Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece
Greece: Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status was 2,797 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece stood at 2,797 Thousand persons.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece peaked at 3,470 Thousand persons in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,658 Thousand persons, in 2023.
That places Greece 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3,470 Thousand persons | — |
| 2016 | 3,469 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,429 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,191 Thousand persons | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 3,059 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 2,880 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2,971 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,722 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2,658 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,744 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 2,797 Thousand persons | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,324 Thousand persons | 3,059 Thousand persons | 3,470 Thousand persons | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,795 Thousand persons | 2,658 Thousand persons | 2,971 Thousand persons | 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 tenure status in Greece?
- Persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status in Greece was 2,797 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3,470 Thousand persons in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,658 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion by tenure status rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 tenure status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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