In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece
Greece: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked was 8.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8.7%
Change on year
down 34.1%
World rank
44th
of 49 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2007
All-time low
8.7%
in 2025
Years of data
23
2003–2025
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece stood at 8.7%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece peaked at 26.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 44th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +38.8% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 20.7% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +17.9% |
| 2025 | 8.7% | -34.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.8%, 52% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.6%, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.5% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 14.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 8.7% | 14.6% | 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 months worked in Greece?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked in Greece was 8.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked?
- Greece ranks 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 months worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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