 9.53 million people.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Greece peaked at 10.52 million people in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.61 million people, in 2015.
Greece ranks 41st of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.82 million people | — |
| 2000 | 9.62 million people | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 10.29 million people | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 10.38 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.31 million people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.35 million people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 10.49 million people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.51 million people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.52 million people | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.29 million people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.63 million people | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 8.93 million people | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 8.73 million people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.67 million people | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.61 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.83 million people | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.94 million people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.23 million people | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 9.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.35 million people | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 9.53 million people | +1.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 9.53 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.78 million people, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 9.53 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.94 million people, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 million people | 8.82 million people | 8.82 million people | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.31 million people | 9.62 million people | 10.52 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.13 million people | 8.61 million people | 10.29 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.44 million people | 9.35 million people | 9.53 million people | 2 |
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 distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Greece?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Greece was 9.53 million people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.52 million people in 2009.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 million people in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.