Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Greece
Greece: Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) was 27.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Greece, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greece recorded 27.5% for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Greece peaked at 36.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2023.
Greece ranks 12th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.7% | — |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 27.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.0%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Greece's 27.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.6%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.3% | 27.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.1% | 28.9% | 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 proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Greece?
- Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty in Greece was 27.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty?
- Greece ranks 12th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living in multidimensional poverty (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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