Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Greece
Greece: Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and was 23.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
23.1%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
30th
of 47 countries
All-time high
35.5%
in 2015
All-time low
21.3%
in 2008
Years of data
30
1995–2025
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 23.1% for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Greece peaked at 35.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 30th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.0% | — |
| 1996 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 28.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 21.3% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.9% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.1% | 32.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.6% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 23.6% compare
- 31 Switzerland 22.3% compare
- 32 Lithuania 22.1% compare
- 32 Lithuania 22.1% compare
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 relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Greece?
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and in Greece was 23.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and?
- Greece ranks 30th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - eu-silc and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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