In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece
Greece: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.5%
World rank
31st
of 44 countries
All-time high
50.3%
in 2007
All-time low
6.5%
in 2025
Years of data
15
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 6.5% for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece peaked at 50.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 31st of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21.1% | — |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | -65.4% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +172.0% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +118.3% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | -74.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 9.8% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 9.3% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 6.5% | 25.1% | 3 |
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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex in Greece was 6.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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