Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece
Greece: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 12.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece is 12.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece peaked at 17.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2022.
That places Greece 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.0% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 15.0% | 4 |
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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Greece was 12.9% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Greece ranks 48th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.