Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece
Greece: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 60,226 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece, 1995–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Greece recorded 60,226 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2021.
The figure is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece peaked at 183,536 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14,979 people, in 2018.
Greece ranks 68th of 119 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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 183,536 people | — |
| 2000 | 53,284 people | -71.0% |
| 2003 | 57,844 people | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 71,288 people | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 37,199 people | -47.8% |
| 2006 | 60,911 people | +63.7% |
| 2007 | 55,161 people | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 38,157 people | -30.8% |
| 2009 | 69,939 people | +83.3% |
| 2010 | 108,218 people | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 130,229 people | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 162,337 people | +24.7% |
| 2013 | 109,562 people | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 166,857 people | +52.3% |
| 2015 | 151,342 people | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 113,584 people | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 95,402 people | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 14,979 people | -84.3% |
| 2019 | 77,027 people | +414.2% |
| 2020 | 89,057 people | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 60,226 people | -32.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,536 people | 183,536 people | 183,536 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 55,473 people | 37,199 people | 71,288 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 112,954 people | 14,979 people | 166,857 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,642 people | 60,226 people | 89,057 people | 2 |
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: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Greece was 60,226 people in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 183,536 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,979 people in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.