Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece
Greece: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 1.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.7% for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece peaked at 2.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2009.
That places Greece 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9% | — |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +34.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +32.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +27.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -3.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.103 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Greece was 1.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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