Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region was 27.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 27.5% for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 32.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2023.
That places Greece 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32.4% | — |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.0% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 28.3% | 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 or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region in Greece was 27.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 or social exclusion by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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