Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Greece
Greece: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP was 5.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Greece, 2007–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Greece stood at 5.9%.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Greece peaked at 8.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2023.
That places Greece 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5.4% | — |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +24.2% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 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 persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Greece?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp in Greece was 5.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - eu-silc and echp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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