Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece
Greece: Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) was 32.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 32.2% for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece peaked at 48.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2025.
That places Greece 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.9% | — |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.4% | 36.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 32.2% | 41.6% | 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 persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece?
- Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) in Greece was 32.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included)?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 Persons at risk of poverty before social transfers (pensions included in social transfers) by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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