Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Greece
Greece: Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation was 10,158 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Greece recorded 10,158 Thousand persons for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Greece peaked at 10,723 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,158 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Greece ranks 15th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10,723 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 10,652 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 10,635 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10,543 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 10,535 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 10,515 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10,498 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 10,339 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 10,203 Thousand persons | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 10,188 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 10,158 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 10,158 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,444 Thousand persons, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Greece's 10,158 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,634 Thousand persons, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,618 Thousand persons | 10,535 Thousand persons | 10,723 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 10,317 Thousand persons | 10,158 Thousand persons | 10,515 Thousand persons | 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 number of items of deprivation in Greece?
- Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation in Greece was 10,158 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10,723 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,158 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Material and social deprivation rate by number of items of deprivation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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