Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece
Greece: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 61,849 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 61,849 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece peaked at 236,313 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,159 people, in 2018.
Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 126,746 people | — |
| 2000 | 32,417 people | -74.4% |
| 2002 | 43,608 people | +34.5% |
| 2003 | 61,112 people | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 99,940 people | +63.5% |
| 2005 | 49,119 people | -50.9% |
| 2006 | 71,988 people | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 68,212 people | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 40,439 people | -40.7% |
| 2009 | 70,941 people | +75.4% |
| 2010 | 118,630 people | +67.2% |
| 2011 | 163,314 people | +37.7% |
| 2012 | 236,313 people | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 167,141 people | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 214,333 people | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 214,429 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 150,002 people | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 115,262 people | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 17,159 people | -85.1% |
| 2019 | 104,288 people | +507.8% |
| 2020 | 117,292 people | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 74,135 people | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 65,122 people | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 61,849 people | -5.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 61,849 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 41,302 people, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 61,849 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23,791 people, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +507.8% | 17,159 people | 104,288 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126,746 people | 126,746 people | 126,746 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 59,753 people | 32,417 people | 99,940 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 150,087 people | 17,159 people | 236,313 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,600 people | 61,849 people | 117,292 people | 4 |
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 number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Greece was 61,849 people in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 236,313 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,159 people in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Greece ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.