Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece
Greece: Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex was 30.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.1%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 2015
All-time low
28.2%
in 2023
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece stood at 30.1%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece peaked at 38.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2023.
That places Greece 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37.6% | — |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 30.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 31.1% | 38.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.2% | 30.7% | 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 material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex in Greece was 30.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age and sex recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for material and social deprivation rate by age and sex?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age and sex rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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