In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece
Greece: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work was 21.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
21.4%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
4th
of 49 countries
All-time high
30.3%
in 2016
All-time low
18.4%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece is 21.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece peaked at 30.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2022.
Greece ranks 4th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 26.1% | — |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 21.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 21.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 20.9% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.4% | 21.8% | 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 in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work in Greece was 21.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 full-/part-time work. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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