Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece
Greece: Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent was 36.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
36.8%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
47.6%
in 2020
All-time low
27.1%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2016–2025
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece, 2016–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece stood at 36.8%.
That represents a change of down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece peaked at 47.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 2021.
That places Greece 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 42.4% | — |
| 2017 | 27.2% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | -43.1% |
| 2025 | 36.8% | +35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.9% | 27.2% | 42.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 27.1% | 47.6% | 3 |
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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, sex and most frequent in Greece?
- Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent in Greece was 36.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent?
- Greece ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material and social deprivation rate by age, sex and most frequent activity status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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